interest and guarantees obligations as loss on taxation
(6) Promotional Organization
"Teletopia Plan" Promotion Committee
2. New Media Community Project
(1) Purpose
To achieve the early realization of to realize a balanced and highly information-intensive society by developing various model information systems to satisfy the needs of local communities in each field
(2) Agency and section in charge
Data Processing Systems Development
Division,
Machinery and Information Industries Bureau,
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
(3) Prerequisites of designated regions
Construction of a model information system to satisfy regional needs
(4) Designated areas
21 model areas
71 applied development areas (as of March 1995)
(5) Support measures
1) loans
non-interest loan by utilizing income from sale of NTT stock
low-interest loan by a government-related credit institution
loan by Japan Small Business Corporation for project advancement
loan by Small business Finance Corporation and People's Finance Corporation