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The Digital System Reform Review committee Technology-based Council for Promotion of Regulatory Reform, Part 4

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Overview

  • Date and time: March 19, 2026 (Thursday) 15:30 to 17:00
  • Location: Online
  • Agenda:
      1. Opening
      1. Agenda
        1. Explanation from the Secretariat
        • Outline of "Technology-Based regulatory reform"
        1. Exchange of views
      1. Adjournment

Material

Minutes, etc.

Date and time of the

Thursday, March 19, 2026, from 15:30 to 17:00

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Held online

Members present

Chairman

Hiroshi Esaki (Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology)

Member

  • Yusaku Okada (Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University)
  • Keiko Ogawa (Partner, CPA, EY Strategy & Consulting Co., Ltd.)
  • Tsukasa Ogino (Representative Director, Important Home Appliances Coordination Security Council)
  • KAWAHARA Yoshihiro (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)
  • Yumi Kawabata (Journalist Strategic Innovation Specialist)
  • Keisuke Toyoda (Project Professor, Institute of Industrial Science)
  • Takao Nakagaki (Professor, Faculty of Creative Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University)
  • Osamu Nakamura (Project Professor, Keio University Global Research Institute)
  • Ayumu Nagai (President and Representative Director of Astamuse Co.
  • Kenji Hiramoto (Director of Information-Technology Promotion Agency, Japan digital infrastructure Center)
  • Yutaka Matsuo

Minutes

Suga Director: time, I would like to open the 4th "Technology-Based Council for Promotion of Regulatory Reform".

Members, thank you for participating online this time as well.
I heard that Mr. Shimada and Mr. Noboru will be absent today.

I would like to have time to exchange opinions in the latter half, but I will use the Webex chat as before, and I would like to receive questions and opinions from you as needed during the explanation, so please feel free to post.

We would like to ask Professor Ezaki of the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology of the University of Tokyo to continue to chair this committee.

Now, Chairman Ezaki, please proceed with the proceedings.

Esaki: Thank you very much. Everyone, thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedules to join us.

Although I would like to move forward, I have been told that Hiramoto members will only be present at the beginning of the meeting, so even before the explanation by the secretariat, I would like to ask if you have any opinions.

Hiramoto Members: .

I looked at the material and I thought it was good that various results were achieved. I apologize for going into details all of a sudden, but in particular, in Material 1, the case of Kitakyushu City on page 22, which was actually introduced, I think it is very good that the review of regulations is incorporated into the process. So far, there have been many proto-based applications. Although there are many such applications, I think it is very good that they have been established by entering the process. Also, about 80% of the cases were connected to the application examples on the next page. I think it is important for you to feel the effects. Especially, since it is the review of analog regulations, I think it is very good that it has been delivered to you as a permanent connection. I think it is the result of the efforts of the secretariat and everyone. This committee has come to an end for the time being, but I think analog regulations themselves will continue. I would like to do my best to help this movement to be more active in the future.

Thank you very much.

Esaki: Thank you very much.

While receiving praise, I also received a grateful answer that I would help you if I was called again. Thank you very much.

Hiramoto Members: I'm sorry, but I'll be out of the meeting today. Thank you.

Esaki: , I would like to ask the secretariat to report on the content of the initiatives when we return. Thank you in advance.

Suga Director: Thank you very much.

I would like to say a few words at the outset. I am truly moved by the comments I received from Hiramoto members after reading the materials even before I gave them my explanation. Thanks to you, this will be the last meeting of this committee. Counting from the digital ad hoc consultation period, we have had a total of 10 meetings with you. We have summarized the progress and results during that time, and we will continue these activities in the future to prepare for the next big wave. I thought it might be useful in the future as an example of how the regulatory authorities responded to the arrival of a new technology cluster and how the government as a whole tried to respond as quickly as possible. I prepared the secretariat materials so that they could be quoted in public lectures and so on. First of all, I would like to explain the materials from the secretariat and hear your opinions.

I have been explaining the materials for the secretariat for a long time, but the team is growing steadily, so this time, I would like to ask Assistant Manager Ando, who led the compilation of these materials, to explain them.

