| デジタル庁 Dejitaru-chō | |
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 TheTokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho, where the office of the Digital Agency is located. | |
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| Formed | September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)[1] |
| Jurisdiction |  Japan |
| Headquarters | Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho 19th floor, 1-3Kioicho,Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo 102-0094,Japan |
| Annual budget | ¥ 36.8 billion (2021) |
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| Parent agency | Cabinet of Japan |
| Website | digital.go.jp |
TheDigital Agency (デジタル庁,Dejitaru-chō) is an agency of theJapanese government established on September 1, 2021, aimed at strengthening digitalization in Japan.[1][3]The slogan is “Government as a Startup”.[4]
Even before the Digital Agency establishment bill was passed, the Cabinet Secretariat's Information Technology (IT) Comprehensive Strategy Office and Social Security and Tax Number System promotion office were active in their respective fields.
TheCabinet of Yoshihide Suga has set up a signboard policy of promoting digitalization by establishing a new Digital Agency and eliminating vertically divided administrative functions.
The Digital Agency is responsible for the IT field for the purpose of promoting IT and DX (digital transformation) of national and local governments. In addition, about 130 out of about 600 employees at the time of inauguration are appointed from the private sector such as IT companies.[5]
Takuya Hirai was appointed as the firstDigital Minister, and Yoko Ishikura, an emeritus professor atHitotsubashi University, was appointed as the first Chief Digital Officer.[5]Karen Makishima was appointed as the Minister in the next cabinet. In April 2022, it was reported that Yoko Ishikura will step down as chief of the Digital Agency due to health issues. Ishikura’s replacement has not yet been selected but the government plans to consider electing someone from the private sector.[6] Ishikura was replaced by Takashi Asanuma.[7]
AfterTakuya Hirai became 1st Digital Minister, it was reported that Hirai was suspected of being entertained byThe Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) PresidentJun Sawada twice, on October 2 and December 4, 2020.[8]
On September 24, 2021, Digital Deputy Director GeneralKoichi Akaishi was disciplined for a one-tenth (one month) reduction in salary for receiving excessive entertainment.[citation needed]
Japan launched a new agency on Wednesday to upgrade and overhaul the country's digital systems.
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