Priority Policy Program forRealizing Digital Society- Summary -Digital Agency*This is the digest version in English. The original text is at the following URL in Japanese.
https://www.digital.go.jp/policies/priority-policy-programTable of contents
1st: Introduction - Purpose of the Program 2nd: The Basic Policies of the Digital Society
１．Growth strategy through digitalization
２．Digitalization in Semi-Public sector e.g., medical care,education, disaster risk management, and children

6th: Measures for realizing the Digital Society
１．Digitalization of Public Services for Citizens
1) Building a consistent system architecture through national
government, local government and private sector
2) Digitalizing administrative services in emergency such as COVID-19

３．Vitalizing local areas through digitalization

3) Promoting utilization of My Number system

４．Digital Society where no one will be left behind

4) Promoting obtaining and use of Individual Number Cards（”My

５．Securing/Development of digital human resources
６．Global cooperation strategy including promotion of DFFT
3rd: Role of the Digital Agency
4th: Philosophy / Principles for the Digital Society

Number Card”）
5) Providing public front services.
２．Digitalization of Lifestyle1) Realizing data linkage that changes people's lives

１．Realizing the digital society where no one will be left behind

2) Promoting digitalization in the semi-public sector

２．Basic principles for formation of the Digital Society3) Promoting digitalization in the public-private cooperation sector

３．Business Process Reengineering and regulatory reform

３．Regulatory reform

４．Cloud-By-Default principle

４．Digitalization of Industries

5th: Basic strategy

1) Improving public services for businesses in quality

１．Structural reforms for realizing the Digital Society2) Supporting small and medium-sized enterprises

２．Realizing the Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation

3) DX for the whole industry

３．Promoting international strategy

５．System & Technology for the Digital Society

7th: Governance
１．The role of the Digital Agency and others
1) The role of the Digital Agency as a command tower

1) Renovating information systems of the national government2) Reinforcing governmental organization for digital reform

2) Renovating information systems of the local government3) The Council for Digital Society

５．Executing National Data Strategy

3) Infrastructure to support digitalization4) Special Commission on Digital Administrative Reform

６．Developing the digital industry

4) Promoting R&D for the Digital Society5) Council for a Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation

４．Ensuring safety and security, including cybersecurity

７．Promoting Web3.0

６．Lifestyle and human resources in the Digital Society

Realization

1) Shifting to a new lifestyle in anticipation of post-COVID-19 era

２．Cooperation with the local government and others, etc.

2) Securing/Development of digital human resources

３．Cooperation with the private businesses sector, etc.

1About this Program
Basics of the Program• The Basic Act requires the government to settle this program as "basic policies regarding
measures that the government should quickly implement with priority for the formation ofa digital society" (Basic Act on the formation of a Digital Society§37 (2), etc.).
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This Program updates the Program originally formulated on December 24, 2021.

• This will also be the compass for tackling structural reforms and any other measures in orderto build the Digital Society that Japan is pursuing, and in order to announce and propose it to
the world as well.

Characteristic of the Program• To clarify the big picture regarding the measures for the Digital Society taken by the Digital
Agency, which plays the principal role, as well as by each ministry and agency, along withthe timeline.
• As well, to illustrate the image of the Digital Society that Japan is trying to realize and“Digital principles,” and to be a signpost including the measures discussed at the "Special
Commission on Digital Administrative Reform" and “Council for a Vision for a Digital Garden
City Nation Realization"
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The image of the Digital Society
Vision for the Digital Society“Society where each citizen can choose services that satisfy his/her demands and achieve various happinessthrough digital technology” (from existing Digital Reform basic policy (2020.12.25)). This will lead to a “Peoplefriendly Digitalized society, where no one will be left behind."
To realize the “Digital Society,” the following (1) to (6) are required:
1) Growth strategy through digitalization

Other ministries
and agencies
What the digital society should be2) Digitalization in semi-public sector

Council for Digital Societye.g., medical care, education, disaster risk management,
and children3) Vitalizing local areas through digitalization

Local municipalities
Cooperation

Digital Agency

4) Digital Society where no one will be left behind5) Securing/Development of digital humanresources
6) Global cooperation strategy including promotionof DFFT

National / local structural reform

Private business,
etc.

