Digital Extraordinary Administrative Advisory Committee (the third)

Overview

Date and Time: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 (2022) from 5:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Main Hall, 2nd Floor, Prime Minister's Official Residence
Agenda:
1. Opening
2. Proceedings
  1. Progress of cross-sectional review of regulation based on digital principles and Issue
  2. Efforts of the regulatory reform Promotion Conference
  3. Fukuoka City's Pioneering Efforts to Conform to Digital Principles
  4. Exchange of opinions
3. Adjournment

Materials

Minutes, etc.

Date

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 (2022), from 5:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Location

Large Hall on the Second Floor of the Prime Minister's

Members present

Chairman

KISHIDA Fumio (Prime Minister)

Vice Chairman

MAKISHIMA Karen (Minister for Digital Transformation)
MATSUNO Hirokazu (Chief Cabinet Secretary)

Members

KANEKO Yasushi (Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications)
SUZUKI Shunichi (Minister of Finance)
HAGIUDA Koichi (Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Yasufumi Kanemaru (Representative Director, Chairman and President of Future Corporation)
Joji Shishido (Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics, The University
Soichiro Takashima (Mayor of Fukuoka city)
Akemi Tsunakawa (Representative Director and President of B-Spoke Co.
Masakazu Tokura (Japan Business Federation Chairman)
Takeshi Natsuno (President and Representative Director of KADOKAWA CORPORATION)
Tomoko Namba (Chairman and Representative Director of DeNA Co., Ltd)
Jun Murai (Professor, Keio University)

Overview

Senior Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs Kobayashi: Thank : We will be holding the 3rd Extraordinary Digital administrative investigation from now. Thank you very much for taking the time to attend. I would like to start the meeting. Please give an explanation by Minister for Digital Transformation Makishima on "Progress of the cross-sectional review of regulation based on the Digital Principles and Issue."

Minister for Digital Transformation, Makishima: First of all, I would like to explain the cross-sectional review of regulation based on the Digital Principles formulated at the end of the year.

On page 2, in regard to the significance of efforts for regulatory reform in the Digital Consultation, in order to break the problem of delayed digitalization and realize growth, we will proceed with inspections and reviews of all regulation that hinder digitalization.

On page 3, we are currently conducting inspections and reviews of compliance with the Digital Principles. First, we have established a working group to conduct inspections of approximately 5,000 provision in law, which fall under seven regulation items, including visual inspection, regular inspection, and on-site inspection.

On page 4, regarding the utilization of Technology Map, the Working Group held hearings from companies and others with advanced technologies. The table shows the seven items I explained earlier and Technology Map's approach to dealing with various digital technologies.

On page 5, regarding the thousands of analog regulation, we will consider regulation with the same purpose and purpose for each item as one category, and will conduct a comprehensive review under unified policies for each category. For example, visual inspection regulation will be divided into three categories: inspection, check, and audit, investigation, and patrol and lookout.

In addition, the degree of progress of the digitalization is organized into three phases by type. For example, regarding inspections, inspections, and audits of the visual inspection regulation, Phase 1 is to inspect bridges, tunnels, etc. only in the visual inspection, and Phase 2 is to enable remote inspections by cameras, sensors, drones, etc. With such technology, it is not necessary to go to the site. In Phase 3, by recognizing and analyzing image data by AI, more precise diagnosis, automation, and unmanned operation will be possible. Progress in technology such as AI will also be required to reach this phase.

Pages 6 to 10 are omitted, but the types and phases are divided for each item.

Page 11 As an example of the application to the type and phase, for example, patrol and inspection of rivers, dams, and urban parks are described. What has been basically conducted in visual inspection until now will be inspected in Phase 3 by using image analysis by drones and AI. The length of rivers in Japan is about 120,000 kilometers, and there are about 110,000 urban parks. By using digital technology for these inspections, it is possible to improve not only the efficiency of transition but also safety.

At the regular inspection regulation on the lower left, for example, periodic inspections of fire extinguisher equipment and fire alarm equipment are currently conducted once every six months. However, by utilizing various technologies such as a constant monitoring function, it is possible to make a transition to Phase 2 and exempt from inspection items. While ensuring fire safety, it is possible to make a efficiency and reduce inspection costs for the approximately 990,000 fire extinguisher equipment and the approximately 630,000 fire alarm equipment in Japan.

