2021 Digital Day Online Event

Digital Agency streamed "2021 Digital Day ONLINE EVENT - Digital Agency Foundation Memorial -" (released) live on YouTube and Twitter from 13:00 on October 10 (Sun), 2021, and the number of views reached a total of 2.5 million.
(* YouTube and Twitter views)

On the day, MAKISHIMA Karen Minister for Digital Transformation (hereinafter referred to as Makishima) delivered a speech saying, "This day comes every year, so we can turn the cycle and have a new experience. I want to make it a day like that." Various contents related to digital were held, including the announcement of "Digitalization," an indicator to measure how advanced Japanese digitalization is, and the announcement of the "Minister for Digital Transformation Promotion Award," which is the first award given by digital society. Experts such as Yoichi Ochiai, Takeshi Natsuno, and Hiroyuki Nishimura (in alphabetical order) also took the stage and exchanged opinions on Japanese digitalization.

In addition, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, who has been popular since his "digital debut" on YouTube and is celebrating his 10th anniversary this year, also appeared. Regarding the future of digital × music, he said, "There are more and more ways of expression that even performers are surprised at. I think digital forms will continue to change, so I want to challenge the state-of-the-art." The two popular comedy duo Musical Lovely also appeared, and there was a scene in which they were surprised to see if the password of Murakami-san's e-mail address had been leaked. They also realized a virtual space collaboration with the popular animation work "GHOST IN THE SHELL SAC _ 2045."

2021 Digital Day ONLINE EVENT - Digital Agency Foundation Memorial -

• Date and Time: October 10, 2021 (Sun) from 13:00 to 16:00

• Streaming location: Digital Agency's official YouTube channel, official Twitter account

• Number of views: A total of 2.5 million * Number of views on YouTube and Twitter (does not include views on niconico, etc.)

Event Report Details

Opening

Speaker: Mr. Makishima

After the screening of the opening movie, Minister Makishima delivered an address. Minister Makishima once again expressed his expectations for "Digital Day." He said, "The reason I established' Digital Day' is because I wanted to create an opportunity to regularly look back, experience, and review. Every year, this day comes along, and we turn the cycle and have new experiences. I want to make it a day like that." At this event, a special collaboration with "GHOST IN THE SHELL SAC _ 2045 Sustainable War," which is scheduled to be released in theaters on Friday, November 12, was also held. After the address, Minister Makishima took a "virtual commemorative photo" with Thinking Tank Tatikoma of the Public Security Division 9, which is in charge of special security for the virtual space.

Japanese digital degree 2021

Speakers: Yoichi Ochiai, Takeshi Natsuno, Hiroyuki Nishimura

Based on the results of a survey on how advanced Japanese digitalization is, we announced the "degree of digitalization" of the country. First of all, we announced the "possession rate of devices such as TVs and smartphone." In this survey, which was obtained by age and prefecture, we found that there is a large difference in the age of possession between digital devices such as smartphone and tablets and long-used devices such as fax machines and flip phones. We also found that more people in urban areas possess devices that have spread in recent years, such as smartphone. In response to the results, Mr. Natsuno said, "Information on urban areas is available on the Internet, but information on area is not available. area may not feel the need for it, especially because it has an environment where people live without access to the Internet. Therefore, if information on area becomes more available on the Internet, it will change naturally."

Next, I looked at the data on the media used for information collection on a daily basis. While the percentage of TV is high overall, the result shows that there are few people who watch paper media such as newspapers, books, and magazines every day. By age group, it was found that people in their 20s mainly use SNS, and people in their 50s often use news sites and news apps. In response to this result, Mr. Ochiai said, "It is unusual for a country to be so strong in TV. It is truly a characteristic unique to Japan." Mr. Natsuno said, "It is true that when we were in our 20s, we were not interested in politics or news. We might have been more interested in knowing the movements of our friends around us. So, I think it is natural for us to use SNS rather than news." Mr. Nishimura said, "Now, whether it is TV or the Internet does not matter to young people, and with TV information also being posted on the Internet, what can be seen on the Internet is the same for young people."