Then, Assistant Manager Ando, please.

ANDO: Thank you, Thank you very much.

I will explain based on Materials 1 and 2. In addition, Materials 3 and 4 on the agenda are reference materials, so I will not explain them.

First of all, this is Material 1. Pages 3 to 5 restate the provisions and background of this committee. I will omit the explanation here.

Please turn to page 7. First of all, as the final round of this committee meeting, I would like to look back on the history of how we started our efforts anew. We have been making overall efforts with an awareness of the issues of reviewing analog regulations that hinder the implementation of digital technology and developing regulatory environments that adapt to the progress of technology. In this, the national government has established the so-called "Comprehensive Review Plan" to review laws and regulations at once, and has incorporated the initiative of digital legal system review so that new analog regulations will not be created. In addition, at the local level, we are implementing it while significantly strengthening support from Digital Agency for review of analog regulations, including ordinance.

In response to these regulatory reviews, the committee developed technology maps and technology catalogues, and conducted technology verification projects. This initiative was based on the idea of creating a virtuous cycle of regulatory reviews and technological progress, leading to improved convenience, solving labor shortages, and economic growth.

Next, please refer to page 8. Focusing on initiatives related to technology maps, when the review of analog regulations Roadmap was being formulated, issues such as the progress of digital technology and the need to verify the safety and effectiveness of using digital technology became apparent. In order to respond to these issues, it was necessary to organize and show technical information, so we established regulations related to technology maps in the so-called "The Act to Advance Reforms of Digital Regulations" and advanced the development of technology maps and technology catalogs. In addition, Digital Agency has been working to disseminate information for technology implementation, and has supported the initiatives of regulatory ministries and local governments.

Next, please turn to page 9. This is a chronological overview of our initiatives to date. To summarize, since our launch in 2021, we have been working intensively, including this committee, and with the help of the members of the TEC Committee, I believe we have made significant progress in technology verification, development of technology maps, and development of technology catalogs. Amidst this, we are now shifting our focus to providing information for technology implementation.

Next, please turn to page 10. Thanks in part to these efforts, review of analog regulations by the national government has made considerable progress, and 98% of the national regulations that need to be reviewed have already been reviewed.

Please show me page 11. In regional areas as well, although it is limited to voluntary efforts by local governments, Digital Agency is providing support, and the number of organizations that have already implemented or are implementing the review of analog regulations is steadily increasing.

Next, I will move on to the details from page 13. As I mentioned earlier, in the process of formulating the roadmap, it was indicated that verification is necessary from the perspective of safety and effectiveness when using digital technology. Therefore, we have been working on technology verification for the provisions that require verification.

First of all, there are about 10,000 analog regulations, and among them, about 1,000 provisions were organized as requiring technical verification. We decided to conduct technical verification in Digital Agency for about half of them, and after securing the necessary budget, we conducted the verification. In addition to reviewing the regulations based on the verification results, we refined the technology map and also promoted the publication of the technologies used in the verification in the technology catalog.

Page 14 shows specific efforts for technical verification. In fiscal 2023, a total of 13 types of 32 projects and fairly large-scale technical verification projects were implemented.

Please give me page 15. Regarding the development of the map, some screen shots of the actual technology map are shown, and the correspondence between the types of analog regulations and technologies that can be used for their revision is arranged and shown.

Please go to page 16. It is about the development of a technology catalog. Together with the types of analog regulations, we have published a comprehensive list of seven types, including information on cybersecurity and implementation results, in addition to an overview of products and services and function.

Please refer to page 17. We have been working to enhance the technology catalog by including the products and services used in the technology verification in the catalog. As a result, we expect to list 218 products as of the end of this fiscal year. We believe that each type of technical information is listed comprehensively.

Under these circumstances, please refer to the "Total of all types" on the far right of the table. In the first year, we posted a large number of projects, 177, but recently, based on the fact that demand for new postings has subsided, we stopped accepting new postings in February this year. On the other hand, we would like to continue updating the existing posted information.