Pages 12 to 14 are omitted, but this is an itemized summary of the main regulation applications discussed by the Working Group.

Page 15: The other day, I had an exchange of views with members of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren). We have received a total of about 1,600 requests for regulatory reform from economic organizations, including Keidanren. We will separately inspect and review these requests.

Page 16: First of all, it is essential for the national government to thoroughly implement inspections and reviews of the seven preceding items. At the same time, I believe it is also important to support local governments's voluntary review efforts. With regard to the seven preceding items, we will advance efforts such as preparing a manual for local governments on review methods, with the cooperation of the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications. We will refer to the advanced efforts and recommendations of Mayor Takashima, who is scheduled to explain later.

Page 17 is omitted.

On page 18, through the full investigation of regulation based on the Digital Principles, it became clear that it is necessary to be able to autonomously and efficiently confirm the conformity of law, etc. to the Digital Principles and to always be able to refer to the digital originals of law, etc. We will also consider the process and system to realize these.

Page 19 is omitted.

On page 20, agile type Policy Formulation and Evaluation, we will advance the Working Group's discussions on the ideal form of a policy design that can break away from the infallibility of administration and can be reviewed in a more agile and flexible manner, and the environmental development for that purpose.

On page 21, in order to transform Reform of Working Practices into a Kasumigaseki suitable for the digital age, we are working with Minister Ninoyu and President National Personnel Authority Kawamoto to discuss the specifics of promoting and utilizing Kasumigaseki and human resources using digital technology.

Page 22: In formulating a comprehensive review plan, we will vigorously promote a review of approximately 5,000 regulation in law. We will also inspect and review provision and the requests of the business community in notifications and circulars, etc. regulation and the requests of the business community will also be inspected and reviewed.

In addition to making focused investments in technology validation and IT systems and supporting efforts in local governments, I believe it is also necessary to advance specific considerations with the aim of digitalization legal affairs and forming and evaluating agile type policies.

Today, we will compile a plan based on the opinions received from everyone.

Senior Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs Kobayashi: Thank : Next, I would like to ask Member Natsuno to explain the efforts of the regulatory reform Promotion Council.

Mr. Natsuno: I believe that it is extremely important to build a system premised on digital technology and to build in a mechanism that allows the administration to respond autonomously. I am currently conducting regulatory reform on a practical basis, but the so-called legal systems and systems of all ministries and agencies must be reviewed, and there are always many things that do not match the times. In that context, when you discuss Digital Legislation Bureau in the future, you should check that current technology and systems are not suitable for digital technology. At the same time, if you include provision in the law, which says that technology is in a rapidly evolving area and should be reviewed within five years or updated within ten years, the competent ministries and agencies will definitely review it. If you do not, it will be decided like this, so we will do it this way. I would like you to consider such a matter. First of all, I would like to introduce the efforts of the regulatory reform Promotion Council, which I am chairing.

On page 2 of Handout 2, since the reorganization of the Working Group, which was reported in the previous Digital Consultation, we have been advancing active discussions on regulatory reform in each priority area. At the same time, we are rapidly realizing regulatory reform from what we can by utilizing the newly positioned Fast Track Process.

We are moving forward by holding working groups almost every day, starting with those that can be done, while keeping in sync with the move of the Digital Consultation, which is spreading the net widely as explained by Minister Makishima.

As an example of the main agenda to date, first of all, in the field of start-up innovation, we are discussing the development of a digital securities market and the simplification of procedures at the time of incorporation.

In addition, in the area of investment in "people," we are discussing high education and recurrent education that lead to innovation and human investment.

In terms of medical care, nursing care, and infectious diseases measures, we are discussing fairly specific online medical consultation and nursing care DX matters, such as medical DX, guidance on drug administration, and a review of standards for staffing nursing care facilities through the use of digital technology.

In addition, in the field of area industry revitalization, we are discussing the Antimonopoly Act for the growth of the fisheries industry and the operation of the revised Fishery Act for appropriate management of resources.

In addition, Digital infrastructure has been deliberating the digitalization and unification of the payment of taxes and public funds to digitalization and local governments through notarized documents.

