{"id":21397,"date":"2025-09-19T12:57:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itbusinesstoday.com\/?p=21397"},"modified":"2025-09-19T12:57:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:57:33","slug":"ricoh-launches-local-government-ai-service-digital-buddy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itbusinesstoday.com\/ja\/gov-tech\/ricoh-launches-local-government-ai-service-digital-buddy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30ea\u30b3\u30fc\u3001\u81ea\u6cbb\u4f53\u5411\u3051AI\u30b5\u30fc\u30d3\u30b9\u300c\u30c7\u30b8\u30bf\u30eb\u30d0\u30c7\u30a3\u300d\u3092\u63d0\u4f9b\u958b\u59cb"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Ricoh Japan has introduced a new lineup of its generative AI solution, &lsquo;RICOH Digital Buddy,&rsquo; specifically designed for local government use. Available from September 19, 2025, the new offering, &lsquo;RICOH Digital Buddy Standard for Local Governments&rsquo; and &lsquo;RICOH Digital Buddy Advanced for Local Governments,&rsquo; are built to operate within the secure LGWAN environment, enabling local public organizations to leverage AI safely without storing or using input data for training.<\/p><p>\u3053\u306e\u30b5\u30fc\u30d3\u30b9\u306f\u3001\u767b\u9332\u3055\u308c\u305f\u898f\u5236\u6587\u66f8\u3084\u5185\u90e8\u6587\u66f8\u3092\u5229\u7528\u3057\u3066\u3001\u554f\u3044\u5408\u308f\u305b\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u56de\u7b54\u3092\u81ea\u52d5\u751f\u6210\u3059\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3001\u5f93\u6765\u306f\u96fb\u8a71\u3084\u96fb\u5b50\u30e1\u30fc\u30eb\u3067\u306e\u554f\u3044\u5408\u308f\u305b\u306b\u5bfe\u5fdc\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u653f\u5e9c\u8077\u54e1\u306e\u4f5c\u696d\u8ca0\u62c5\u3092\u8efd\u6e1b\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u307e\u305f\u3001\u8a08\u753b\u66f8\u3084\u5831\u544a\u66f8\u306a\u3069\u306e\u5927\u304d\u306a\u6587\u66f8\u3092\u8981\u7d04\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3082\u53ef\u80fd\u3002\u3053\u308c\u306b\u3088\u308a\u3001\u8077\u54e1\u306f\u91cd\u8981\u306a\u60c5\u5831\u3092\u7d20\u65e9\u304f\u898b\u3064\u3051\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u3001\u696d\u52d9\u52b9\u7387\u304c\u5411\u4e0a\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p><h4>\u3053\u3061\u3089\u3082\u304a\u8aad\u307f\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\uff1a <a class=\"p-url\" href=\"https:\/\/itbusinesstoday.com\/ja\/gov-tech\/iret-and-techno-mind-drive-gov-cloud-migration-in-tohoku\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">iRet\u3068\u30c6\u30af\u30ce\u30de\u30a4\u30f3\u30c9\u304c\u6771\u5317\u306eGov\u30af\u30e9\u30a6\u30c9\u79fb\u884c\u3092\u63a8\u9032<\/a><\/h4><p>The system offers a pay-as-you-go model with affordable caps. 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