Special Commission on Digital
Administrative Reform

Digital infrastructure development, etc.

Council for a Vision for
a Digital Garden City
Nation Realization• To gain an understanding of the progress toward realizing items 1) to 6) above as well as a big-picture view of digitalization progress ingeneral, the satisfaction levels, utilization rates, and other characteristics of citizens and private businesses will be set as indicators.
This understanding of the situation will then be regularly presented to citizens to steadily promote digitalization.

31) Growth strategy through digitalization
Problems / As-Is
Response to COVID-19 has revealed that the
public sector was inefficient.
Japan recognized that it would never catch up
with the other countries unless it now becomes
determined and does whatever it can do throughdigital technology to solve various issues in Japan.

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Ideals / To-Be
Japan promotes digitalization in all industries driven
by data, which is equivalent to a source of wisdom,
value, and competitiveness.
Implementing drastic structural reforms, including
regulations and public administration, we will build
a prosperous society where each citizen can accessservices that satisfy their demands and lives.

To fully adopt a Digital First principle from the legislative perspective. And to reexamine the administrative process
and structure in terms of whether each legal framework is compliant with the principles
To design the digital architecture and data standardization. To get the most from the vitality and ingenuity in theprivate sector upon the upper layers
To have the My Number system*, etc. be utilized more, to carry out open data, and to connect or expand various
platforms *See p.17
To have a mechanism for the private sector to support the public services through Individual Number Cards（”My
Number Card”） authentication
To digitalize all industries including semi-public sectors such as medical care, education, and disaster risk
management based on data driven ideas
42) Digitalization in semi-public sector
Problems / As-Is

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Ideals / To-Be

Services are fragmented in terms of various

We pursue a society in which individuals candomains such as medical care, education, disasterreceive services at will based on their needs, andrisk management, and children, and in turn the

proactively design their own lifestyles for more

services are not provided in ideal ways.

pleasant lives.

To promote the sharing of data beyond sectors throughout the public and private spheres. To clearly set rules fordata-sharing and -use by the private sector
To fully commit to the idea of Open Data by Design in the semi-public sector. In addition, to carry out the principle of
API / data disclosure too
To design the architecture on data linkage between national and local governments. As well, to standardize data
handling rules that differ between information systems while sharing basic data and making data open
To review systems and operations that hinder utilizing data in each sector, and to promote cross-sectoral data usage.
To ensure cyber security so that the citizens can choose services in a safe and secured environment53) Vitalizing local areas through digitalization
Problems / As-Is

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Ideals / To-Be

Digital technology has the potential to make it much more

We build up digital reform from locals and digitalpossible to solve regional issues and to facilitate data

deployment, providing common digital infrastructure forcollection and sharing of ideas and methods across thethe locals. As a result, local issues are figured out and thatcountry. However, there are hurdles such as insufficient

makes every single local area more attractive since every

infrastructure and data unconnectedness, for example

region cultivates its own appeal points, then creating abetween national and local governments and between

regionally decentralized society and various, attractive

local governments.

job opportunities in the local areas.

