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A digital day, an online event.

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2022 Digital Day logo image. In the center of the logo, it is written, "October 2 (Sun) to 3 (Mon) 2022 Digital Day JAPAN DIGITAL DAYS 2022 Let's touch! #Digital Power".

Digital Agency live-streamed the "Digital Day" online event through YouTube and Twitter from 11:00 on Sunday, October 2, 2022.

2022 Digital Day Event Overview

Date and Time: October 2, 2022 (Sunday) 11:00 to 13:00
Distribution location: Digital Agency's official YouTube channel, official Twitter account

Event Highlights

Performer information is in the order of the Japanese syllabary with titles omitted.

(General MC)

  • Genta Aoki, freelance announcer

Opening

Minister for Digital Transformation, who appeared in a digital avatar, gave an opening address. He expressed his expectations for "Digital Day", saying, "Digital Day and Digital Month are important opportunities to raise the momentum of digitalization in society as a whole. I hope that as many people as possible will come into contact with digital."
Digital Day A view of the online event site. An announcer stands on the left side of the virtual studio, and a large monitor is set up in the center of the stage, displaying the Minister Kono of digital avatars.

Bust shot of Minister Kono's digital avatar. He is wearing a suit and his face is greatly deformed. His expression is a slight smile.

(Performers)

  • Minister Kono Avatar

Japan's digital ratio at 2022

For the second consecutive year, the Council for Gender Equality released the results of a survey on the degree of digitalization in the Japanese society and administration.
We confirmed the current state of Japan's "digital degree" from items related to daily life, such as "the ownership rate of devices such as TVs and smartphones," to items related to administrative services, such as "the usage rate of digital administrative procedures."
Mr. Ochiai says, "Regular inspection of all digital date and administrative services is one of the purposes of creating Digital Day, and I think it is important.", and speaks enthusiastically about the significance of continuously reflecting on the progress of the digitalization using various indicators.
Mr. Wakamiya expressed his expectations for the future of Japanese My Number Card, saying, "I think it would be good to put out something that I feel it was good to be on a digitalization, such as it was good to have a digitalization." In response, Mr. Mr. Asanuma, Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, Chief Officer of Digital Agency expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I would like to firmly promote the enhancement of the feeling of use and the development of digital infrastructure infrastructure over a three to five year period."

Digital Day A view of an online event venue. The MC is on the left and three performers are on the right. A large monitor is installed in the center of the stage, and under the question, "Which administrative procedure is more common?", the results are displayed as "online 38.5% digital" or "counter / mail 61.5% analog".

Photo by Yoichi Ochiai, a media artist participating in the event

(Performers)

  • Yoichi Ochiai Media Artist
  • Masako Wakamiya Director, NPO Blonde Band School Association
  • Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, Chief Officer of Digital Agency ASANUMA Takashi

WHAT HAPPENS? JAPAN'S DIGITAL SOCIETY

Minister Kono and the digital talents in the spotlight now had a heated discussion about "the future of Japanese digital society."

In response to the question, "If you were Minister for Digital Transformation, how would you change the country with digital technology?", Sota Watanabe said, "I would like to make it possible for startups to participate more freely in areas such as Web3, where Japanese companies may be able to take an advantage over the rest of the world.", and Anju Ishiyama said, "I would like to advance Japanese digital democracy so that citizens can communicate with the government in ways other than voting."

Looking back on the discussion, Minister Kono once again expressed his enthusiasm for further Japanese digitalization, saying, "In order to advance Japanese Digital Agency, it is important to see how much your generation can demonstrate their abilities and come up with ideas. We would like to continue to receive opinions from digitalization."

A photo of Minister Kono participating in the "What will happen? Japanese Digital Society" event. Below the photo is a ticker displaying the following question: "Q2 If you were Minister for Digital Transformation, how would you change Japan?"

A scene from the "What will happen? Japanese Digital Society" event venue. The MC stands on the left and Minister Kono sits on the right. A large monitor set up in the center of the stage shows four performers participating online. A ticker at the bottom reads, "Q2 If you were Minister for Digital Transformation, how would you change Japan?"

(Performers)

  • Anju Ishiyama, President of PublicMeetsInnovation Sharing Economy Association
  • Tachizaki Nogoromo Robot Creator
  • Moridani Yoriyasu junior high school student programmer
  • Sota Watanabe Founder, Astar Network
  • Minister for Digital Transformation KONO Taro

Award ceremony for the good digital award 2022

The "good digital award" is presented by Minister for Digital Transformation to individuals, companies, and organizations that are contributing or have potential to contribute to making digitalization "a people-friendly city where no one is left behind." The winners in each of the nine categories were honored, and the Grand Prix was announced from among the top prizes in all categories.

Singer Ado received the "Social Impact Judge Special Award," which is presented to individuals who make efforts, actions, and communication that have a strong influence on society.
In a video message, he commented, "It is a great honor. I love VOCALOID and have been listening to it since I was a child. My start as a singer was when I first posted video at the age of 14. I would like to continue to deliver songs to everyone as Ado."

Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki, received the My Number Card Special Award, which is given to excellent municipalities based on a comprehensive judgment of the spread of My Number Card and the status of related efforts.

Mayor Takahisa Ikeda was awarded remotely for supporting applications for the elderly with the "My Number Card Car," a dedicated vehicle for supporting Myna-chan applications.

The Grand Prize of the "good digital award 2022" was given to MEDIA DO Co., Ltd., which is working on "Accessible Library - E-book Auto-Reading Service for the Visually Impaired -" and received a trophy from Minister Kono.

The representative of MEDIA DO Co., Ltd., who won the Grand Prix at the good digital award 2022, is being awarded. In the center of the screen, the representative and Minister Kono are facing each other and shaking hands.

A view of the Digital Day online event venue. Photos of the winners of the good digital award

(Performers)

  • Ado Singer
    * Appearance via video message
  • Yoshinaga IKEDA Mayor of Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki
  • Representative Director, President and CEO, MEDIA DO Co., Ltd.
  • Director, Vice President and COO
  • MURAI Jun Professor, Keio University
  • Minister for Digital Transformation KONO Taro

Digital Genba

"Digital Genba" introduces various efforts of government ministries and agencies, local governments, companies and organizations.

First, he introduced the "One-stop, no writing service" digital transformation of administrative procedures in Kitami City, a video covering the "TAF System" digital transformation of agricultural processes in the prefecture, followed by examples such as the "eMAFF" online application system implemented in Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

In addition, in a remote interview with Hatara Create Co., Ltd. in Nagano Prefecture, one of the companies supporting Digital Day, the company explained how it is challenging work style reform using DX.

Finally, Anna Konma rushed to the site and interviewed the person in charge of My Number in Digital Agency and covered the "My-Taku Program" in Maebashi City using My Number Card. During the interview, she was surprised that it could also be used for online administrative procedures and other things, saying, "I only recognized My Number Card as one of my identification documents."

A scene from the Digital Day online event site. Performers stand on the right side, and "Tokachi' TAF System'" is introduced on a monitor in the middle of the stage.

An interview on the Maebashi My-Taku System. A photo of a female announcer in a taxi. On the upper right of the screen, a ticker reads, "My Number Card's New System Maebashi." At the bottom of the screen, "The rider just holds it up, and the driver inputs the information and it calculates automatically."

(Performers)

  • Takuma & CEO, Hatara Create Co., Ltd.
  • Mika Konma Freelance Announcer
  • Kotaro Chiba Founder / Representative Partner of DRONE FUND General Partner of Chiba Dojo Fund
  • Masako Wakamiya Director, NPO Blonde Band School Association
  • CTO Digital Agency FUJIMOTO Masaki
  • MIZUSHIMA Sota CPO

(Introduction of Initiatives)

  • Kitami City
  • Maebashi-shi
  • Tokachi Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
  • Hatara Create Co., Ltd.
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
  • Digital Agency

Ending

At the closing of the "Digital Day" online event, Mr. Wakamiya said, "I felt that the digital reform should be done not only by Digital Agency but also by all of us," and Mr. Murai said, "I think that the digital society is where people learn from each other and develop their expertise. I felt that the Digital Day is a day to confirm the results once a year."

In addition, Mr. Mr. Asanuma, Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, Chief Officer of Digital Agency stated, "Since digital is just a means, I would like to convey to the people of Japan and companies the sense of values that make people happy, enjoyable, and helpful," summarizing the speech and its future prospects.

(Performers)

  • MURAI Jun Professor, Keio University
  • Masako Wakamiya Director, NPO Blonde Band School Association
  • Minister for Digital Transformation KONO Taro

What is Digital Day / Digital Month?

It is an anniversary created in 2021 as an opportunity for society as a whole to periodically reflect on, experience, and review digital.
Through public-private cooperation, we will implement various initiatives using digital-related technologies and services, and work to increase the momentum toward digitalization in society.
In 2022, October 2 (Sun) and 3 (Mon) were designated as Digital Days, and the one month period from October 1 (Sat) to 31 (Mon) was designated as Digital Month. We aim to make it a period that will accelerate Japanese digitalization by holding various events and campaigns.

Efforts by companies and organizations supporting Digital Day and Digital Month

During Digital Day and Digital Month, companies and organizations that support Digital Day will plan digital-related events, seminars, sales campaigns, and other events across Japan. From smartphone classes for the elderly, sales campaigns on digital devices and e-commerce sites, to plans to boost local economies through alliances between local governments and companies, we plan to hold a wide range of events nationwide, including local areas.
The names of supporting companies and organizations and their initiatives are available on the Digital Day official website, and it is also possible to search by initiative category and prefecture.

Digital Day

For more information about Digital Day, please visit the following page.

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