In the midst of a series of natural disasters, the Cabinet Office will set up a working group to consider digitization in the field of disaster prevention, and will consider measures for prompt rescue, support for disaster victims, and measures for disaster prevention measures in advance. I did.
As the government accelerates the promotion of digitalization, the Cabinet Office will also develop a "victim support system" next year so that it will be possible to apply for a disaster certificate online and receive it at a convenience store. I am going to do.
Under these circumstances, Minister of State for Disaster Management Kokonoki announced at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 18th that he would set up a working group consisting of experts to further promote digital technology in the field of disaster prevention.
In this, we will consider how to upgrade the digital technology currently used, such as a system for delivering supplies to the disaster area, and what kind of digital technology will be needed in the future for rescue and disaster victim support. Is to proceed.
In addition, the Cabinet Office is promoting disaster prevention education at educational sites and a working group to consider how to deal with "complex disasters" in which infectious diseases and catastrophic disasters occur at the same time in response to the spread of the new coronavirus. The policy is to set up a working group to consider what is necessary to make the content effective.
Under the guidance of Deputy Minister Ryomasa Akazawa, the three working groups will compile recommendations by June next year.