To get local areas Digital-deployed such as through nation-wide governmental information infrastructure, digital
human resources, and the increase in employment & entertainment in the digital sector
To achieve the Digital Government such as through unification / standardization of information systems in local
governments, making public services procedures simplified / online, and realizing one-stop push-type services
To achieve networking that encompasses regional human resources and regional issues, and promote efforts aimed
at drawing out the power of regional communities and encouraging regional independence (local publicorganizations will reveal their own issues and encourage proposals and co-creation for solutions with regard toregional issues, resulting in that young people can move from the city and create new businesses, etc.)
To attain, from the abovementioned, creation of local employment, the development of business sales channels, theacceleration toward decarbonization and the circular economy, etc., contributing to “Vision for a Digital Garden City
Nation Realization,” which keep attractive points in the local areas and ensures that the locals can enjoy theconvenience of the city.
64) Digital Society where no one will be left behind
Problems / As-Is

Ideals / To-Be
Regardless of geographical restrictions, age, gender,

With the progress of digital technology, it is now possible

disability or illness, nationality, financial situation, andto do things that we gave up on in the past, such as being

others, anyone can enjoy the benefits through digitalable to use digital devices and services in the way that you

technology to solve various issues in daily life. The digital

would like (through your voice, eye movement, etc.).

society where no one will be left behind, where you cantruly find affluence.

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To establish the service design system from the users’ perspective firstTo pave the way for a "digital symbiotic society where everyone will support each other" in which the national
government, local governments, corporations / other organizations, and citizens can cooperate with each other (e.g.,great care to elderly people, people with disabilities, children, foreign residents in Japan, nationwide Digital Supporters)
To take measures against the negative aspects of digital technology and to constantly review based on EBPM
* Evidence Based Policy Making

75) Securing/Development of digital human resources
Problems / As-Is

Ideals / To-Be
We will improve digital literacy of all subject to how you

It is inevitable to enhance the human resources who will
be able to carry out digital reform. However, it is hard to
say that the human resources for this society as a whole
are sufficient in terms of quality and quantity.

live, create an environment where anyone can develop
their own career between the public / private sectors andacademia, and utilize their unique talents, in turn broadly
ensuring human resources and improving their expertise.
Then, in such a society, every digital talent will play anactive role.

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To let the Digital Agency itself take advantage of digital human resources. To secure digital human resources innational government ministries
To shape an environment where people can learn ICT skills subject to how each of them lives their life
To foster an environment where the digital talents can move between the public and private sectors and academia inorder to build their own career, and to develop and secure regional digital human resources
To research the right type of human resources necessary to realize the Digital Society and disclose the results. This
will lead to effective measures taken by various entities in the public, private, and academic sectors, including thedevelopment and securing of regional digital human resources, the elimination of the gender gap from digital fields,
and the proper and effective utilization of international human resources.

86) Global cooperation strategy including promotion of DFFT

※Data Free Flow with Trust

Problems / As-Is

Ideals / To-Be

With regard to digital technology, international issues likecyber security concerns, uneven distribution of data, andJapan will lead the world in the use of digital technology

unfair competition, have become apparent. At present,

and forging data flows through international cooperation

there are multiple international frameworks to deal withfor promoting DFFT, with related ministries and agencies

these issues. However, we need to ensure consistency of

examining in their respective policy fields.

these international frameworks.

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To lead the way in forming international rules and systems for promoting DFFT (with the aim of achieving specificresults in terms of holding the G7 Summit in Japan in 2023)
To promote international cooperation in collaboration with organizations in charge of digital policies in othercountries
To pay attention to maintaining a balance between economic growth/innovation, security, privacy, and other factors

9The role of the Digital Agency
When promoting digitalization of our society in collaboration among the national government, local governments, and private
businesses toward the Digital Society, the Digital Agency will take the initiative in building the Digital Society with otherministries and agencies.

10Philosophy / Principles for the Digital Society
To build the Digital Society where no one will be left behind
In the Digital Society, anyone can enjoy, anywhere at anytime, the benefits of digital technology considering the individual
users’ perspectives and various situations/needs.

