Government Study Group for the Establishment of "Digital Agency" Minister emphasizes acceleration of preparation September 19, 17:49
A government study meeting was held for the establishment of the "Digital Agency," and Minister Hirai, who was in charge of digital reform, said, "Prime Minister Suga demands considerable speed," emphasizing the idea of accelerating preparations. Did.
About 20 staff members of the Minister for Digital Reform Hirai and the Cabinet Secretariat, who are in charge of IT strategy, attended the study meeting held in Tokyo.
In this, Minister Hirai said about the "Digital Agency", "Prime Minister Suga demands a considerable speed. I want to start up quickly and make it a style of" giving birth small and growing big "." He emphasized the idea of accelerating preparations for the event.
On top of that, "The background to the growing interest in the" Digital Agency "is that many people feel that digitization has been delayed considerably. I want to create a" Digital Agency "that has a dream and symbolizes the next era. ".
After that, Minister Hirai exchanged opinions with the staff, referring to the efforts of the ministries and agencies regarding advanced digital in other countries, and expressed his intention to solicit various ideas from the people.
The government plans to work on digitalization beyond the boundaries of ministries and agencies, such as launching a new ministerial meeting in which Prime Minister Suga and all ministers participate, and holding the first meeting on the 23rd next week.