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Control and supervision of information systems of the national government, etc.

We will formulate basic policies for the development and management of national information systems, and standardize and unify them. By doing so, we will enable efficient system development and private sector, including information linkages information systems. At the same time, we will integrally promote public service reform from the user perspective and business system reform.

Overview

Digital Agency will formulate basic policies for the development and management of information systems for the national government, local governments, semi-public sector departments, etc. In particular, national information systems will be reclassified into (I) Digital Agency systems, (ii) systems based on a joint project between Digital Agency and the Cabinet Office and each Ministry, and (iii) systems based on the Cabinet Office and each Ministry. While supervising and supervising the operations of these systems and examining whether they are in accordance with the basic policies, mutual cooperation will be ensured through the standardization and unification of information systems.

In addition, a mechanism will be established to allocate the budget to the Digital Agency in a lump sum and to each ministry for execution, enabling strategic investment in line with the policies of the entire government. In particular, (1) the Digital Agency system will serve as a common platform for each ministry, and Digital Agency will develop and operate it itself.

Recent Efforts

Formulation of basic policy for the maintenance and management of information systems (maintenance policy)

We have formulated basic policies (maintenance policies) for the maintenance and management of information systems of the national government, local governments, semi-public sector divisions, etc.

Formulation of medium - and long-term plans by the Cabinet Office and each Ministry

Based on the "digital society for the Realization of Priority plan" (Cabinet decision on June 7, 2022), the Cabinet Office and each Ministry formulated a medium - to long-term plan that embodies policies such as business process reform (BPR) and cost reduction, as well as initiatives such as investment, related to individual information systems for the formation of digital society.

Formulation of medium - to long-term plans for information systems (Digital Agency Medium - to Long-term

Based on the "Priority plan for the Realization of digital society" (Cabinet decision on June 7, 2022), the "Medium - to Long-Term Plan on Information Systems" (Digital Agency Medium - to Long-Term Plan) was formulated to summarize specific initiatives for the realization of digital society in Digital Agency, particularly initiatives related to information systems.

Development of the Digital Agency System and the Digital Agency / Inter-Ministerial Project-Type System

(1) Digital Agency System, which is commonly used by the Cabinet Office and each Ministry, is developed and operated by Digital Agency. (2) Digital Agency and the Cabinet Office and each Ministry are jointly promoting the development of a joint project-type system with each Ministry, and are working to integrate the LAN environments of each Ministry, which have been developed separately, renovate the structure of information systems with particularly large operating costs, and improve the cloud and UI/UX of individual information systems.

Conduct government-wide project reviews

(iii) Government-wide projects, including the Cabinet Office and each Ministry's systems, are reviewed in cooperation with the Cabinet Office and each Ministry from the perspective of whether they are in line with government policies. In order to improve project management in the future, we are also actively using specialization-based recuruitment.

Visualization of Costs and Cost-effectiveness of Information Systems by the Cabinet Office and Ministries

Based on the "Priority plan for the Realization of digital society (Cabinet decision on June 21, 2024)," we will promote efforts to "visualize" information systems costs and cost effectiveness in order to improve the convenience of digitalization and make its results felt by the people.

Efforts to improve cost structure

We have summarized our efforts to reduce costs and are actively working to improve our cost structure.

Meetings, etc.