Basic principles for formation of the Digital Society
10 principles(from the Basic Policy on Digital Reform)(1) Open / Transparent(2) Fairness / Ethics(3) Safety / Secure(4)Continuation/Stable/Resilient(5) Solving social issues(6) Quick / Flexible(7) Inclusion / Diversity(8) Immersion(9) Creating new value(10)Leap/International contribution

Digital 3 principles(Administrative procedures online)

Digital First
Each procedure / service is completed online
Once Only
Information once submitted does not need to be submitted again
Connected One-Stop
All procedures / services are finished at once

The BPR and regulatory reform※Business Process Reengineering

We will work on business process reengineering (BPR) by improving the convenience for users on the originaladministrative procedures and then the efficiency of administrative process because “digitization” per se will not be ourgoal. In addition, to maximize the effect through “digitalization,” regulations will be reformed at the same time.

Cloud-by-default principle
To adopt the cloud-by-default principle when developing the information systems in ministries of the national government
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Digital Principles for Structural reforms

Digital Principles

・We have formulated Digital Principles for Structural Reforms that include five principles fundamentally connected to all reforms(digital, regulatory, and administrative reforms).
(1) Full Digital / Automation Principle• Review the requirements for writing,visual inspection etc.
• Realize digitalization including in theadministration etc.

(2) Agile Governance Principle(quick and flexible)• Risk-based performance requirement• Thorough data-based EBPM
etc.

(4) Ensuring Interoperability Principle• Remove discrepancies between entities / fields such as
national / local governments, semi-public sectors, and assureinteroperability among systems etc.

(3) Public-Private Partnership Principle• New public-private partnership thatfully extracts the capability of theprivate sector, including ventures andstartups, even in the field of public
servicesetc.
(5) Common Infrastructure Usage Principle• Use the common digital infrastructure broadly in the public
and private sectors• Promote standardization and commonization for procurement
specificationsetc.

Cross-sectional reviews of regulations that consider Digital Principles
・We will conduct cross-sectional reviews of analog regulations that encompass over
40,000 laws and regulations, etc. in line with Digital Principles, and we will aim toensure the compliance of regulations and systems with Digital Principles.
・For our Plan for Mass Overhaul of Regulations in line with Digital Principles, wewill clearly specify the related government efforts below for the upcoming intensive
reform period (July 2022 to June 2025).
analog regulations and the regulation review approach ReviewingAand applying efforts aimed at reviewing analog
 DeployingAregulations
aimed at digitalizing legal affairs
 EffortsA
to a government more suitable for the digital age
 ShiftingA・Ministries and agencies will cooperate with the Special Commission on Digital
Administrative Reform to review regulations and systems based on thecomprehensive review plan.

[Main efforts (excerpt)]
 Inspections and reviews of seven items*

We will conduct cross-sectional reviews based on the type of regulationand the suitability phase of digital technologies. We will also organize
laws and regulations that can be reviewed at the same time and strive
to revise them as a group.

* Visual inspection regulations, regular inspection and other inspection regulations,field audit regulations, residency/full-time regulations, written-notice regulations, inperson course regulations, and on-site viewing/inspection regulations

 Support for local-government efforts

To help enable local governments throughout the country to inspect
and review analog regulations, we will create and publish manuals
containing information that includes review procedures, examples ofadvanced efforts by local governments, etc.

 Regtech Map development

We will update our Regtech Map—which organizes relationships
between review items related to digital technology and regulations—and we will promptly provide a trial version of our catalog—whichorganizes detailed information on corporate technology that can beutilized for reviews as well as utilization examples.

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Crystalizing Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation

Basic approach to efforts– Aiming for a “nationwide society that is convenient and comfortable foranyone to live in” –• We will utilize digital power to further accelerate regional job
creation, enhance the flow of people to local areas, and create
community-based innovation.

Smart
Agriculture
Sustainability
Sustainable environment, society,and economy
生誕
Birth

GIGA-school
20
years old
20歳

• As we do this, we will value the perspective of ordinary citizens as
we promote similar values aimed at a common goal—to enhance
the sustainability of regional living and improve the well-being of
the people in each region—and we also promote mutual assistanceefforts (promoting the development and utilization of indicators
related to well-being).