Next, we announced the results of a survey on the utilization rate of services using the Internet, such as messaging apps, music and video distribution services, and cashless payments. The utilization rate of all services is increasing year by year, but it can be seen that music distribution and video distribution services are not spreading overall, and that younger generations are the main users.

Finally, I would like to talk about the digitalization of administrative procedures. I announced the results of measuring the time it took for Digital Agency employees to actually visit public office and complete the procedures at the counter. This time, I introduced "Procedures for Moving Out and Moving In at the Time of Moving" and "Application for Parking Space Certificate at the Police Station." First of all, "Procedures for Moving Out and Moving In at the Time of Moving." I once again learned that when applying for moving out, it takes a lot of time to complete one application form, including the need to enter the name five times, the difficulty of understanding how to fill out the form, and the need to check the data. Even when applying for moving in, it took about 30 minutes to wait for the staff to enter the information. Next, when I looked at the results of the procedures for Parking Space Certificate at the Police Station, the staff who completed the procedures this time took more than 90 minutes to complete the procedures. This was caused by the congestion at the counter because they could not make a reservations or submit the documents in advance. This time, the results of the field survey of Digital Agency employees were announced. Regarding these administrative procedures, Mr. Nishimura said, "If you have to wait 90 minutes, the company needs to take a half day off. It is a considerable loss. It is important to make a visualization properly like this." He explained the necessity of turning around the PDCA cycle for improvement based on clear criteria.

Regarding "Japanese Digitality 2021," which quantitatively shows the current status of Japanese digitality, Mr. Ochiai said, "I think it is important to set KPIs, see the progress with data, and look back. For example, when we look at next year, if a miracle occurs, such as when the procedure that took 90 minutes this year was reduced to five minutes, we can grasp it because we set and follow indicators. On the other hand, I think it will become worse, so I feel that it is necessary to periodically review it, including that. Next year, I hope to collect data that can read how DX in our society will progress." He emphasized the significance of following the progress of digitalization with various indicators in the next fiscal year and beyond.

#Let's Make Voices Heard ~ Digital Agency Idea Box ~

Speakers: Mr. Makishima, Mr. Yoichi Ochiai, Mr. Takeshi Natsuno, Mr. Hiroyuki Nishimura

Digital Agency is working on the "digital society Idea Box," a forum to collect opinions and ideas from a wide range of people on the shape of digital reform and how to promote Digital Agency, and to share and discuss them openly. We are currently holding a demonstration projects on "PoliPoli Gov (beta version)" https://polipolily-gov.com/. Therefore, we collected opinions from the people on "What we are waiting for in digitalization" in several fields, and introduced the opinions that resonated with many people. At the event, we introduced posts based on four topics.

• Topic 1: What are your expectations for digitalization in education?

When I visited elementary schools in the Netherlands, I found that all of the classrooms were equipped with electronic blackboards and PCs. When I said, "That's wonderful," I was greeted with a suspicious look. "Is Japan different?"
When I told him that analog blackboards are still the norm in Japan, he looked even more suspicious and said, "These are all made in Japan."
Let's move forward with digitalization in education, which reduces the burden on teachers and promotes learning at the pace of each child.

When asked about the story of the poster, Mr. Ototake, he said, "There are still few developed countries that use analog blackboards for classes. This may be reflected in the current situation in which the introduction of online classes has not progressed even in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. I would like you to promote digitalization here." He also said that he would like you to promote digitalization in education while taking into account the disparities in area and families. In response to this, Minister Makishima replied, "By using an electronic blackboard, we will be more efficient, and as a result, the time of each teacher will be compressed, and we will be able to create a system that can firmly follow the learning of each person. I think it is important to firmly share the purpose of the introduction. By doing so, we will be able to create a system that can expand each person's strengths and compensate for their weaknesses."

• Topic 2: What is the problem of low information accessibility?
  What do you expect?