In addition to these priority areas, we will take measures against labor shortages in local areas, review the requirements for qualifications such as academic background requirements that contribute to the active participation of people, and review the local rules that vary from area to regulatory reform. At the same time, we will promote cross-sectoral initiatives. At the same time, we will develop the world's highest level of startup-friendly systems in close cooperation with various regional systems. We will also conduct new examinations.

We will continue to promote regulatory reform, which will realize human investment and economic growth, and continue discussions to compile a report no later than May or June.

Finally, I would like to introduce our efforts related to online medical consultation and drug administration guidance. Please look at page 3. As Kanemaru members are cooperating very much, as a result of vigorous discussions at this conference, reforms such as the elimination of restrictions are being realized as a permanent measure for online medical consultation and drug administration guidance. We will continue to promote regulatory reform.

Senior Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs Kobayashi: Thank Next, I would like to ask Mr. Takashima to explain the initiatives of Fukuoka City to conform to the Digital Principles.

Takashima Member: Thank you, . I believe that the Government of Japan is currently full investigation regulations on paper and in-person processes, led by Senior Vice-Minister KOBAYASHI, with regard to the seven items of law for compliance with the Digital Principles. If it is applied to local local government, Fukuoka City has independently full investigation regulation.

As a result, we found that 31 regulation out of 400 regulations on paper and in-person processes fall under this category, but less than 10% of them can be reviewed independently, and more than 90% must be reviewed in analog form in the regulation of the country. To be specific, for example, it is specified by regulation in accordance with the Ministerial Ordinance, so it is impossible to review if the law of the country does not change. Less than 10% of them can be reviewed independently, but what can be reviewed in Fukuoka City will be reviewed immediately. Going forward, I believe that the best support for local digitalization will be to have it reviewed, including notification to the local government as well as law, so I expect that this initiative will be led by the leadership of the Prime Minister.

On the next page, I am writing about moving. It is when I move that I think local government and the government are really analog procedures. The procedures are the most complicated and difficult in March and April, and about 80000 people in Fukuoka City take the procedures during this period. There were more than 20 procedures in total in which not only did I have to submit a notification of moving in or a notification of a change of address, but also parents with children and families with disabled people had to submit a notification of a change of address to each of them.

It is page 3. For example, we would like to revise the regulation of the city as early as this June to complete all the projects that are unique to Fukuoka city, such as subsidies for people who have had their third child or for single parents.

Please take a look at page 4. For example, in the case of National Health Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance, and National pensions, if you submit a notification of moving in or a notification of a change in address in local government, it is deemed that you have also changed your address. Only these five are special exceptions. I hope they will be the same in all. However, all of the 13 procedures that require notification, which are written below, must be submitted. This is the case in law, the country. You can check the inside of local government because the resident record is connected. However, you must take the trouble to have them submit the notification in law. If you can automatically change the 13 items below within public office by submitting a one time-only notification of moving in or a notification of a change in address, as in the case of the 5 items above, you can reduce the burden of having citizens fill out the documents in each ward, public office, and city, public office. I think this is quite convenient. If you do this, you will be able to do this for moving within the city. Also, I think it will be very helpful for the movement between local government and law, which I asked you to do in this consultation. In order for the people to realize the effects of the review of regulation, it is important to review, which is directly linked to the lives of the people. Page 5 summarizes these stories.

Senior Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs Kobayashi: Thank : From here on, I would like to ask for the opinions of all those present. Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko, please.

Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has been inspecting and reviewing the digitalization under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications with regard to the conformity to the Digital Principles toward the of society as a whole. In particular, as mentioned in the explanatory material by Minister Makishima earlier, the Local Tax Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Fire Service Act, which are the law under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, will proceed with consideration toward the conformity to the Digital Principles based on the discussions at this Investigation Committee. In addition, we will cooperate with Digital Agency and take necessary measures to support local government. law

In addition, with the cooperation of the Policy Evaluation Council, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will consider a review of the policy evaluation mechanism and other matters with regard to the ideal way of policy formulation and evaluation suitable for the digital age.

Through such efforts, we will contribute to the digitalization of society as a whole, which is the purpose of this committee.

Senior Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs Kobayashi: Thank : Next, Mr. Hagyuda, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, please.

