Minister admits coercing Olympics app developers into cutting costs
Takuya Hirai was reported to have told senior officials overseeing the project that they "would be better off threatening" the joint venture developing the app to achieve cost reductions.
Japan developing tracking system for travelers from overseas
Takuya Hirai, digital transformation minister, said on a TV program that he'd like to make it mandatory for people entering the country.
By centralizing work related to computer system management at ministries and agencies, the government aims to cut operating costs by 30% by fiscal 2025.
Japan looks to My Number cards to unlock country's digital transformation
Increased uptake of the controversial cards and an expansion of their associated services are seen by the government as key to achieving digitalization.
Suga aims to craft outline for Japan's digital agency by year's end
Suga said his administration will also seek to update the conventional basic law on information technology during the ordinary Diet session.
LDP's Takuya Hirai says he plans to launch digital agency next year
Takuya Hirai, minister for digital transformation, plans to launch the administration’s promised Digital Agency next year to improve the efficiency of government services, he told Fuji TV Sunday. The minister said he wants to bring in personnel from the private sector to staff the new ...
The establishment of such an agency is one of the key policy proposals Suga presented during the LDP leadership election earlier this month.
A ruling Liberal Democratic Party chapter headed by Takuya Hirai, minister in charge of information technology policy, has received political donations from a company penalized by the transport ministry for bid rigging, data from political fundraising reports showed Friday. The chapter of an electoral district ...
