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Fact-finding survey on My Number information linkage based on the report of the Board of Audit

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After receiving a report from the Board of Audit, Digital Agency conducted a fact-finding survey on the My Number information sharing system. The survey identified issues that local governments face when using the My Number information sharing system, presented measures to address them, and collected and shared good practices.

Background

As the foundation of a digital society, My Number System is an infrastructure for realizing a more fair and just society by improving the convenience of citizens and improving the efficiency of administration. Information coordination among administrative agencies in My Number System enables the omission of attached documents in various administrative procedures.

On May 15, 2024, the Board of Audit of Japan released a report entitled "Implementation of Information Inquiries by Local Governments in the My Number System of (Board of Audit website) ." The report pointed out that the use of information inquiries by some local governments and administrative procedures was low, and stated that relevant ministries and agencies should provide appropriate advice to resolve the problem in cooperation with Digital Agency. In response to this report, Digital Agency conducted a fact-finding survey in cooperation with various ministries and agencies. Please refer to the "Results of the" for the survey results.

Affairs subject to investigation

Out of the administrative work using My Number selected by the Board of Audit, the following nine administrative work was selected and investigated in consideration of the number of information inquiries, etc.

  1. Affairs concerning the assessment and collection of local taxes or forest environmental tax (the Local Tax Act and other Acts concerning local taxes, and the Act on ordinance, forest environmental tax, and Forest Environmental Transfer Tax or the Act on Special Corporate Enterprise Tax and Special Corporate Enterprise Transfer Tax based on these Acts);
  2. Affairs pertaining to payment of insurance benefits or collection of insurance premiums (National Health Insurance Act)
  3. Affairs Related to Payment of Child Maintenance Allowance (Child Maintenance Allowance Act)
  4. Affairs Concerning the Payment of Child Allowance (Child Allowance Act)
  5. Affairs pertaining to payment of insurance premiums, implementation of insurance premiums, or collection of nursing care insurance benefit (Long-Term Care community support projects Act)
  6. Affairs concerning the burden of expenses or payment of medical expenses pertaining to infectious diseases (Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients Suffering from Infectious Diseases)
  7. Affairs Concerning Payment of Payment for Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities or Implementation of Regional Livelihood Support Project (Act on Comprehensive Support for the Daily and Social Life of Persons with Disabilities)
  8. Affairs related to the provision of education and childcare benefits for children or benefits for the use of facilities, etc. for child care, or the implementation of local child and child care support services (Child and Child Care Support Act)
  9. Affairs Concerning Payment of Specific Medical Expenses Pertaining to Intractable Diseases (Act on Medical Care for Patients with Intractable Diseases)

Timing of the survey

From September 2024

Research method

Online survey

Results of the

Through this survey, we identified the challenges faced by local governments in implementing My Number information coordination using information provision network services, and presented countermeasures for each challenge. In addition, we will collect good examples of local governments that are making efficient use of information coordination and publish them in the report, with the aim of spreading them to other local governments.

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