Page 18, please. It's about the portal site. In order for users to actually utilize technical information such as technology maps, it is important to provide it in an easy-to-use format for users, so after developing the portal site, we have been continuously expanding the function mainly in terms of UI and UX. This allows users to refer to various contents such as technical commentary articles and RegTech Meet in addition to technical information such as technology maps, technology catalogs, and technical verification results in an integrated manner.

Please go to page 19. I have explained the function of the map and catalog using slides so far, but I think there are aspects that are difficult to convey the image of, including usability, so I have prepared a demonstration video.
(Play demo video)

ANDO: Thank you, Thank you very much.

This demonstration video is not made for this committee, but for users who actually use the technology map, so it can be seen on Digital Agency's Youtube and technology map portal, and we will make efforts to promote it to users.

Page 20 describes the specific details of the portal site. I will omit the explanation.

Please take a look at page 21. The scenes where the map is actually expected to be used are organized by stakeholders, such as the ministries and agencies with regulatory jurisdiction and companies with technologies. On the far right, actual examples of use in each scene have begun to emerge steadily, and we hope to actively develop these good examples horizontally. I will introduce specific examples in the following slides.

Please go to page 22. As Hiramoto pointed out, this is a good example of the use of Kitakyushu City, a local government on the side of the ministries and agencies responsible for regulations. I think it is a good example of the use of maps in efforts to review analog regulations. In this example, even if online supervision of public works is allowed, there are hurdles before implementation actually proceeds at the site level. Therefore, Kitakyushu City is collecting technical information and conducting technical verification while using technology maps and technology catalogs by itself. I have also heard that information will be disseminated in the future based on the results of the technical verification in order to support the implementation of technology at the site. I believe it is important for other local governments to know about these actual good examples, and I would like to spread good practices.

Please go to page 23. The effectiveness of technology catalogs has been confirmed through a questionnaire survey of technology catalog-listing companies, with 80% of respondents indicating that they had examples of their use.

Please go to page 24. In addition to the questionnaire, we also conducted interviews about actual use cases. Through the interviews, we are also confirming specific use cases, such as using the technology catalog in public relations and sales. As an example, the lower left is an example of a fire protection equipment engineer course where review of analog regulations has made the course online and the technology of a company listed in the technology catalog has actually been used.

Starting on page 26, we introduced our efforts related to dissemination of information among the details of our efforts. I first introduced the importance of turning a virtuous cycle of "regulatory review" and "technological progress." We are disseminating various information for this purpose. Representative efforts include holding RegTech Meet, disseminating explanatory articles of technical information, and disseminating information through video using Digital Agency's YouTube channel. In particular, Chairman Ezaki appeared in video, and it has been viewed many times, which we believe was effective.

Page 27 is about the RegTech community. This is an initiative that has been ongoing since the early stages, and it operates a community that brings together technology owners, regulated businesses, and regulatory ministries and agencies. I believe that there is a very long way to go before the technology is implemented, and I believe that it is very important to provide a community for the people involved to interact and pool their wisdom to advance steady efforts.

Page 28 is about the results of this year's RegTech Meet. We held it eight times this year.

On page 29, we introduce specific examples of the RegTech Meet. The RegTech Meet was originally a gathering that started with dozens of participants, but we have continued our efforts steadily. For example, the 19th RegTech Meet was held in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to the 19th RegTech Meet in response to 400 150

From page 30 onward, this is an effort that has been advanced based on the shared recognition at the last meeting of this Committee that there may not be enough information on the lifting of the ban on technology to the parties introducing technology and business operators holding technology. Specifically, for the two fields of construction and building and sewage, we have summarized the contents of information dissemination, including quantitative effects of technology introduction and actual introduction cases, especially actual know-how for introduction and on-site opinions.

The specific results are shown on pages 31 and 32 below. In order to make it easy to use for communication, we have made it in the form of a leaflet. We hope that it will be used by companies that actually own the technology and lead to the social implementation of the technology.

That's all for Handout 1.

Next, as Document 2, I would like to provide a summary of our efforts to date and explain our policy for future efforts.

