The "Aomori Asteroid Group Community" created by 16 industry-government-academia groups in Aomori Prefecture was selected as the only candidate in 19 prefectures from 19 proposals nationwide as the candidate for adoption by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' hometown telework promotion project.

Hirosaki's NPO "Aomori IT Utilization Support Center" is the center of the association, which is attended by 16 groups, including prefecture municipalities, universities, and IT companies inside and outside the prefecture.

"Telework" is a form of work that enables people to work without restrictions of time or place by utilizing information and communication equipment.

In the future, the group will set up telework bases in Hirosaki City and Aomori City respectively, and by entrusting business such as website production, data analysis work, game graphic production from urban companies, migrants and U-turn personnel, The policy is to create a working environment for local job seekers and to support the promotion of new industries and participation in local communities.

Masakatsu Oura, the director of the NPO, said, “In order to ensure that emigration and U-turn personnel will continue to live in the long term, it is necessary to secure a working environment and support the community. "I want to".

The telework base is said to be a coworking space that is currently in test operation, "Workspace SHIFT" (Momoishi Town, Hirosaki City) being renovated and installed, and a new base will be established in Furukawa, Aomori City. Both sites aim to open in November 2017.