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagyuda: As I have been saying, in order to eliminate the lag behind digitalization, which is said to be Japan's biggest weakness, it is necessary to carry out major reforms that will reshape the entire country with digitalization as a major premise. And, I believe that part of this reform will be a fundamental update of regulation based on digital principles.

Regarding the seven representative items of reform, such as visual inspection and inspection, I believe that the arrangement of the types of regulation and the stages of digital response that you reported today will be an important guideline for the implementation of the Digital Principles in the future after analyzing the current status of each regulation system. METI will continue to actively work on the review of law and others based on the Digital Principles.

For example, as you mentioned on page 13 of your handout today, under the current system, commercial air-conditioning equipment and refrigeration equipment are required to be inspected at least once every three months from the viewpoint of controlling CFC emissions. We are currently reviewing regulation with the Ministry of the Environment to see if it is possible to exempt from this inspection by using a continuous monitoring system.

We will continue to firmly work on regulatory reform in the digital age while expanding these efforts horizontally and cooperating with relevant ministries and agencies, including Digital Agency.

Senior Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs Kobayashi: Thank Nanba, Member, please.

Mr. Nanba: I am in favor of all the initiatives explained by Mr. , Minister of Makishima, and I would like you to proceed with a sense of speed.

However, while Digital Agency is a strong standard-bearer, I believe that there is a need for a momentum, system, and mechanism for related ministries to catch new technologies and voluntarily promote digital implementation. I would like to make a specific proposal.

There has been significant progress in digital technologies, so-called regtech, that can be used for the review of visual inspection, which requires regulation, on-site, face-to-face, etc. The minister explained that Technology Map has organized these. This will be published in a constantly updated form, making it possible for anyone to understand the technologies that can be used for the review of regulation. Then, when the regulation authorities review a specific regulation, they will refer to Technology Map, clarify the requirements for review, and invite innovative technical solutions. Based on the proposals submitted, the regulation authorities will conduct a technical validation, catalog and publish those that are recognized as meeting a certain level. This will make it possible for digital technologies that can replace a specific regulation to be listed and easily searched and understood.

Such cataloging will be a great advantage for start-ups and other companies that have technology but lack sales capabilities, as their technology will be authorized by the regulation authorities and their use cases will be made known.

In addition, I think that it is also effective for the regulation authorities to secure a budget that can be used for system investment and distribute it. In particular, startups are innovation drivers that tackle social Issue and create new things at high speed, and I think that we can expect great effects on digital implementation by utilizing them.

Finally, in terms of government procurement from startups, the target for procurement from startups is currently set at 3%, but Keidanren has proposed to increase it to 10%. However, we have not achieved the current target of 3% at all. I believe this is because there is no soul in the details in a wide range of areas, for example, the grading system for bidding participation qualifications is significantly disadvantageous to startups. Taking this opportunity, I would like to ask you to review the system at the same time in order to achieve the target.

Senior Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs Kobayashi: Thank Next, I would like to ask Mr. Tsunakawa.

Member: I would like to talk about the potential of open data and AI.

On page 2 of Handout 4, data and AI are related to ingredients and chefs. AI can cook only when there is an ingredient called data. Attention tends to focus on the skill of chefs, but in order to cook various and delicious dishes, many ingredients are required. In order to create various services, as a member of the industry, I strongly hope that the country and local government will provide data.

On page 3, overseas, new services are emerging one after another from open data. For example, crime prediction. This is a case from the United States. Police disclose data on when and where crimes such as theft and shooting have occurred in the past, and based on this data and a prediction model, predict the area and time frame in which crimes may occur in the future. In the city of Santa Cruz in the United States, thanks to the use of this service, the number of crimes has decreased by 17% in two years. This service has been introduced and is expanding in more than 60 cities, including Atlanta.

Page 4: Of course, if open data increases, domestic services will also expand. For example, if there is data on the establishment of evacuation centers in the event of disasters and information on multilingual support, it will be possible to ask and answer questions to the AI, such as where to go when people in wheelchairs evacuate, where to evacuate if they are with pets, and whether they can communicate in languages. This will make it possible for those who are hesitant to evacuate to make a smooth evacuation guidance.

In addition, this can be inferred from data and the potential of AI, but I think that the national government and local government are currently carrying out the establishment work of law and regulation at an enormous cost. If AI can read the data of law and regulation, it may be possible to support the organization of relationships and document creation.

