The Digital Transformation (DX) of the Japanese Government

The development of DX of the Japanese government is discussed based on four principles to indicate some perspective for further progressions. This chapter is structured with four parts: presenting the four principles as an ideal constellation for practical DX systems, reflecting on the DX developments in the broader and the narrower context with the central government, discussing them according to the principles in the last years, and conclusion comprising summarised discussions and some perspectives. As conclusions, first, concerning the standard principle, formal conditions, namely, the written form principle, the uniform rule for document management and circulation, as well as networking and its expansion of electronic communication infrastructures are met, while the electronic procedures are still to be applied extensively. Second, according to the digitisation principle, more administrative files should be produced in digital form. The current volume of already digitised administrative documents must be evaluated as underwhelming if any DX in the central government should be promoted unobstructed. Furthermore, regarding the sharing data principle, the cloud migration system in the central government has just been embarked on, while the My Number system will be further broadened and applied more deeply in concrete areas. Finally, the security system is reliably developed to implement the zero-trust principle in compatibility with the DFFT principle.