Well-being
A heartful life
Data healthSatellite office

40歳
40 years old

6060歳
years old

100100歳
years old
8080歳
years old

Life Transformation
Knowledge Transformation
Industry Transformation• The government will combine the power of industry, the government, academia, financial institutions, labor organizations, and the press topresent a new national model intended to achieve bottom-up growth throughout the country starting with local areas, and the government will
support regional efforts based on the assumption of EBPM promotion aimed at striking a balance between agile development and the medium
and long-term perspective.

Especially high-priority items① Resolving social issues of local areas by utilizing digital power••

Enhancing the startup ecosystem
Enhancing the development of satellite offices through a corporate version offurusato nozei (the hometown tax), etc.

② Developing digital infrastructure••③ Developing and securing digital human resources•

Securing 2.3 million people by FY2026 to serve as digital promotion humanresources④ Efforts to ensure that no one will be left behind•Starting with more than 20,000 digital supporters in FY2022

Realizing the "Digital Garden City National Infrastructure Development Plan"
Utilizing Individual Number Cards（”My Number Card”）as Citizen Cards,
fleshing out the online city hall service, and expanding; usage by private
businesses

Future approach to realize the vision••

In 2022, we will revise our long-term vision and comprehensive strategy for overcoming population decline and revitalizing local economies toformulate the comprehensive strategy to achieve the vision for a digital garden city nation (tentative name).
To increase the motivation of various entities and attract the attention of citizens in general, we will hold the "Digiden Koshien" and attract awide range of participants in regional efforts.

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Promoting international strategy(1) International cooperation including promotion of DFFT
• Proactively participate in formulating international rules related to the global distribution of data, and actively engage ininternational cooperation, contributions, and exchanges.
・Lead the way in forming international rules and systems that strike a balance between "economic growth/innovation," "security," and"privacy" based on technology in anticipation of the holding of the G7 Summit in Japan in 2023, and aim to achieve specific results.
(2) Strengthening cooperation with organizations involved in digital policies in other countries• Strengthen relationships through exchanging memorandum of cooperation (MOC) after setting appropriate agendas for eachcountry.

Ensuring safety and security, including cyber security

To handle changes in the international situation that threaten to develop into national security issues, the spread of infectious
diseases, natural disasters, and similar problems, we will strive to build a safe and secure digital society that protects the lives
and property of citizens while maintaining their daily life.
(1) Ensuring cyber security• After FY2022, the Digital Agency will cooperate with NISC to implement the Information system development policy to bepersistently applied to the information systems including those that the Digital Agency develops and operates.
• Promote the use of hybrid clouds according to the confidentiality of information in the government.
• By the end of FY2023, the governmental common standard will be revised while using cloud services in more and moregovernment information systems.
(2) Personal information protection• Ensure the suitable handling of personal information, etc. based on revised laws and enhance the Personal Information
Protection Commission system.
(3) Counter cybercrimes• Make public-private partnership efforts to prevent malicious access and promote the reporting of cyber cases to the police.
(4) Disaster recovery for advanced information and communication networks• Improve environment to ensure network redundancy. ・Verify telecommunications accidents and dispatch mobile power
generators when a disaster occurs.

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Executing National Data Strategy(1) Framework to secure trust・Refer to the basic rule of the trust policy topromote the building of a trust infrastructure withadministrations and multiple stakeholders.
(2) Developing Base Registries
・In terms of business entity / business operator,
address / land, administration and so on, develop
Base Registries in each field with related ministries
and agencies.
(3) Promoting Open Data
・Ensure cyber security as well as the suitablehandling of personal information, and promote thedisclosure and utilization of public data in thenational and local governments.

Developing the digital industry

・Develop the cloud service industry, IT startups, etc.