By increasing the amount of data that can be processed by machines in this way, the possibility of developing new services will expand. I would like you to actively promote open data.

In addition, I would like to add one point. AI is not omnipotent after all. Chefs also need to grow by cooking. I would like you to understand that AI is also about growing AI.

Senior Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs Kobayashi: Thank : Next, Mr. Tokura, please.

Member Tokura: The cross-sectional review of Makishima that Minister explained will truly contribute to DX (regulation) in all industries. Through digital transformation, we will contribute to improving corporate productivity and resolving the labor shortage at worksites, and will also bring about a virtuous cycle in the entire Japanese economy, such as improving the income of employees. digital transformation

In this regard, the three year intensive reform period will be the biggest and last chance for the country to transform itself into a true digital society. In order to wipe out regulations on paper and in-person processes in three years, the business community will fully support the efforts of the Digital Consultation.

Therefore, today I would like to present our thoughts on specific steps. Please see page 2 of Handout 5.

It is divided into three stages. The first is the full investigation of the existing regulation and the digital package revision. At the beginning of the reform, we must realize a true digital completion in which no paper is inserted in the middle of any procedure.

The second step is the development of new systems and infrastructure. It is impossible for legal regulation to catch up with daily technological innovation, and it is necessary to develop agile systems. In addition, the construction of base registry, including My Number, and the construction of a data-driven economic society by data connections are important keys. In addition, it is essential to provide a unified ID number for all public service.

The final step is to build a digital-based system. In order to ensure that the reform never goes back, I believe that it is effective to set up a mechanism in which the government can autonomously respond to cutting-edge technologies, for example, by installing a Digital Legislation Bureau.

Once again, I would like to express my respect for Prime Minister Kishida's bold decision to launch the Digital Rincho, and I would like to ask you to respond to the comprehensive review of laws with a strong sense of resolve and speed based on the comprehensive review plan of regulation.

Senior Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs Kobayashi: Thank Next, Mr. Murai, please.

Murai: I would like to make two points. Both of them seem to be extensions of what we have been working on in our IT policy since 2000, but they are items that need to be reviewed or speeded up a little.

I understand that the purpose of holding discussions at this Conference is to hold discussions that are related to all ministries and agencies or to Japan as a whole. In that context, regarding the open data that Mr. Tsunakawa mentioned earlier, as I mentioned last time, this country was very low in the OECD country ranking for open data. As this was advanced through the Cabinet's IT strategy, it rose to fourth place at one point. As expected, the Cabinet will achieve great results. I think it is very important what will happen next.

As I see it, this time, as you explained today, we can work on the theme of promoting one public authorities for all prefectural administrations and all digital society of the country. In addition, we can adjust the budget. When this happens, I think the key to open data could have been promoted if each ministry and agency had informed them that they would also work on open data when they took IT-related budgets. This can now be done very strongly.

It is necessary to take this opportunity to once again consider how we can create a society in which digital data, including AI, can be used. The key to this is how to strongly promote data that can be made from the public, which is the foundation of open data. It is strange to say that this is a spiral, but there have been times when it has worked well. I think it is time to really focus on it again, so I think we should create a system to promote it. This is open data.

In addition, I think that the discussion on personal identification and My Number, which allows individuals to do various things at once, is progressing smoothly, but in order to advance all of what you talked about today, I believe that it is a wonderful proposal to advance all administrative procedures such as permission and certification by digitalization and across roles. The key to this is the ID and certificate of each organization.

In 2001, the government's certification Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act was established, and it has been more than 20 years. Various permissions, certifications, and certificates are all electronic certificates. Is this done properly? If it is DFFT, I think it will be related to Trust. Trust is now necessary in all societies, so private sector is considered separately. If so, it will be divided vertically and left to the private sector, which has often been a part of IT policies. Reflection will not come. Therefore, if the government is to tackle it properly this time, I understand that it is difficult to establish a system for certificates, IDs, certifications, and Trust, but I think it is necessary to take the approach of creating and advancing a system from a certain area.

Senior Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs Kobayashi: Thank Next, Mr. Shishido, please.

SHISHIDO Member: I am Shishido of University of Tokyo.