The first point is to summarize the results so far, which are described in detail in Document 1. As a starting point for this initiative, there was the need to organize and provide technology information that can be used in accordance with each regulation. To address this, we have been working on the development of technology maps and technology catalogs and the operation of the RegTech community. Through these efforts, review of analog regulations has made great progress, and good examples of technology implementation have begun to appear. In this way, I believe that the expected objectives of "technology-based regulatory reform," which was the very title of this committee, have been largely achieved.

With regard to the second point, "How to proceed going forward," Digital Agency will continue to disseminate various information, including the horizontal development of good examples, toward a virtuous cycle of regulatory reviews and technological progress. In doing so, it is expected that regulatory reform's needs will arise again in the future along with the development of new technologies such as AI, so we will continue to keep our antenna open by utilizing the RegTech community.

Lastly, regarding the Technology-Based Council for Promotion of Regulatory Reform and Technology Catalogue Operations Task Force, I believe we have completed our efforts, and this will be the final round.

That's all from the secretariat. Thank you very much.

Esaki: , Deputy Director Andoh, thank you for your explanation.

Now, I would like to take the opportunity to exchange views on the second item on the agenda. I would like to hear your opinions and questions on this matter. Those who wish to speak will be nominated by a show of hands. I would appreciate your cooperation.

In addition, I have heard in advance that Member Matsuo needs to leave in the middle, so I would like to hear your opinion first. What do you think, Member Matsuo?

Prof. Matsuo: Thank you very much.

I think the activities so far have been wonderful, and I would like to thank you very much for putting it together in this way. In particular, the fact that more than 400 people gathered at RegTech at the end had a very big impact.

As you know, generative AI and the Caribbean region has made great progress, so I think we can consider various matters such as how to provide information in a more advanced manner.

This meeting will be the last one, but I look forward to seeing these activities blossom in various places. Thank you very much.

Esaki: Thank you very much.

It is a very positive opinion, but I believe it is an indication that we may need to have something like this committee again when AI comes in. Thank you very much.

Are there any other members who have an opinion?

Mr. Nakamura, please.

Nakamura: Mr. , I think very highly of the fact that such wonderful results have been achieved, and that they have been turned into tangible outputs. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to the people of Digital Agency for their efforts in compiling these results in such a good way. In these committees, it is not unusual to end up with nothing more than a statement of opinion, but I feel that the secretariat's firm promotion of this initiative has led to actual results. Thank you very much.
I have only one expectation for the future. I think it would be good if you could express the effects of the transition from analog to digital in a more easy-to-understand manner. For example, I think it would be good if you could organize and show the specific values obtained by digitalization, such as how much the cost has been reduced by reducing the number of workers or how much the construction period has been shortened. I felt that if such information is well disseminated through portals and other means, it would lead to a movement that "Then let's try it ourselves."
Again, thank you very much for your hard work this time.

Esaki: Thank you very much.

I was given homework in a sense.

Suga Director: Thank you for your good homework. We would like to verify the effects at some point.

Recently, for example, when a certain course was made available online, the number of online participants increased significantly throughout the country, and it was highly evaluated that it was extremely convenient for participants. On the other hand, there was also a case where the revenue decreased because we had been collecting tuition fees by physically setting up venues in rural areas, and there were complaints. We do not think that this is a negative, but I think that various effects have begun to appear, and I would like to review them all together at some point. Thank you very much.

Esaki: Thank you very much.

Do you have any other opinions?

Well, Mr. Nagai, please go ahead.

NAGAI: This time, I also felt that wonderful results were being achieved, and in fact, in the activities of our company, there were several cases related to the RegTech Meet, so I would like to share them with you. This time, among people who have these regulated businesses and technologies, I think there is a virtuous cycle going on. In fact, in the discussion that venture capital, if there is such a technology, it will be a great investment target if such regulations are eased, when I looked into various things, I found that there were many cases that appeared in the RegTech Meet.

What I feel is that investors are now looking for growth industries, especially solid opportunities. I think it is a wonderful achievement that, by actively disseminating this information to investors, we should attract more investors to apply for more startups that we are actively investing in. I think it is because there are many examples of regulations and defense-related areas that are being disclosed in a way that seems to be a coincidence.