Promoting Web3.0
・Hold expert committee and conduct investigative research related to digital assets
・Understand problems related to the issuance and ownership of digital assets
・Develop a decentralized-identity usage environment
・Organize the legal position of smart contracts and DAOs
・Develop an environment and human resources for utilizing digital assets and decentralized ledger technology

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Digitalization of public services for citizens
Building a consistent system architecture through national government, local government and private sector① Total design goals
・Fundamentally review how the architecturaldesign should be to achieve administrative
services that combine quality, cost effectiveness,and speed.
・Focus on the perspective of users to promote theregistration of bank and savings accounts toreceive various benefits and to set up anenvironment that can be used as a "digital safety
net," including supports people who need it.
・Achieve greater cooperation between private andadministrative services, such as by using private
services to provide a front end and by utilizing
data held by the private sector.

②(1) Utilization of information owned by
local governments(2) Utilization of public and private sector
information through the person concerned(3) Back-office cooperation between
administrative agencies

・Utilize citizen information owned by local governments
where the citizens are registered to speedily provide
various notifications to citizens and realize a foundation
for push-based service to help people in need of it,
including recommendations on procedures.

・In addition to (1), enable citizens to digitally obtain various
types of information that is related to them, including data
held by the private sector, to realize the prompt completionof necessary procedures, including more detailed support.
* Also ensure thorough accessibility, including digital-service
utilization support provided by digital supporters.

・In addition to (1) and (2), focus on the handling on theadministrative agency side to make it possible to provide
various benefits, etc. without citizens having to apply, andmake it easy to apply by proxy so that anyone can enjoy
the benefits of push-based service without the need to go
to any trouble.

Technology and system considerations aimed at realization
・As an information sharing infrastructure, promote the consideration of the system issues below in order to promote the further
reduction of attached documents and achieve a push-based service that contributes to the convenience enjoyed by citizens, thereby
aiming at comprehensive realization.

1) Utilization of citizen information owned by local
governments
2) Utilization of public and private sector
information through the person concerned3) Back-office information sharing between
administrative agencies•

Consistent design in terms of external connections with local
governments, administrative agencies, and private organizations•

Development of necessary laws and regulations , including the My
Number Act

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Digitalization of public services for citizens
Digitalizing administrative services in emergency such as COVID-19(1) Launching the vaccination certificate on smartphones• Launching the smartphone app for the vaccination certificate that is ensured through identity verification by using Individual
Number Cards（”My Number Card”）, that started in 2021, and to keep improving the app.
(2) Classifying public benefits and promoting registration & use of bank and savings accounts to receive various benefits• Classify public benefits to utilize My Number and realize prompt public benefits.
• Promote the registration of bank and savings accounts to receive various benefits, and start the sharing of registered account information by the
public sector for actual benefits by the end of FY2022.

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Digitalization of public services for citizens

Promoting utilization of My Number system(1) Expanding the range for information sharing in the My Number system•

In terms of My Number use and information sharing, we will prioritize the improvement of citizen convenience as we conduct a cross-sectional
investigation of administrative procedures, etc. and review operations related to each systems, etc. In addition to increasing the use of My Number in thecurrent system, including social security and disasters, we will promote more detailed considerations—including administrative procedures for foreign
residents, Japanese residents abroad, etc., procedures for national licenses and qualifications, etc. (such as teachers and administrative scriveners),
and the registration of attribute information related to individuals, etc. (such as car registration)—and strive to expand My Number use. We will also
obtain the understanding of citizens as we submit the necessary bills at the ordinary Diet session to be held in 2023.

(2) Promoting digitalization of various national licenses and qualifications•

Based on our investigations of the scope and other details concerning various national licenses and qualifications implemented in FY2021, we will develop
the information system that administrators for license and qualification can use in tandem to share the information by FY2023, and start digitalization in
FY2024.

