Digital Agency (Japan)
| デジタル庁 Dejitaru-chō | |
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 The Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho, where the office of the Digital Agency is located. | |
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| Formed | September 1, 2021[1] |
| Jurisdiction |  Japan |
| Headquarters | Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho 19th floor, 1-3 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0094, Japan |
| Annual budget | ¥ 36.8 billion (2021) |
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| Parent agency | Cabinet of Japan |
| Website | www |
The Digital Agency (デジタル庁 Dejitaru-chō) is an agency of the Japanese government established on September 1, 2021, with the aim of strengthening the digitalization of Japan.[1][3] The slogan is “Government as a Startup”.[4]
Overview[edit]
Even before the Digital Agency establishment bill was passed, the Cabinet Secretariat's Information Technology (IT) Comprehensive Strategy Office and Social Security and Tax Number System promotion office were active in their respective fields.
The Cabinet of Yoshihide Suga has set up a signboard policy of promoting digitalization by establishing a new Digital Agency and eliminating vertically divided administrative functions.
The Digital Agency is responsible for the IT field for the purpose of promoting IT and DX (digital transformation) of national and local governments. In addition, about 130 out of about 600 employees at the time of inauguration are appointed from the private sector such as IT companies.[5]
Takuya Hirai was appointed as the first Digital Minister, and Yoko Ishikura, an emeritus professor at Hitotsubashi University, was appointed as the first Chief Digital Officer.[5] Karen Makishima was appointed as the Minister in the next cabine.
Outline of the Bill[edit]
Main mission[edit]
- National government information system[4]
- Eliminate the harmful effects of vertically divided administration, promote the integration and integration of government information systems, and facilitate cooperation with private sector systems
- Digital infrastructure common to all regionstenntenn
- standardization of information systems of local governments[1]
- Individual Number (the Social Security and Tax Number System)
- Realization of a society where the people can carry out administrative procedures online in a one-stop manner by utilizing the Individual Number
- The Suga Cabinet is committed to having all citizens possess an Individual Number personal identification card by the end of 2022.
- "Semi-public" field
- Promotion of digitalization in fields closely related to daily life such as medical care, education, and disaster prevention[1]
- Data utilization
- Development of a "base registry" that serves as basic data for society
- Achievement of administrative procedures "once only" (the principle that information once sent does not need to be resent)
Criticism[edit]
- Entertainment coverage by NTT presidents
- After Takuya Hirai became 1st Digital Minister, it was reported that Hirai was suspected of being entertained by The Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation （NTT） President Jun Sawada twice, on October 2nd and December 4th, 2020.[6]
- On September 24, 2021, Digital Deputy Director General Koichi Akaishi was disciplined for a one-tenth (one month) reduction in salary for receiving excessive entertainment.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Japan launches digital agency to upgrade IT system". NHK WORLD-JAPAN. 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
Japan launched a new agency on Wednesday to upgrade and overhaul the country's digital systems.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Giving a Letter of Assignment (Minister) and Other Events (The Prime Minister in Action)". Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet. 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ↑ "New digital agency's move to set up in high-end Tokyo complex sparks controversy". The Mainichi. 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Digital Agency Office Work Introduction Pamphlet 2021 Edition" (PDF). Digital Agency (in preparation) (in 日本語). 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-08-25. same as below
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Japan launches Digital Agency to push ahead with long-overdue reforms". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Japan's digital minister treated to expensive meals by NTT". The Japan Times. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
External links[edit]
Official sites[edit]
- Digital Agency Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
- Global Site of the Digital Agency with information such as the origin of the Digital Agency, the message of the Minister, etc. Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
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