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Revising analog regulations Status Dashboard

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At the Digital Temporary Administrative Investigation Council , which was held from 2021 (2021) to 2023 (2023), a decision was made to review approximately 10,000 provisions of the Analog Regulations, which require visual inspection by a person, resident, full-time, etc. in the existing laws and ordinances.

A dashboard is available to confirm the list of analog regulations and the status of review.

Reference: Economic Effects of Digital Principles and Acceleration of Efforts (PDF / 1,257 kb)

Announcements

  • March 14, 2025 Date and Source of each data
    *The data will be updated each time follow-up is conducted in the future.

Contents

1. revising analog regulations Conditions

This dashboard is used to check the status of the review of approximately 10,000 articles subject to the Analog Regulation Review. In addition to the "Seven Analog Regulations" such as visual inspection and document display, the revising analog regulations of the "Regulations Specifying Recording Media such as Floppy Disks" can be checked.

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2. Estimated Economic Effects (Interim Report)

The revision of analog regulations is expected to reduce costs by increasing the efficiency of administrative operations and to expand the market through the adoption of digital technologies. Estimates for these items are also disclosed. As of September 2023 (2023), the interim report was already published.

Impact on GDP

The direct effect of increased demand due to revising analog regulations is expected to be approximately 0.6 trillion yen. In addition, the indirect effect of increased operational efficiency is expected to be approximately 3 trillion yen, resulting in an overall economic effect of approximately 3.6 trillion yen.
* The figures may change as a result of further scrutiny.

Reference: Economic Effects of (PDF / 1,604 kb)

The cost reduction effect is about 3.8 trillion yen, of which the cost-effectiveness is about 2.9 trillion yen and the technology introduction cost is about 0.9 trillion yen.

Cost reduction effect

The revising analog regulations is expected to reduce work by approximately 580 million hours (equivalent to approximately 250,000 people), resulting in a cost reduction of approximately 3.8 trillion yen. In this case, the technology introduction cost due to the review is expected to be approximately 0.9 trillion yen, and the cost-effectiveness (the value obtained by subtracting the technology introduction cost from the reduction cost) is estimated to be approximately 2.9 trillion yen.
* The figures may change as a result of further scrutiny.

Reference: Economic Effects of (PDF / 1,604 kb)

The impact on GDP is about 3.6 trillion yen, of which the indirect effect is about 3 trillion yen and the direct effect is about 0.6 trillion yen.

Cost effectiveness is broken down by analog regulation item. 1.907 trillion yen for visual regulations, on-site audits, and regular inspections. 130 billion yen for face-to-face training. 420 billion yen for full-time employees. 2 billion yen for presentation in writing. 3 billion yen for visiting and viewing. 420 billion yen for recording media.

3. Points to Note

Data Definition

The various date used in the dashboard are those disclosed in the Analog Regulation Review Initiative . The definition of each date, numerical value, and schedule is also in accordance with the contents announced by the Analog Regulation Review Initiative .

Source of each data

True / false information

Please refer to the Digital Agency Truth and Error Report: Dashboard on the Status of Review of Analog Regulations for the truth and error information published by the .

Method of estimating economic effects

The method for estimating economic effects is published in the Economic Effects (Interim Report) by revising analog regulations (PDF / 1,604 kb) .

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