"Bill Preparation Office" to be newly established by Digital Agency

"Bill Preparation Office" to be newly established by Digital Agency October 1, 6:27

On the 30th, the government launched the "Bill Preparation Office" for the establishment of the "Digital Agency".

In the future, we plan to identify the bills to be submitted to the Diet together with the bills for establishing the "Digital Agency" such as the revision bills of the Personal Information Protection Law and the My Number Law.

Toward the establishment of the "Digital Agency", the government established the "Digital Reform-related Bill Preparation Office" in the IT General Strategy Office of the Cabinet Secretariat on the 30th.

Prime Minister Suga said in an instruction to the staff, "As a pillar of the new growth strategy, it is a reform that will revolutionize Japan's socio-economic activities," and instructed to accelerate preparations for submitting the necessary bill to the ordinary Diet session next year. Did.

In the "Bill Preparation Office", in addition to the bill for establishing the "Digital Agency" and the revision bill of the IT Basic Law that stipulates the basic policy of IT policy, the revision bill of the Personal Information Protection Law and the My Number Law, etc. At the same time, the policy is to identify the bill to be submitted to the Diet.

In addition, we will consider the specific functions of the "Digital Agency" by conducting hearings from IT companies and overseas stakeholders who are promoting advanced initiatives.