Promoting obtaining and use of Individual Number Cards（”My Number Card”）
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To urge almost all people to obtain Individual Number Cards（”My Number Card”） by the end of FY2022.
To encourage the use of Individual Number Cards（”My Number Card”）as
health insurance cards, in principle, we will make it mandatory for medical
institutions that accept insured persons as well as pharmacies to introduce online
qualification confirmation starting in April of 2023, and, as this is introduced, we
will review the related support and other measures to promote the use of
Individual Number Cards（”My Number Card”）by patients as insurance
cards.1 Our goal is to introduce a choice system under which insurers issue
insurance cards by around FY2024, and—depending on the situation of onlinequalification-confirmation introduction—we will aim to abolish insurance cards ingeneral.2 Moreover, to integrate Individual Number Cards（”My Number Card”） with driver’s licenses by the end of FY2024.
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Additions to medical fees will be considered by the Central Social Insurance Medical Council.
Insurance cards will be issued in the case of applications from members.

Promote "online city hall service," "Citizen Cards," and private business utilization to enable
the completion of various procedures by using a smartphone as well as the receipt ofdetailed notifications.
To expand use cases of Individual Number Cards（”My Number Card”） throughthe ongoing improvement of Myna-portal websites and expansion of use cases inprivate services.
Approach and follow up with municipalities and industry groups.
My Number:• A 12-digit number designated and notified to each and every resident in Japan.
Individual Number Cards（”My Number Card”） :• A plastic card issued by the public sector and containing an ID photograph of the individual, etc.
• Individuals can verify their My Numbers and identification only with this Individual Number Cards（”My Number Card”） .
• The IC chip contains an electronic feature for authenticating the card bearer (electronic certificate).

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Digitalization of public services for citizens
Providing public Front services, etc.

(1) To enhance convenience through My Number• By registering My Number with each bank and savings accounts, to become available as a service for inheritance ornatural disasters, in FY2024.
(2) Promoting one-stop services• Promote one-stop services for child-rearing / nursing care, moving, death / inheritance, social insurance and tax
procedures.
• Promote digitalization of procedures for passport applications, foreigner-residence, immigration, etc.
19Digitalization of lifestyle
Promotion of digitalization in the Semi-public sector
S e m i - P u b l i c

M(2) Education• To promote the utilization of educational data. (Efforts based on the"educational data utilization roadmap," further data standardization,
data linkage promotion, and ID framework)• To consider education for the Digital Society that makes “individually
optimized learning” and “collaborative learning” feasible.

(3) Disaster Risk Management

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General economic
activity• To promote the utilization of private PHR services. (Our goal is to formulate* Personal Health Record
guidelines by the end of FY 2023 in order to achieve a higher level of service.)• To promote medical-fee-revision DX efforts, including a nationwide medical information
platform and the standardization of electronic medical record information.

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Transaction(ordering / billing /settlement)(1) Health / medical care / elderly carea lSmart city

Agriculture /fishery / foodrelated industry

Mobility

Harbor(Portlogistics field)

InfrastructureChildren

Education

Health /medical care
/ elderly care

Disaster
RiskManagement

Maintaining
security

National
securityLargegovernment role

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Small
government role(4) Children• To carry out the pilot project that connects data from education, childcare,welfare, medical care, etc. across fields and to utilize it for push-type support
that satisfies the needs for children and families who really want help.

(5) Mobility• Development and demonstration to promote the distribution of mobilityrelated data.
• Forward efforts about promotion of digital infrastructure including 3D Spatial
IDs by designing architecture, establishing business model, etc.

(6) Transaction (ordering / billing / settlement)• Increase the efficiency of the back - office operation of small and medium• To consider the architecture for disaster information and to establish asized enterprises by promoting the digitalization of orders andplatform to realize data linkage.
promoting/establishing digital invoices.
• To promote the digitalization of disaster prevention workload in local
governments.
• Enable transaction-wide data linkage that includes everything from the• To increase the sophistication of support systems for commodity
contract to the payment by promoting efforts to utilize the necessary data.
procurement, transportation adjustment, etc.
20Digitalization of industries(1) Efforts to improve the quality of administrative
services for businesses• To promote Electronic signature, Electronic power ofattorney, Electronic certificate of commercial
Both government and industry are moving forward with digitalization, and byregistration, and g-Biz ID (common authentication
linking data online, we can efficiently realize a situation where each service isplatform for businesses).
provided offline as well.
• To increase the variety of online administrative services
for businesses like through e-Gov (web portal for
administrative applications), j-Grants (common grants Virtual (online)
application web service), etc.
(2) Support for digitalization of small and medium-sizedInternet
enterprises• To support digitalization of the business environmentfor Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (introduction of
production management tools, online orders,
Physical (offline)“digitalization diagnosis,” dispatching IT experts, IT
introduction subsidy)• To support cyber security measures for SMEs.

