Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Kenji Yabuta; hereinafter "MRI") and Sakura Internet Inc. (Headquarters: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture; President & CEO: Kunihiro Tanaka; hereinafter "Sakura Internet") have begun exploring a collaboration in the digital government and sovereign sectors (*1).

By combining MRI's extensive track record, knowledge, and know-how in administrative consulting with the secure cloud technology cultivated by Sakura Internet through the provision of "Sakura Cloud," a domestic cloud service that supports digital sovereignty (*2), the two companies will promote initiatives to jointly support the digital transformation of central ministries and local governments.

1. Overview Under the "Cloud by Default" policy (*3) promoted by the government, the migration of administrative systems to the cloud and the strengthening of security are urgent issues. In recent years, discussions regarding economic security and the "digital deficit" have intensified, leading to increased attention on the necessity of sovereign clouds that support data sovereignty and resilience.

In light of these trends, MRI and Sakura Internet will explore initiatives in this collaboration that contribute to improving the reliability, security, and transparency of digital government.

2. Future Outlook Both companies will proceed with discussions on the potential for collaboration to further improve the reliability and security of digital public infrastructure. At the same time, they will deepen discussions on how to address the digital sovereignty required in the sovereign sector, how to advance administrative services to solve social issues, and how to contribute to the development of digital government.

*1: A domain where data and IT infrastructure can be managed sovereignly under domestic legal systems. *2: A collective term primarily for data sovereignty, system sovereignty, operational sovereignty, and technological sovereignty. *3: A government policy that prioritizes the use of cloud services when building or updating government information systems.

3. Reference Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. - Name: Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. - Address: 2-10-3 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo - Representative: Kenji Yabuta, President & CEO - Business Description: Think tank, consulting services, IT services - Capital: 6.33624 billion yen - Date of Establishment: May 8, 1970

Sakura Internet Inc. - Name: Sakura Internet Inc. - Address: 3F JAM BASE, Grand Green Osaka North Building, 6-38 Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture - Representative: Kunihiro Tanaka, President & CEO - Business Description: Provision of cloud computing services, etc., data center operation - Capital: 11.28316 billion yen - Date of Founding: December 23, 1996

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