As it stands, government sites are too focused on achieving coverage.
In fact, you need four things: "I have information," "I can discover," "I can understand," and "I can perform the task smoothly."
I think it is important to make these four essential requirements when creating a site and make a testing at the stage of planning and release.

Mr. Fukazu, the poster, said, "For example, even if there is a defined contribution pensions, no one can understand it and no one can access it," adding an actual example. In response, Mr. Nishimura said, "It is difficult because if the format is standardized or unified, everyone will not be able to find it. I think the correct answer is to create and optimize a service like an administrative search engine."

• Topic 3: If digitalization advances in the field of medical care, what do you expect?

Right now, it is required to integrate medical care IDs of the people and build a platform necessary for the upcoming DX era.
In particular, it is a secure personal identification system that links My Number Card and health insurance card in a simple and secure way and can be shared by each medical institutions.
The My Number Card system being developed by the Cabinet Office will be transformed into a system that can be used as a digital patient registration card / health insurance card, and the functions will be expanded in order to promote its progressive use.
If these systems are realized, not only can they be utilized as a vaccination reservations management system and a general-purpose periodic vaccination management system in the With Corona era, but also can be expected to be used as a passkey for PHR, such as settlement, trace of medication information, and development of insurance products.

Mr. Aoki, the poster, says that he felt the need for systemization in the My Number Card field, saying, "Amid the spread of medical care, especially in medical care, I think it is a problem that the data is distributed among hospitals, pharmacies, and insurance." In response to this, Minister Makishima responded, "Just as we announced the other day, we will fully operate the integration of cards and insurance cards from October 20, so first of all, from there. Drug history and specific information and medical examination information will be linked, so I think the direction shown will be followed."

• Topic 4: If digitalization advances in the field of administration, what do you expect?

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of Japan's information infrastructure, but I think the problems are simply as follows.
1. A lot of information is analog data, and digitization of information (original text) is delayed.
2. Data is fragmented (sic) and information is not integrated
To solve this Issue, it is essential to establish a common key to which all information is linked.
Without key data, no matter how much information is digitalization, it cannot be integrated and effectively used.
The best solution is to use My Number ID for this common key, but looking at the failures of Juki Net ID so far, there may be a problem of the national character of Japanese people, and I feel that it is a high hurdle.
However, if Japan is scared and does nothing as it is now, it will just fall behind the wave of the world of digitization and decline.
With the pandemic and the establishment of Digital Agency as the last chance, I hope that the spread of My Number will be the top priority and completed.
As the next step, I would like to see a system that uses blockchain for data storage, rather than the centralized system used until now.
Centralized data storage is an effective defense against hacking and cyber terrorism, and I think it is a good choice considering Japan's technological superiority.

Minister Makishima said, "It is really important to promote DX by taking into account data, as well as the foundation of My Number. I think you made a very important point." Mr. Wada said, "I think we need a gateway infrastructure to connect various applications. There are many people who take out their insurance cards and check them every month when they go to the hospital, so I always feel that something can be done about it."

Digital × the Future of Music Special Talk Guest: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu KASICO

Speakers: Mr. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and Mr. KASICO

Popular artist Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and ART DIRECTOR KASHICO appeared. The two, who have worked together on SNS program production, artist photography and jacket design, talked about their thoughts on digital and music collaboration. They talked about three themes: "Digital Debut," "How to Enjoy Digital," and "The Future of Digital."

Two Digital Debuts

Kyary's major debut song "PONPONPON," which was released on YouTube in 2011, quickly became a topic of conversation around the world. When I asked Kyary about his digital debut, he said, "Before people started YouTube and SNS as a matter of course like now, I wrote a blog and sent out my expression. When I think about' using digital' again, I think that time was my' digital debut.'" He said that he had naturally come to use digital. On the other hand, KASICO said, "My debut was when I bought a pen tablet in high school. Digital has always been inseparable even now."