Primary industry
Secondary industry

Government
Tertiary industry(3) Digital transformation of the entire industry• To promote corporate DX by DX certification, selectionof DX certified stocks, DX investment promotion tax
policy, etc.
• To enhance cyber security in industry.

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System & technology for the Digital Society
Renovating information systems of the National government(1) Government Cloud• Implement usage of the government cloud for new business conducted by local governments as well as the Digital Agency website and gradually
start operations in FY2022.
• Promote the migration of ministry and agency information systems to the government cloud, in principle, starting in FY2023.

(2) Government Network• Set up “Government Solution Service” that provides a common, standardized business execution environment for governments by the Digital
Agency.
• To abandon the current governmental network and complete the migration to a new broadband, high-quality, low-cost, high-security inter-ministry
network during FY2023.

(3) State of digitalization of government procurement• Keeping ensuring the fairness and promptness of entry procedures
and the handling of agile development, etc. in mind, promote
gradual development, including legal systems as necessary.

Renovating information systems of local governments• Create a basic local government information system standardization
policy by around summer of FY2022 (twenty businesses includingchild allowance).
• Carefully listen to the opinions of local governments and determine
how to properly transition to a standard-compliant system by aroundsummer of 2022.

Developing Infrastructure• Develop optical fiber, 5G, the semiconductor strategy, data centers, and domestic submarine cable based on the “Digital Garden City National
Infrastructure Development Plan," etc.

Promoting R&D for the Digital Society• To have higher performance of information and communication / computing technology, and to sophisticate security
technology, etc.
• To develop next-generation information infrastructure such as supercomputers and academic information networks.

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Lifestyle and human resources in the digital society
Shifting to a new lifestyle in anticipation of post-COVID-19 era• To get a better work-remotely environment that allows office workers to work in a normal manner.
• Communicate information aimed at creating utilization examples and consider how to effectively introduce regional sharing
economies as well as mutual-assistance business models.

Securing/Development of digital human resources(1) Upgrading digital literacy• Education following the new course of study and teaching, such as making programming compulsory in elementary schools.
• To develop practical programs for adults, and to train specialized human resources to support recurrent education, etc.
(2) Developing and securing human resources who possess specialized digital knowledge and capabilities• To build the digital human resources platform that provides educational contents & curriculum and a place for practicallearning.
• For digital human resources in the government, actively hire people who pass the "digital category" of the national civil service
examination, which was established in FY2022.
• To create an environment where human resources are developed through revolving human resources across the boundaries oforganizations including ministries, local governments, and the private sector.
• Promote support aimed at the mastery of digital skills directly linked to employment as well as employment support in digital fields based on the "Female
Digital Human Resource Development Plan."

Governance(1) Digital Agency (play a leading role)(2) Governance of Digital Reform (reinforcing governmental organization)(3) Digital Society Promotion Council (promoting implementation of measures)(4) Council for the Digital Society (Investigation and discussion on important measures)(5) Special Commission on Digital Administrative Reform (To establish Digital Principles for Structural Reform that are the basis ofdigital, regulatory, and administrative reforms & to check all laws and regulations to be compliant with such Digital Principles)(6) Council for a Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation Realization (To support measures to solve social issues in local regions on thepremise of observing digital principles with data)(7) Cooperation with local governments, etc.
(8) Cooperation with private businesses sectors, etc.
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