Tottori Prefecture GIGA School Operation Support Center Services Awarded for the Fourth Consecutive Year

ODS Corporation, a manufacturer of business information terminals and a provider of communication services (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Tottori Office: Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture; President: Kiyoshi Sunaga), is pleased to report that it has been awarded the "Tottori Prefectural Board of Education GIGA School Operation Support Center Services, Comprehensive Package" by the Tottori Prefectural Board of Education. This marks the fourth consecutive year of receiving this contract, following FY2023, and the contract period will be three years starting this fiscal year.

In order to contribute to the local community, ODS Corporation aims to further improve the educational environment for nurturing the next generation of children through the repair know-how cultivated over many years at its Tottori office and staff familiar with the educational field, thereby supporting the enhancement of education utilizing ICT equipment.

In Tottori Prefecture, with the phased introduction of education utilizing one tablet per person in prefectural schools starting in FY2022, the 'Tottori Prefectural Board of Education GIGA School Operation Support Center' was established to enhance support for basic operations of tablets and related equipment, and various applications used by students and faculty in classes. Furthermore, to respond to the accelerating digitalization of education, the 'Education DX Promotion Division' was newly established within the Tottori Prefectural Education Center in FY2023, jointly responsible for promoting ICT utilization, hardware development, and security management. In FY2024, the 'Tottori Prefecture School Education DX Promotion Plan' was formulated, aiming to foster human resources who can proactively utilize information and become creators of a sustainable society. Efforts are underway to improve teachers' ICT utilization guidance skills and enhance foundational infrastructure, promoting Education DX.

**[Period]** April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2029

**[Services]** * Responding to inquiries regarding GIGA School operations from Tottori Prefectural schools and municipal boards of education. * Management and updating of the GIGA School Operation Support Center website (including creation and updating of Q&A and manuals for faculty and staff). * Support for Google Admin Console operations in prefectural schools and MDM management/operation support for prefectural special needs schools. * Information provision via Google Classroom, etc. * Confirmation of inappropriate sharing settings for data within Google Drive, and other related tasks.

Requirements for receiving this contract include having qualified individuals with ICT Support Staff Certification and being thoroughly familiar with Google Workspace for Education to respond to questions and consultations from faculty and staff in Tottori Prefectural schools, demanding high-level technical expertise and sufficient knowledge in GIGA School operation support.

Our company's service base is located in Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture. We have long been engaged in repair services for our own business information terminals (tablet PCs) and GIGA School iPad terminals for students. We have established a repair system by experienced repair staff, and a system capable of smoothly performing technical support, help desk, and support operations. In 2024, we also launched Chromebook repair services to realize the 'GIGA School Initiative Phase 2*' for the preparation and renewal of one-device-per-student terminals in schools. Furthermore, since January 2026, we have also started a corporate device trade-in service for tablets, including iOS and Android OS products. Currently, many of our staff have obtained certifications such as ICT Support Staff and Google for Education certified qualifications, and we are developing 'ICT Support Services' to support the learning environment, which is advancing digitally through the GIGA School Initiative, from various aspects.

*The 'GIGA School Initiative' is a Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology initiative to provide one computer terminal and high-speed network for every student in elementary and junior high schools nationwide. Phase 2 covers the period from FY2024 to FY2028.

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**Inquiries Regarding ICT Solutions Services for Educational Institutions** **■ For Municipalities, School Corporations, and Corporate Clients** ODS Corporation Tottori Office 〒682-0925 243 Akigi, Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture Tel: 050-3381-5115 (Weekdays 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM) Communication Service Department: Nakamura, Kinoshita (Mail: call_service@ods.co.jp) Inquiry Form: https://ods.co.jp/cs/contact.html

**[ODS Corporation]** Head Office Location: 8F, Tokyo Kanda-Suda-cho Building, 2-5 Kanda-Suda-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0041 Tottori Office Location: 243 Akigi, Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture 682-0925 Capital: 100 million yen (as of the end of March 2025) Founding Date: December 1, 2010 Establishment Date: September 1, 2022 Representative: Kiyoshi Sunaga, President Business Areas: Solution Business (Hardware business for business and facility use) Communication Service Business (Outsourcing business for corporations) Company Web: https://ods.co.jp ODS Corporation was reborn on September 1, 2022, absorbing the businesses of "ODS Corporation," a manufacturer of business tablet PCs, and "ODS Communication Service Co., Ltd.," which handled general repair of PC products and AV equipment and support centered on call centers. Both companies originated from major domestic PC and audio equipment manufacturers, and we consider the manufacturing know-how and thorough customer-centric approach accumulated over a long period as our assets. We place the utmost importance on encounters and relationships with each company, and through contributing to the 'efficiency of business operations' and 'improvement of customer satisfaction' for our clients, we aim to provide 'enhancement of corporate value,' 'improvement of brand image,' and 'new value for the next era.'