Policy
Plans, etc.
Digital Agency has formulated "Priority Plan for the Realization of a Digital Society," which shows the image of the digital society that we are aiming for and the ideas and initiatives necessary to realize it.
Priority Plan for the realization of a digital society
This plan specifies measures that the government should implement promptly and intensively toward the realization of the desired digital society, and serves as a compass for Digital Agency and other ministries and agencies to work on structural reforms and individual measures, and to communicate and propose them to the world.
Priority Plan for the realization of a digital society
Activity report
This is a report on Digital Agency's activities.
Digital Agency Activity Report
- Japanese
- English
Quarterly activity report
- Japanese
- English
Policy area
In order to realize the digital society where no one left behind, we are advancing initiatives in each field. The status of initiatives in the main fields is as follows.
1. Development and dissemination of common functions necessary for the digital society
My Number (individual number) system, My Number Card
This is a system for identifying specific individuals in administrative procedures, etc. The information coordination of administrative agencies enables the omission of attached documents in various administrative procedures, etc. In addition, My Number Card can be used for identity verification, etc. in private services.
My Number (individual number) system, My Number Card
Public money receiving account Registry
This is a system related to My Number (Individual Number). If an individual voluntarily registers a savings account at a financial institution with the national government as an account for receiving benefits, etc., procedures and attached documents can be omitted when applying for benefits, etc. in an emergency.
Public money receiving account Registry
GBizID
This is a mechanism for authenticating corporations that carry out procedures in administrative procedures, etc. With one ID and password, online applications for corporations of various governments and local governments can be made without identity verification documents.
Electronic signature
In addition to stipulating the legal definition and validity of electronic signatures, which prevent the impersonation of the creator of electronic documents such as contracts and the falsification of content, we have established a certification system for certification operations that confirm the validity of electronic signatures and meet certain standards.
Electronic power of attorney
We are promoting the dissemination of electronic power of attorney, which is an electromagnetic record that indicates that the representative of a corporation has given the authority of representation to an employee.
Government cloud
This is a common cloud service usage environment for the government. By making the most of the advantages of cloud services, the government aims to enable the construction of a system that is fast, flexible, secure, and cost-efficient, and to provide and improve services that are highly convenient for users as soon as possible. The government will consider enabling local governments to enjoy the same advantages.
Government Solution Services
The government aims to improve the productivity and security of administrative agencies by adopting the latest technologies and gradually integrating the environments of the Cabinet Office and each ministry and agency.
Unification and Standardization of Core Business Systems of Local Governments
The government will develop an environment that enables local governments to efficiently and effectively select their own mission-critical systems from among applications built on the government cloud that meet standardization standards.
Unification and Standardization of Core Business Systems of Local Governments
Public service mesh
It is a new information collaboration infrastructure for the rapid utilization and collaboration of administrative data. By realizing the improvement of convenience using data through the public service mesh, we will spread and expand "human-friendly digitalisation" more efficiently.
' One-stop, no writing service' in Municipal DX services counter
Through co-creation with local governments, we aim to realize a "one stop counter that does not write, does not wait, does not go around," and to realize a "human-friendly digitalisation where no one is left behind" at the local government counter.
' One-stop, no writing service' in Municipal DX services counter
Cybersecurity
The government as a whole will work to strengthen security, including at the design and development stages of information systems, from the perspective of both thoroughly improving convenience from the people's point of view and securing cybersecurity.
Promoting a Data Strategy
In order to resolve social issues and maintain and improve Japan's international competitiveness in cooperation with the rest of the world, it is necessary to create an environment in which a diverse, high-quality, and sufficient amount of data can be used easily, safely, and reliably. Therefore, the government as a whole will promote the transparent and reliable use of data.
DFFT
Based on the idea that economic growth is brought about by the free distribution of data within a framework that guarantees reliability, in order to ensure the free and safe distribution of reliable information, Japan will first promote the creation of international rules and discussions on data distribution in cooperation with countries that share our basic views and principles on data, and work toward the realization of DFFT responsibly as a proponent country.
2. Improvement of UI and UX from the people's perspective and realization of services for the people
Service design
In order to realize a digital society where "no one is left behind," digital devices and services are used in various usage situations. In light of this, the government will work on the design of administrative services based on user-centered (human-centered) principles so that the needs of various users can be achieved effectively and efficiently, so that everyone can enjoy the benefits of digitalisation anytime, anywhere.
Mynaportal
This is an online counter for administrative procedures such as child care and nursing care. In addition to online applications, we provide services such as confirming your information held by administrative organizations and receiving notifications from administrative organizations.
Public front service (one stop service, etc.)
We will work to make various procedures (child care, nursing care, moving, death and inheritance, social insurance and tax procedures, establishment of a corporation, passport application, residence application, immigration procedures, etc.) online and one stop. In doing so, we aim to provide one stop services, including not only administrative procedures but also private procedures, through API cooperation, etc.
Online service for moving procedures
Death and inheritance one stop service
Online administrative procedures
Online digitalisation of national qualifications
Standardization and unification of government websites
By standardizing and unifying the design and content structure of the websites of the Cabinet Office and each Ministry and Agency, we will build a common infrastructure for the dissemination of information so that anyone can quickly access necessary information.