How to Enjoy Digital

Kyary, who makes full use of various SNS, says that he uses them differently. "Instagram is used as a folder for photos, and Twitter is used to send out your thoughts." He says that he uses them according to his purpose. He also says that "SNS, for better or worse, gets burned by comments. I always send out messages while thinking that many people are watching." He says that it is also helpful that he can directly see the reactions of fans. KASICO says, "The number of video production jobs premised on posting on SNS has increased since about five years ago. If you post in a busy timeline and make it stand out, freshness is important. I'm glad that you can see the reactions right away."

Next, the music video of "Kamaitachi" from Kyary's new album "Candy Racer" released on October 27th was screened. It is a song in which two people who use digital technology worked together and KASICO was involved in the creative.

"The Digital Future"

Finally, when I asked Kyary, who has been making his debut for 10 years, what he would like to try and express in the next 10 years, he said enthusiastically, "I have tried VR and AR in my live performances so far, but there are more and more ways of expression that are surprising to performers. I think digital forms will continue to change, so I would like to try cutting-edge things."

Digital society Promotion Award 2021

Speakers: Makishima, Mr. Jun Murai, Yoko Ishikura, Chief Officer of the Digital Agency

In order to increase interest in digitalization and "human-friendly digitalization" promoted by Digital Agency throughout society, the "digitalization Promotion Award" was announced to recognize individuals and teams who are engaged in excellent digital society efforts.

We announced the winners of the Minister's Awards (7 Silver Awards, 2 Gold Awards, and 1 Platinum Award) from the 20 winners selected by the Digital Day Review Committee. In addition, we invited the three winners of the Platinum and Gold Awards to participate online and listen to their stories.

Platinum Prize: 1 set

• Sakashiro High School and Nagano Prefectural education Committee

Minister Makishima commented that this initiative is a good example and that he hopes for horizontal development. In response to this, Principal Shirota of Sakajo High School said that this initiative extends for three years, changing the theme every year, that Sakajo High School has transformed into a high school where students and faculty and staff can feel their daily growth, and that he will continue to challenge new learning in the future.

Gold prize: 2 sets

• Dear Mr. Nami Takenaka
  
  
  Since she had an eldest daughter with a severe mental and physical disability, she studied medical care, welfare and education for children with disabilities on her own. In 1991, she started Prop Station. Since 30 years ago, she has focused on the potential of ICT, learning technology from top leaders, and continuing to produce challenged people who can be independent.

In a dialogue with Mr. Murai, Mr. Takenaka said that the challenged who were on the bed moved his heart, that the society has not yet become a society in which the challenged can play an active role, that he hopes digitalization will become a society in which all people can play an active role by making use of their abilities, and that he will do his best.

• Dear Mr. Daiyu Nobori
  
  
  A super creator in the early stage of his unexplored business. He developed "SoftEther VPN," which supports millions of people around the world as open source, "Thin Telework System," which is used by 180,000 people in Japan, and "for LGWAN," which is used by about 30000 public officials in development. He aims to nurture 10,000 people in the system software field and create a culture that can be built by themselves.

In a dialogue with Chief Officer of the Digital Agency Ishikura, Mr. Noboru said that these efforts have not been carried out alone, but have been carried out jointly, and that there are excellent people in Japanese companies and public office, so if we do it together, various things will come out into the world.

Silver Prize: 7 sets

• Mr. So Maki (Maki IT Research Institute)
  

  
  With the philosophy of "connecting all seniors with the Internet," we have been practicing digital utilization for seniors for more than 20 years. With the philosophy of "Internet of Seniors ® (IoS)," which is to "connect all seniors with the Internet," we have been practicing digital utilization for seniors for more than 20 years.
  He is now 85 years old. He is continuing his activities toward digital utilization from the perspective of senior citizens while staying close to senior citizens.

• Mr. Akio Kokubun (Vice President of the Internet Association)
  

  
  Development the first harmful information filtering technology on the Internet in Japan. Promote the development and spread of basic systems in the information society. Advocate rules and manners since the dawn of the Internet. Make efforts to raise awareness of the sound use of the Internet by young people.

