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Establishment of the Compliance Committee

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Cabinet Secretariat, Information and Communications Technology (IT) Strategic Office

Digital Agency (scheduled to be inaugurated on September 1 this year) will be the control tower for the formation of digital society, which aims to realize the sustainable and sound development of the Japanese economy and the happy lives of the people. The expectations of the people of Digital Agency are extremely high, and Digital Agency bears an extremely heavy responsibility.

In order for Digital Agency to fulfill its responsibilities and meet the expectations of the people, all persons working at Digital Agency are required to act creatively and autonomously while fully utilizing their specialized expertise and skills. On the other hand, Digital Agency must never fail the expectations of the people or invite their doubts, such as through illegal or inappropriate administrative processing related to their duties.

Accordingly, the Compliance Committee was established and held a meeting today in order to obtain necessary opinions and advice from external lawyers, certified public accountants, etc. regarding compliance in Digital Agency. (Since Digital Agency has not yet been established, the current name is the "Compliance Committee of the Information and Communications Technology Strategic Office of the Cabinet Secretariat." However, from September 1, the name will be changed to the "Digital Agency Compliance Committee.")

At the remote meeting held today, the results of the survey on procurement by the Integrated System for the Management of Health Information, etc. of Foreign Nationals Entering Japan (so-called Oripara System), which was released on August 20, and the content of the summary of the Study Group on Bidding Restrictions held on August 25 were reported. Based on these, active discussions and exchanges of opinions were held on the formulation of Digital Agency's own procurement Rules and Code of Ethics, efforts to improve awareness of the Code, the establishment of a whistle-blower window, and other matters. In addition, the "Digital Agency Basic Policies on Compliance (Draft)" were approved.

The results of today's discussions will be fully reflected in the formulation of various norms and rules in Digital Agency.

Committee Members

(Members are listed in the order of the Japanese syllabary, with the honorific titles omitted)

Members

  • Toshiya Natori (Legal Partner, ITN Law Office): Chairman
  • ENDO Koichi (Information and Communications Technology (IT) Strategic Officer, Information and Communications Technology (IT) Strategic Office, Cabinet Secretariat)
  • Toru Kajikawa (Representative Partner and Chairman, Taiyo LLC)
  • Jiro KOKURYO (Professor, Faculty of Policy Studies, Keio University)
  • Akihiko Shiba (Attorney at Shiba and Tanaka Management Law Office)
  • Keiko Fujimori (Representative Director / Certified Public Accountant, ASIMOV ROBOTICS Co., Ltd.)

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