Standardization and unification of government websites
Digitalisation in semi-public sector
The government will promote the digitalisation of semi-public sector (health, medical care, and nursing care; education; children; disaster prevention; mobility; agriculture, fisheries, and food-related industries; ports; and infrastructure), which are closely related to people's daily lives and in which the involvement of the national government is significant and which have a large ripple effect on other private sectors, and will work on the development of data-linked and data-usable areas. Through this, the government will realize an affluent life for the Japanese people in which optimal services are provided according to individual needs.
Health, medical care, and nursing care
Education
Disaster prevention
Child
Mobility
Agriculture, fisheries and food-related industries
Digitalisation in the field of mutual cooperation
The standard specification for digital invoices in Japan (JP PINT) is published.
JP PINT
We are promoting the development of tools and systems that enable the safe use and cooperation of data across companies and industries.
Industrial data linkage infrastructure
New corona vaccination certification application
We provide an application that allows you to obtain new corona vaccination certificates.
New corona vaccination certification application
Vaccination Record System (VRS)
We provide the Vaccination Record System (VRS) to support the smooth vaccination of the novel coronavirus vaccine.
Vaccination Record System (VRS)
Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 contact-tracing app (COCOA)
In cooperation with Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, we develop, maintain, and operate COCOA, as well as compile verification and summary reports that sort out the results, results, and issues of the application.
Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 contact-tracing app (COCOA)
Visit Japan Web
We provide a web service that enables people arriving from overseas (including Japanese nationals returning from overseas) to complete immigration procedures such as quarantine, immigration inspection, and customs declaration at the time of entry.
Digitalisation of procedures of other countries and local governments
We will work on court-related procedures, police work, and digitalisation at ports and harbors.
Cashless payment of fees paid to the national government
The government will make it possible to make cashless payments (Internet banking, credit cards, electronic money, payment at convenience stores, etc.) for fees paid to the national government, in order to improve the convenience of citizens and the efficiency of operations.
Cashless payment of fees paid to the national government
3. Development and Management of National Information Systems
Control and management of national information systems
The government will formulate basic policies for the development and management of national information systems and standardize and unify them to enable efficient system development and information coordination, including with private-sector information systems. At the same time, it will promote reform of administrative services from the user's perspective and reform of business systems in an integrated manner.
Control and management of national information systems
Promotion of Joint Projects between Digital Agency and the Cabinet Office and Ministries
The government will promote projects jointly with the Cabinet Office and each Ministry for information systems that require large operating costs, such as registry information systems, national tax information systems, social insurance online systems, hello work systems, and patent administration systems, as well as information systems that need to be developed by making use of Digital Agency's technical knowledge and common infrastructure, and will work to resolve issues related to such information systems.
Promotion of projects related to registration information systems
4. Other
Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation
We are promoting Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation to deliver the benefits of digital to local communities while creating new services and business models for mutual assistance with the power of digital.
Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation
Fostering and securing digital human resources
The government will create an environment in which all citizens can acquire the ICT skills necessary for their respective life stages, and will work to secure and develop human resources who are required from the standpoint of society, thereby steadily realizing the digital society that we should aim for.
Fostering and securing digital human resources
Promotion of the sharing economy
With regard to the sharing economy, the government will promote initiatives that will lead to its further penetration and establishment in society while improving the safety and reliability of services.
Promotion of the sharing economy
Ensuring Fairness and Transparency in Procurement / Procurement Reform to Utilize New Technologies
In order to provide better administrative services, we will work to ensure fairness and transparency in procurement from the perspective of promoting private sector personnel. In addition, we will work to realize flexible and appropriate procurement processes, strengthen administrative system procurement and development capabilities, ensure the participation and appropriate selection of a wide variety of business operators, and ensure the clarification and transparency of processes, so that rapid development and provision and continuous improvement from the viewpoint of users can be realized.
Ensuring Fairness and Transparency in Procurement / Procurement Reform to Utilize New Technologies
Digital Day
Since 2021, "Digital Day" has been established as an opportunity to regularly reflect, experience, review, and share digital. The government and the private sector will work together to implement various initiatives using digital-related technologies and services, and work to improve the momentum toward digitalisation in society.
Efforts by digital promotion committee
By providing detailed support to people who are unfamiliar with digital devices and services, digital promotion committee is working to create environments where society as a whole can enjoy the convenience of a digital society without leaving anyone behind.
Efforts by digital promotion committee
Efforts to review analog regulations
Based on the digital principle, which is a common guideline for the government, we are working to eliminate analog regulations in order to create a society that is easy to create new added value.
Efforts to review analog regulations
Legal Affairs Promotion of data utilization in digitalisation, laws and ordinances, etc.
We are promoting initiatives such as the construction of a process and system to confirm the conformity of a new laws and ordinances with digital principles, digitalisation of legal affairs, development of a laws and ordinances database base and registry, and consideration of promoting the use of laws and ordinances database.
Legal Affairs Promotion of data utilization in digitalisation, laws and ordinances, etc.
Major Responses to Various Digital-related Requests - Results of the Agile Improvement Team -
In September 2022, we established the Agile Improvement Team to respond to various digital-related requests. The following is a summary of the main responses.
Major responses to various digital-related requests received so far (PDF / 1,152 kb) (updated on September 20, 2024)
Policy Evaluation and Administrative Project Review
The government will identify and analyze the effects of policies implemented by Digital Agency and evaluate them both before and after implementation. The results will be reflected in the next and subsequent policy formulation, and will be used to constantly review and improve the content of projects.
From FY 2023, policy evaluation and administrative project review, which had been conducted separately, will be conducted in an integrated manner.
Policy Evaluation by Digital Agency