• Dear Noriko Kondo
  

  
  Since 1992, we have started the Senior Tech Study Group with friends who care for elderly parents. We have supported the creation and mutual exchange of the "Senior Net," a volunteer computer activity for the elderly in Japan and overseas. In disaster risk management, where cooperation with local government is extremely important, and in the computerization of the nursing care field, we will work on activities to support housewives with little work experience and local association directors with many elderly people.

• Digital Utilization Support Project Team for the Elderly in the Kumamoto Prefecture Disaster Area
  

  
  A volunteer team of about 1,186 people based on the concept of "senior citizens supporting senior citizens with digital technology." A team of 16 people provided printers, Wi-Fi, and community formation to 50 locations in the prefecture after the Kumamoto Earthquake. They also provided support after the subsequent heavy rain disaster.

• Kaga City Window Section
  

  
  As of September 1, 2021, we have achieved a ratio of My Number Card tickets to population of 69.3%, ranking first among all municipalities in Japan, by improving the service of the Issue Ticket Office and implementing incentive measures.

• Kumamoto University Graduate Institute of Information education Workshop
  

  
  A training workshop to enhance the ability of teachers to train students in information subjects such as ICT. It has been held once a month for several years, with a total of more than 1,000 participants every year. Initially, the workshop was held in Kumamoto Prefecture, but since the pandemic, it has been held online more and more, and the participants are spreading nationwide.

• Gifu Prefectural Tono Special Support School ICT Lab "Goo"
  

  
  School activities related to support for the utilization of digital society with the aim of fostering the qualities and abilities necessary for ICT for students at special needs schools. Implementation of "Consideration of applications and implementation of programs that can be enjoyed by children with intellectual disabilities and young children," "Implementation of utilization of 3D printers," "Support for examination of information technology engineer examination" that leads to employment support, etc.

After the award, Minister Makishima summarized, "We received such a wonderful idea that we wanted to give the award to everyone. I felt that everyone from the young generation to the senior generation was involved as a team."

The current state of esports

Speakers: Mr. Tomoki Iimura and Mr. Hidekoya Kida

The Japanese Esports Union (JeSU), which promotes esports as a new sport in digital society, introduced the "National Inter-prefectural Esports Championship 2021 MIE" scheduled to be held on October 16 and 17, and held an exhibition match of competition titles by esports players.

In the exhibition match, Hidekoya Kida, the winner of the Ibaraki Prefectural eSports Championship's Winning Eleven Division, and Tomoki Iimura, the representative of the Kanto Block of the Mie Prefectural eSports Championship's eFootball ™ Division, appeared. They had a heated match in the popular soccer game "eFootball 2022" by Konami Digital Entertainment. The result of the exhibition match was a victory for Kida. Kida said, "I was able to score points in my favorite form." Iimura said, "I lost the game by penalty kick. I'm frustrated." Commentary by Detonation Gaming KONAMI eSports Ambassador Tsubasa Aihara said, "Participating in the competition changed my life. I was able to grow as an e-sports player and as a person."

Everyone's digitalization Challenge

Speakers: Masako Wakamiya, Masaki Fujimoto, CTO of Digital Agency, Sota Mizushima, CPO of Digital Agency

Next, we moved to the "Everyone's efficiency Challenge" corner, which introduces the voices of people who actually worked on local local government and SMEs across the country that have realized business digitalization and service improvement through the use of digital technology.

In selecting the initiatives this time, we first invited videos from local government nationwide to introduce initiatives on digitalization, and based on the review by the "Digital Day" Review Committee, two were selected. As a result, "K-MIXR BASIC, a medical care support system using receipt information," and "Komae City, Tokyo Prefecture, Information Transmission on Vaccination Using LINE" were selected.

Furthermore, in cooperation with the "Digital Solution Awards" implemented by the National Governors' Association, we selected two policies that highlight the "hard work" of individual employees and groups among prefectural initiatives, based on the examination by the "Digital Day" Review Committee. The "Digital Solution Awards" recognize excellent digital-related policies in prefectural governments. This fiscal year, 24 applications were received, and excellent initiatives that have been examined and selected will be announced at the National Governors' Meeting in autumn. This time, we introduced two initiatives in Shizuoka Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture.

