We will announce the opinions expressed in "Priority plan towards the realization of digital society" Digital Agency I-Test.
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To those who have expressed their opinions
Thank you very much for sending many valuable opinions to Digital Agency Idea Box.
In Digital Agency, we have set forth "a society in which people can choose services that match their needs and can realize diverse happiness through the use of digital technology" as an ideal digital society, and have formulated the "digital society for the Realization of Priority plan," which describes the matters that the government should promptly and intensively incorporate to realize this vision.
In Priority plan, which was decided by the Cabinet today, we utilized the opinions we received from everyone to expand each part (realization of A digital society where no one left behind, BPR and regulatory reform, safty and security, semi-public sector such as medical care and education, public service for business operators, development and securement of digital human resources, etc.).
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all of you for taking the time to bring what you feel in your daily lives to Digital Agency from your respective perspectives.
We will continue to listen to the valuable opinions of the people of Japan and aim to be a "gentle digitalization" that is close to each and every one of us. We would appreciate it if you could continue to give us your frank opinions.
June 7, 2022
Minister for Digital Transformation MAKISHIMA Karen
Question 1: Realization of A digital society where no one left behind
Category: Administrative Procedures / Institutional Improvements
Comments:
I think it is "anyone" including children, the elderly, the disabled, and people who cannot buy digital devices, but I think this is very dangerous. The current Internet is full of danger. I receive spam e-mails and suspicious phone calls almost every day, and I use the Internet while avoiding suspicious sites. Even if I am careful, advertisements are displayed indiscriminately on almost any site, images and advertisements that I do not want to see are displayed, and information that incites and solicits desires (and links that invite careless clicks) is overflowing. Recently, there seem to be sites that deceive public institutions. Not only that, but criminals targeting children and amateurs are hanging around on SNS, and if you collect personal data, it becomes a commodity and is actively traded. Information leakage is a daily occurrence. It is traded without limit on the dark web. Various fakes are overflowing, and no one can identify what is true. The current Internet is a nest of the dead.
Is it the meaning of "nobody" to invite unfamiliar people into such cyberspace?
It is an ideal that all people will be able to benefit from digital technology. However, before that, shouldn't we first prioritize security when using the Internet? Isn't it the responsibility of the Digital Agency government to establish a foundation for this?
I think it is necessary to build a mechanism in which "no one will be left behind" after confirming and dealing with the inadequacies of our feet first, without getting ahead of convenience and economic efficiency. It seems that it has never been seriously considered, so I would like to make a proposal.
Please don't let go of the fact that it's your fault. Don't let people who are new to digital use (via manipulated education) end up with more crime and harm.
Just in case, I would like to add that it is not a matter of "just doing a crime prevention education." We believe that the infrastructure of the online system needs to be rebuilt. This proposal includes the security and stability of the server and the maintenance of the communication line. It is a foolish speculation that Japanese digital society cannot be realized unless this is accomplished.
Don't let Digital Agency put the cart before the horse by making things "convenient but dangerous."
The neglect of the "dangerous Internet" is nothing more than a denial of digital society itself.
Comments from Digital Agency:
As you pointed out, in order to realize digital society, I believe it is essential to take a perspective that achieves both the improvement of the convenience of people's lives through the progress of digitalization and the securing of safty and security.
For this reason, the Government will promote efforts such as securing cybersecurity, protecting personal data, and preventing crimes using information and communications technology, as described in the Priority plan Plan formulated this time, as efforts to develop safty and security use environments for the Internet and others.
In particular, with regard to securing cybersecurity, as you pointed out, given that all actors will participate in cyberspace, we recognize that it is essential to simultaneously improve convenience from the perspective of the people and secure cybersecurity where "no one will be left behind." The entire government will strive to strengthen cybersecurity by steadily promoting initiatives based on the cybersecurity Strategies.
Category: Digital Enablement / Diversity
Comments:
My friend is on welfare.
So, I was talking to you when we were dating each other, and I noticed something.
- Delivery of public assistance expenses
It may depend on the local government, but I heard that it is delivered in cash. In this day and age, there are various electronic payments, so I thought it would be better to directly deposit money into the account. There aren't many stores that can't be used these days, and even a small amount of points will be added to your living expenses.
I HAVE TO GO TO public office EVERY TIME, SO IT CAN'T BE HELPED. - What if they had some kind of terminal?
It seems that the end of life is not going well, but if I lend you a tablet, I can find many cases and I may be able to get some interviews next time.
I think public office should hand out such a thing. I happened to lend it this time, but there seems to be no case where there is a person who can lend it conveniently.
Comments from Digital Agency:
Digital Agency is promoting efforts to provide push-type support according to needs in a prompt and reliable manner through the public fund receiving account Registration System. We are currently preparing to develop a system to provide registered benefit information to public authorities, etc., which provide public fund receiving account, etc., including Public Assistance for public assistance, by the end of FY 2022.
Category: Development of rules and systems
Comments:
Digitalization should be dealt with by clarifying whether it is one or zero. Ambiguous things cannot be used for digitalization. Unless ambiguous things are identified and the existing rules are reviewed in advance, the digitalization will become unusable. For example, the use of your maiden name. In Japan, your maiden name is only a nickname and is not legally recognized. If you do not legally recognize the use of two family names or a system of husband and wife having different surnames after marriage, you cannot digitalization a name. There must be many other examples like this. It cannot be systematized without prior preparation.
