Handling of personal information that differs between local governments Government considers common rules October 25, 11:25
The government is currently considering the protection and operation of personal information in the direction of stipulating common rules nationwide, as it differs depending on the local government.
Since the protection and operation of personal information is currently stipulated by local governments, it varies from local government to local government, and is also called the "2000 problem" due to the number of ordinances, which is an issue.
It has been pointed out that there are cases in which patient information cannot be exchanged smoothly between public hospitals operated by different local governments, and information sharing with related organizations is hindered due to disaster relief.
For this reason, the government is considering stipulating rules that are common throughout the country regarding the handling of personal information.
In formulating the rules, it is said that the policy is to allow local government-specific protective measures for sexual minorities called "LGBT" within the scope of the law.
These measures also aim to facilitate the integration of national and local government information systems toward the government's goal of digitizing government.
The government wants to submit the necessary bill to the ordinary session of the Diet next year.