Since I have submitted my opinion in the form of Material 6, I would like to make a point.

First of all, regarding the inspection and review of the compliance of regulation and other cities with the Digital Principles, which Minister Makishima mentioned earlier, I believe that the Working Group is probably doing a lot of hard work. I would like to express my deep gratitude for that.

Having said that, I would like to briefly mention four points.

First of all, I believe it is very important that we have begun to collect and reflect requests from the business community in inspections of compliance with the current digital principles. In the future, I believe it will be necessary to increase the transparency of the process and to actively encourage the participation of diverse individuals and communities.

To that end, I would like to ask you to consider creating a mechanism such as a digital citizen monitor to actively collect micro, but important voices that were rarely heard before Digital Agency, such as concerns and complaints about digitalization and whether Issue in daily life, for example, cannot be solved digitally, beyond waiting for voices to be raised and asked to come from the people of digitalization, which is the control tower of reform.

The second point is about the application stage of digital technology. Mr. Nanba has already made a statement on this from the perspective of supporting startups.

I would like to ask you to develop a catalog like Technology Map from the perspective of how the government should choose the services provided by startups and use them, and in order to make agile decisions.

The third point is support for initiatives in local governments, and I believe that Mayor Takashima just made an extremely important statement. In particular, the digitalization of legal affairs is not completed by the administration, and I believe that it is an extremely important Issue in local governments, which is responsible for legislation, the judiciary, and regulation.

In this regard, Mr. Tsunakawa mentioned the Open Data of law and other prefectures earlier, but I believe that the cooperation of local assemblies will be necessary if regulation is to be established, revised, or abolished, in addition to advancing such matters. Therefore, I believe that active activities such as providing information and exchanging opinions on such matters, for example, through the Three Chairs' Meeting, are desired.

My fourth and final question is about the status of Kasumigaseki as stated by Minister Makishima. I would like to see the formation of a culture in which public officials are highly evaluated for their efforts to discover and improve problems, away from the so-called myth of the infallibility of administration, including not only senior officials but also government affairs. I believe it is extremely important for each party in the Diet to communicate this to the people and the media. This is what the people who are training students to become public servants think.

To that end, I would like to see digital reform appropriately position efforts to ensure so-called psychological security, as well as strengthening mechanisms for information disclosure, public document management, and policy evaluation that incorporate external perspectives.

Senior Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs Kobayashi: Thank Next, Mr. Kanemaru, please.

Kanemaru Member: First of all, I believe that the permanent establishment of online medical consultation, online drug administration guidance, and the realization of electronic prescriptions, as reported by Member Natsuno, are major results of the cooperation between the regulatory reform Promotion Council and the Digital Rincho. I think it would be good if you could make more appeal to us.

I would like to state four points that I believe are important in further promoting the reform that you explained today.

My first question is. Various digital data collected through this reform will be stored in the database. Please not only realize efficiency for inspection and confirmation, but also create a platform as a country and make it a mechanism that can widely use the collected data. Of course, I hope that the collected data will be widely used with sufficient consideration for personal data, and that this initiative will realize a virtuous cycle in which many players solve the creation of advanced AI, new services, and venture businesses and the Issue of area with technology.

The second point is My Number Card. We would like to change the analog part of the My Number Card to a digital card. We would like to see the renewal of the Issue ticket design from before, such as the revision of the expiration date of the built-in chip to be written by hand, the Roman character notation, and the Western calendar notation, realized at an early date.

In addition, it is necessary to change the direction so that the number already distributed can be used completely digitally online, without sticking to a physical card.

My third point. Technologies and methods are evolving every day. Optimal ways of doing things are also changing rapidly. When reviewing laws and guidelines, it is important to focus on the essential goals to be achieved, rather than limiting the future by prescribing specific procedures and technical methods.

Fourth point. The education and development of human resources who promote DX in the central government and local local government is the most important Issue. As an example of our company, we are developing human resources who can solve Issue digitally in about two years, including about 1.5 years after being assigned to a project and the period of education, after a 3-4 month education of new recruits regardless of humanities or sciences. We propose a plan to intensively education human resources selected from each ministry and agency and each local government nationwide, for example, by formulating a development curriculum for 24 months, in addition to recruiting human resources with immediate potential from the market. Thank you for your consideration.