Comments from Digital Agency:
Based on the recognition that the improvement of convenience may be impaired if Digital Agency itself becomes a purpose, digitalization is working on business process reform (BPR) and a review of the system itself when developing information systems.
*BPR:Business Process Reengineering
Question 2: Creation and growth of startup companies
Category: Environmental Services
Comments:
Could you please unify the MRI and other data into dcm extensions? If the format is different at each hospital, it will be inconvenient for doctors to carry it when they diagnose. I would like medical care Integrator to handle it.
Comments from Digital Agency:
In Digital Agency, in semi-public sector, including the medical care field you pointed out, and in the mutual cooperation field, we will promote environmental development through cooperation between the public and private sectors, such as the development of data-handling rules and systems.
Category: Human Resource Development and Securing
Comments:
There is a shortage of IT engineers even in startups, and it is expected that the shortage will further increase in the future. On the other hand, the ratio of female engineers in the recruitment market is very limited. In increasing the number of engineers as a whole, it is more effective to work on the part that is still small. To this end, it is necessary to increase the ratio at the stage of advancing to universities and graduate schools, and to have a mechanism that welcomes changes from other industries. In particular, the ratio is lower in security, DevOps, and the backend, which are closer to the foundation, so we think that measures to boost this part are optimal.
Comments from Digital Agency:
We are promoting the development of environments in which all people, including women, from education courses to active members of society can acquire digital skills, including the development of education content and curricula and the establishment of a digital human resources development platform that provides practical learning opportunities.
Category: Administrative Procedures / Institutional Improvements
Comments:
The most time-consuming part of starting a startup is the company registration process.
The entries in a registration application form are complex and difficult for ordinary people to make accurately, but in the present situation, it is a guide that the parties have to make from scratch.
Therefore, it is necessary to create a system that is easy to write by distributing sample application forms (also posted on the website) in which options are checked and necessary matters are filled in. In addition, it is necessary to take the same measures when applying online to ease the burden.
Comments from Digital Agency:
In public service for business operators, we are promoting various initiatives to ease the burden on business operators, such as improving business operator support services from the perspective of users, such as making administrative procedures one stop and making various applications and notifications online.
Question 3: In addition, toward the realization of a rich digital society
Category: Administrative Procedures / Institutional Improvements
Comments:
Please stop the faxing in public office. When we have a little long inquiries, we are told to "fax it" or "mail it." The sales of fax machines themselves can't be in an era where they are decreasing like this. How many years has it been since "security - Email is useless as a countermeasure" said such a thing? Every company is doing something about it. I hope they will abolish it completely.
Comments from Digital Agency:
In order to realize a user-centered public service, we will consider the optimal method for users to receive services in each business after implementing business process reform (BPR) and reviewing the systems themselves.
Category: Information Dissemination / Information Gathering
Comments:
I came here after I heard the news that the top position had changed and searched for various things, but I wonder how many people know about the existence of this place in the first place. So far, I haven't found anyone who would be interested in coming here.
I think it is impossible to widely collect opinions from society only by collecting opinions from people who happen to visit here.
I think it is more important to suck up opinions from the tool that has already expanded throughout Japan and the world.
I hope that we will become a world-class brain group that is proud of organization in the next generation, capable of thinking of the future without being bound by vested interests or trapped in existing systems.
Comments from Digital Agency:
In addition to the Digital Agency Idea Box, we will work on effective public relations activities and creating momentum for the promotion of digital society in order to deepen the understanding of the people of digitalization.
Category: Talent / education
Comments:
I'm a parent of a new student at an elementary school in Fukuoka City. I was surprised at how many paper documents were handed out at the entrance ceremony.
- Various questionnaires (family environment, health, etc.)
- Various questionnaires
- Date of the round-table conference, desired date, etc.
It is unclear whether all of these documents will be managed and used on paper, or whether school staff will enter the paper on a computer, but in any case, a large number of man-hours for management will be required.
In general companies, input is requested through various data collection applications, data is automatically organized and aggregated, uninput is checked, and data is archived in the cloud, etc. After that, necessary information is utilized in a timely manner as necessary.
I feel that such digital transformation (DX) is too late.
*I think there are many applications such as Forms that can be used by employees.
In addition, regarding the notification of absence or early leave, they said, "Please use the notification form to the homeroom teacher via a neighboring child, and refrain from calling."
There is uncertainty due to the child's forgetting to submit it, and above all, there is also a burden on the guardian when the child is in poor physical condition, so I hope that communication and immediate reflection on the app will be improved as soon as possible.
With the overwork and IT skills of the school staff, I feel that Promotion of DX is making slow progress.
The national and local government governments will establish a special division and actively promote the employment of IT engineers and the dispatch of IT engineers to schools. This will reduce the burden on education sites, parents, and children, and will lead to the provision of high-quality education.
Best regards
Comments from Digital Agency:
In January this year, four ministries, Digital Agency, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, formulated the "Roadmap to the Utilization of Data in Education." Based on the awareness of the Issue that "information is processed on paper, which imposes a heavy burden on surveys and administration," we will promote online surveys and procedures and digitalization of school affairs. The related ministries and agencies will also work together on the Issue.
*The above opinions were collected from April 15 to May 5, 2022 at the time of the formulation of' digital society for the Realization of Priority plan' decided by the Cabinet on June 7, 2022.
*In the above, we have posted the opinions that received more responses among the opinions for each question.