Instructed to accelerate work toward the establishment of the Digital Agency Prime Minister Kan, September 17, 19:02
On the 17th, the day after taking office, Prime Minister Kan met with the ministers in charge of important issues such as regulatory reform and digitalization of administration.
Hirai, the Minister for Digital Reform, has been instructed to accelerate work towards the establishment of the Digital Agency.
Prime Minister Kan met with Minister for Digital Reform Hirai, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura, and Minister for Regulatory Reform Kono at the Prime Minister's Office on the afternoon of the 17th.
Of these, Minister Hirai told reporters after the meeting, "I was instructed to discuss various things about the Digital Agency and speed up further. I will think about the process from now on, but Kasumigaseki is required to have a speed that I have no experience with. I will do my best to tighten it, "he said, and revealed that he was instructed to accelerate the work toward the establishment of the Digital Agency.
In addition, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura revealed that Prime Minister Kan had instructed him to consider applying insurance for infertility treatment and to immediately improve the environment for receiving PCR tests as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus. did.
He added, "I wanted you to do it with a sense of speed. For fertility treatment, you need to take a closer look at what is covered by insurance. We will respond according to the Prime Minister's instructions."
Meanwhile, the Minister for Regulatory Reform, Kono, who had a meeting with Prime Minister Kan for nearly 30 minutes, did not answer the questions of the reporters and left the Prime Minister's Office.
Digital Minister "Regularly submit a bill to the Diet"
At a press conference, the Minister for Digital Reform, Hirai, said that he would like to proceed with the examination with reference to overseas cases and submit the bill necessary for the ordinary session of the Diet next year toward the establishment of the "Digital Agency".
Among them, Minister Hirai, who is in charge of digital reform, said, "We have to ask for the cooperation of each ministry and the advice of the private sector. In addition, there are some things that are working well and some things that are not working overseas. There is. "
After that, he proceeded with the examination with reference to overseas cases, and expressed his intention to submit the bill necessary for the establishment to the ordinary Diet session next year.
Regarding the timing of installation, he said, "If we do not do it at a fast pace, we will not be able to meet the expectations of Prime Minister Kan," and expressed his intention to hurry the work aiming for installation by March 2022.
Digital phase "acceleration of work for new establishment"
In a greeting to Cabinet Office staff, Mr. Hirai, the minister in charge of digital reform, reiterated the idea of accelerating the work toward the establishment of the Digital Agency, saying that it is necessary to permeate digitalization throughout society. ..
On the 17th, five ministers in charge of the Cabinet Office greeted the inauguration in front of the staff.
Of these, Minister for Digital Reform Hirai said, "The world will change drastically with the new coronavirus, and 2020 will be a turning point. In that sense, how well we can incorporate and adapt digitalization to society as a whole. It ’s a mission. ”
After that, he said, "I have been instructed by Prime Minister Kan to do it at a considerable speed, and I want to do my best to do my best" toward the establishment of the Digital Agency, which is responsible for digitization. Shown.
On the other hand, Minister Kono, who is also in charge of the national civil servant system, said, "The number of people who want to be national civil servants has decreased considerably, and one in seven of Kasumigaseki's younger generation wants to quit within a few years. I would like to ask for your wisdom as to whether you can reform and improve people. "