My Number Information full investigation Office (2nd)

Overview

Date and time: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 (2023) from 14:10 to 14:30
Location: Main Hall, 2nd Floor, Prime Minister's Official Residence
Order of business
1. Opening Remarks, Minister for Digital Transformation
2. Interim Report and Policy Package of My Number Information full investigation (Minister for Digital Transformation)
3. Remarks by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications on Efforts by Relevant Ministries and Agencies Related to My Number Information full investigation
4. Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio Remarks

Materials

Summary of proceedings

1. Opening Remarks

Minister for Digital Transformation Kono delivered an opening address.

2. Interim Report and Policy Package of My Number Information full investigation

Minister for Digital Transformation Kono explained the interim report and policy package of the My Number Information full investigation.

3. Efforts by relevant ministries and agencies related to My Number Information full investigation, etc.

The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Kato and the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Matsumoto explained the efforts of relevant ministries and agencies related to the My Number Information full investigation.

4. Remarks by Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio

With regard to the My Number, a series of cases of misidentification have been confirmed, causing concern among the people of Japan. Taking this seriously, it is necessary for the Government to make all-out efforts to restore public trust in My Number System.

Therefore, based on the policy package that was compiled today, please strongly promote the following three points: first, full investigation on the misidentification of My Number, second, measures to prevent recurrence, and third, measures to recover the trust of the people.

First, each Minister is requested to conduct an inspection of individual data for full investigation, as a general rule, by the end of November, while giving consideration to the circumstances of each individual organization. At that time, please fully pay attention to the burden on local government and insurers who conduct the inspection work, such as making the My Number inquiry cost free. In addition, please report on the progress of the inspection once a month.

As for recurrence prevention measures, please revise the Ministerial Ordinance and establish guidelines related to My Number registration, etc. within the next month. In addition, please work on the periodic confirmation of the linking status after the full investigation and the digitalization of My Number registration office work so as to prevent human errors and detect errors at an early stage.

In addition, after thorough implementation of full investigation and prevention of recurrence, in order to become the Maina Health Insurance Card chosen by the people, please promote the development of digital environments such as the installation of Maina Health Insurance Cards on smartphones and the spread of electronic prescriptions. At the same time, please promote the creation of an effective mechanism in which the benefits of Maina Health Insurance Cards can be felt, such as the promotion of higher-quality medical care and the prevention of multiple drug administration, duplicate medication, and contraindications to combined use. Please reflect this in the Priority plan toward the realization of digital society.

In order not to repeat the digital defeat that we experienced due to the novel coronavirus measures, we must not stop digitalization's progress. Please make every effort to restore trust in My Number System, which is the public foundation of digital society, and to make it possible for the people to transition in digital society with peace of mind through measures such as the combined use of digital and analog in the event of a. Please make sure that the government, local government, and related organizations are united in their efforts. digitalization

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