Prime Minister Suga Gives Sufficient Authority to the Digital Agency Economic and Fiscal Advisory Council October 23, 12:55
Regarding the establishment of the "Digital Agency," Prime Minister Suga instructed the relevant ministers at the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy to give sufficient authority to tackle digitalization, including the private sector.
Prime Minister Kan and Minister of State for Digital Reform Hirai attended the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy and exchanged opinions on the promotion of digitalization.
In this, Prime Minister Suga pointed out, "As a post-corona issue, we must resume the flow of people who have stopped once and open a breakthrough for growth. Digitization of the public and private sectors will be a big lever."
On top of that, it is sufficient for the "Digital Agency" to be newly established next year in order to revise the system development that each ministry and agency is doing separately, to realize digitalization with the government as a whole from next year, and to work on digitalization including the private sector. I instructed the relevant ministers to have authority.
In addition, we will remove regulations that hinder the linking of digitalization to regional revitalization and growth, promote the expansion of online education, and establish employment rules for new work styles such as telework, side jobs, and side jobs by the end of the year. I asked you to consider it.
Prime Minister Suga said, "What is important in the Kan Cabinet is the speed of responding to changes and reforms from the perspective of the people. I would like the government to work together on reforms without falling into vertical division."