Small and medium-sized enterprises were selected based on recommendations from the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the National Federation of Societies of Commerce and Industry, and the National Federation of Shopping Center Promotion Associations, as well as examination by the Digital Day Review Committee. This time, Machizukuri Shoji Co., Ltd., Matsuyama Shoji Co., Ltd., and Ichifuku Co., Ltd. were selected.

In response to the introduction of the efforts of Shizuoka prefecture, which uses virtual spaces for reopening and recovery and virtual tourism, and Niigata prefecture, where teachers in the prefecture can now connect with each other, Mr. Wakamiya said, "I was really surprised. In Shizuoka prefecture, it is wonderful that a dynamic disaster response can be created. On the other hand, Niigata prefecture can collect the know-how of teachers and send it to the next generation. I think this will be useful not only in education but also in various fields."

Learn! Digital Safety

Speakers: Mr. Crystal Noda and Mr. Takayuki Sugiura

The two members of the popular comedy duo Musical Lovely and Mr. Takayuki Sugiura, Representative Director of the Japanese Hackers Association and a member of the Digital Agency security Team, took the stage with the aim of "creating a society in which Japanese hackers can play an active role." Mr. Sugiura asked the two members of the Musical Lovely about the account security related to passwords and what is necessary to protect against cyberattacks, and they answered in the form of a quiz.

After hearing about "unexpected things that are actually at risk of being infected with viruses," "how to protect digital devices from cyberattacks," "why passwords are leaked," and "how to manage passwords safely," Noda nodded to Sugiura's knowledge and seemed to be impressed, saying, "I learned that there are gentle hackers called white hackers in the world."

There was also an act to check if the password of Mr. Murakami's e-mail address had been leaked. As a result of Mr. Sugiura's investigation, he found out that there was no problem. Mr. Murakami applauded loudly and patted his chest saying, "I'm glad." Mr. Noda seemed to be worried again whether the password had been leaked, and commented, "I also want you to check if it has been leaked when the program is over."

The inner side of Digital Agency

Speaker: Yoko Ishikura Chief Officer of the Digital Agency

After introducing the 10 teams in Digital Agency in a video, Chief Officer of the Digital Agency Ishikura said, "I hope you can understand a little bit about how open and friendly Digital Agency is. There are many fields to cover, and it's exciting."

The Future of Digital Day

Speakers: Mr. Yoichi Ochiai, Mr. Jun Murai, Yoko Ishikura, Chief Officer of the Digital Agency

In the ending, Mr. Yoichi Ochiai, who has participated in the first initiative, "Digital Day," said his impression, "It should not be ended as a transitory event. Festivals are also necessary to produce KPIs (Key Performance Indicators). I want to make it more significant next year." In addition, Chief Officer of the Digital Agency Ishikura said, "I hope it will be an opportunity for people to experience digital even if it is simple. I hope people will try it from the point that it is connected to their daily lives." Then, Mr. Murai mentioned "digitalization" as "a Japanese way of reflecting various Japanese characteristics as this country advances Digi-do." Finally, Mr. Murai announced that "the first Sunday and Monday of October every year (October 2 and 3 in 2022) will be Digital Day, and October every year will be Digital Month."

In a box interview after the program

Asked once again about the significance and response of Digital Day, Mr. Murai said, "This' Digital Day' is a device to make people understand that the digital image of some people is related to everyone's lives. I think many people felt close to me. Tomorrow is also a weekday, so I think it will be a good opportunity to concentrate on understanding how business such as industry is related to (IT)."

When asked where to place the KPI of Digital Agency itself and how to look at it, Mr. Ochiai replied, "The most important thing to look at the KPI of Digital Agency is to set a score. It is necessary to set a score in Digital Agency to determine whether the information can be accessed in the event of a disaster or other trouble, or whether accessibility is guaranteed so that people with disabilities can access it, and to have each local government check it." In addition, he said, it is important to score how much of the access method for procedures is digital.