Senior Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs Kobayashi: Thank , please.

In addition, the My Number Card and My Number that Mr. Kanemaru just mentioned are actually similar but different, so I would like you to consider using My Number.

Senior Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs Kobayashi: Thank , please.

Takashima Member: Thank you, .

I think everyone agrees that we need to speed up the process. In the discussions on the Juki Card and My Number Card, we originally tried to make a good one, but I think there are parts that have become halfhearted amid various voices. Therefore, in order to move forward now, I think it is important that people like private sector and the experts here, as well as the ministers who are here now, raise their voices and create such an atmosphere. The experts who are here today are very influential people, so I think it would be good if we could make efforts to support the government by holding discussions in advance that will be discussed in the government and the Diet.

Senior Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs Kobayashi: Thank : Based on the discussions you have held thus far, I would like to ask a statement from Minister for Digital Transformation Makishima.

Minister for Digital Transformation Makishima: I am pleased to have had a very active discussion on . I believe that you have suggested that we should consciously do the following: we must boost the momentum for implementation of new technologies, we must update the habit of referring to Technology Map, which I showed you this time, as needed.

I also take seriously the point that startups are drivers of innovation.

In terms of data, we received very important views on the utilization of open data and AI, the promotion of the foundation of digital data utilization, and the utilization as a database, which can lead to Issue solutions with a sense of speed.

While taking the lead, the Government of Japan will support the efforts to review regulation in local areas, as pointed out by Mayor Takashima, and will advance the process of picking up important voices.

Finally, regarding My Number, we are grateful for the declaration of supporters.

Today, I indicated that the various types of regulation will be applied to the types and phases, and I believe that the basic concept of inspection and review has been approved by experts regarding the policy of conducting a comprehensive review for each type.

This is the critical moment. During the three year intensive reform period, we must eliminate the analog regulation and connect that mindset to the future. I believe there are still many mountains to be cleared, but we will formulate a plan for May toward a comprehensive review, and we will reflect the opinions you gave us today. I would like to ask for your continued guidance.

Senior Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs Kobayashi: Thank Kanemaru said that he would like more PR, and member Takashima said that he would like support. So, we would be very grateful if you could say about the expectations and results of the consultation in various situations.

Finally, I would like to ask a few words from Prime Minister Kishida. Prime Minister, please.

Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio: Thank you very much to the experts for your active discussions today. It is important to replace old regulation such as visual inspection regulation, on-site inspections, written procedures, and In-person Courses with digital technology, which will lead to the safe, secure, and convenient lives of the people and the facilitation of business activities.

Through the use of digital technology, we will achieve strong economic growth despite a declining workforce, increase productivity, and lead to higher incomes. New digital markets will be created, leading to the creation of businesses and industries.

Today, of the more than 40000 law sites and various public notices, 5,000 sites with Issue sites have been categorized and the direction of the review has been indicated. In addition to identifying the remaining law sites, a comprehensive review plan will be compiled by May, led by Minister Makishima, including responses at the time of new legislation. On that basis, over the next three years, the government will work together to complete a comprehensive review of regulation sites in line with digital principles. At the same time, please develop Technology Map sites to utilize all technologies, including sensors, drones, AI diagnostics, and big data analysis, led by Minister Makishima. In addition, Minister Makishima and Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko will take concrete measures to support efforts toward digitalization in local local government sites so that efforts by digitalization will spread to local areas.

At the regulatory reform Promotion Conference, reforms such as the elimination of restrictions are being realized as permanent measures for online medical care and drug administration guidance. In addition, please compile measures to promote medical care and nursing care digitalization to maintain and improve health by smoothly accessing medical care, nursing care services, and pharmaceuticals anywhere in Japan, and accelerate efforts to promote start-up innovation and investment in people.

Finally, in order to transform the government into a government suitable for the digital age, please specify a mechanism for policy formulation and evaluation of the so-called agile type, which can be reviewed in a flexible and agile manner. Please also accelerate consideration of the specification of a roadmap for the utilization of various digital tools across ministries and agencies, and the procedures and treatment for the smooth recruitment of digital human resources in private sector.

Senior Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs Kobayashi: Thank

That's all for today's "Digital Extraordinary Administrative Advisory Committee."

Thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to attend.

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