As for the rest, there has been much discussion about whether it would be better to demonstrate cutting-edge technologies that can be used in regulatory reform in sandboxes outside the infrastructure. I thought it would be wonderful if we could share the results of verification test between countries and incorporate the results of other countries into the Japanese system, which would greatly reduce the cost of demonstration. This is a further step beyond the purpose of this time. However, since excellent results have been achieved this time, I thought that there would be some very meaningful stories to be further developed.

Thank you very much.

Esaki: Thank you very much.

Suga Director: I'd love to. Ever since the UK FSA first proposed the sandbox, various countries have been cooperating with each other, or have been discussing that since it was demonstrated here, it could be done in other countries. In the end, in relation to sovereignty, it has been difficult and coordination has not been reached. However, since business is becoming more and more global, the authorities want us to move in the direction of regulatory interoperability. This is actually written in the Digital Principles, but I have not been able to go that far this time. I recognize that this is an ongoing issue. Thank you very much.

Esaki: Thank you very much. So, I got the second part of the homework as well.

Now, Mr. Kawabata, please.

Prof. Kawabata: It was a short period of time, or a reasonable amount of time in the digital world, but the government conducted the POC in a very short period of time and completed the implementation. Among the several committees, I think the speed of the meeting was very fast, and it was truly suitable for the name of digital transformation. Thank you very much for the excellent results.

Among them, I would like to say that we have achieved some results this time. However, the digital world is changing rapidly, so the fact that the UI was reviewed this time is a very important point for users. At the beginning, we asked various companies to participate in the study. Many of them said that the system was difficult or that they did not understand it even though they entered the government portal site. Compared to them, they are expanding their reach like YouTube transmission, and they are making continuous efforts to improve the UI. I would like them to continue this not only in the past but also in the future.

Also, I think it overlaps with what I said earlier, but it has been said for a long time that foreign startups want to enter Japan. The reason is that for startups, unlike large companies, how much investment they can make and how long they can run the company is a very big issue. Japan can hire engineers and is relatively advanced and easy to advance, but the runway is long. Reflecting the current weak yen, more startups are thinking about it, and we have received many opinions that they want to enter Japan.

However, under such circumstances, there are regulations unique to Japan, and not just regulations, there are industry groups beyond the regulations, which is generally difficult for startups to understand. As digital regulations are eased, in addition to that, if Japanese industry groups' perception is connected in the future, it will be easier to commercialize, and it will be difficult for Japanese startups to grow as they give up. For large companies, if such things can be made more visible in the future, it means social implementation, and of course it may not matter whether the government does it or not, but in terms of backing the entrance, we will deepen understanding with such industry groups.

As you said earlier, if you hold a training course online, you will not be able to make a profit even if you do it locally. This is a vested interest. When social implementation progresses, there will be integration in the future. At such times, there will be a place where we can talk more, and even if we don't know in advance, we can solve the problems that may cause friction. I think this should be derived from this.

Thank you very much for achieving certain results.

Esaki: Thank you very much.

You mean words of praise and next global expansion.

Suga Director: Thank you very much.

We had been optimistic that the technology would be deployed as soon as the regulations were lifted, and the government later reflected that it was a product-oriented idea, but there were various difficulties in that area, and we also had a lot of trial and error. I would like to work on the business practices of each industry that you just mentioned as part of the government reach. Thank you very much.

Esaki: Then, member Ogino, please.

Member Ogino: , Hello. I am very pleased that the "Technology Map / Technology Catalog" on page 23 of the earlier document showed a high effectiveness of 80%. I think it was a bold initiative for a national government agency to publish such a document. It is highly commendable that it is not just a regulatory reform, but that it has actually stimulated private sector activities and has begun to circulate as an ecosystem.
I was particularly surprised by the fact that 21.5% of the cases were directly attributable to review of analog regulations. It is wonderful that such clear results have been achieved. The fact that 16.5% of the cases were not directly involved in the review but were used after the technology catalog was published can be said to be the result of a significant increase in the reliability of technology due to the information provided by administrative agencies.
At first, while I was involved in research in the security field and other areas, I was watching closely to see if it would really be used. However, when I saw the reports on "RegTech" on pages 24 and 28, I was surprised that it had been implemented so many times in fiscal 2025. At the beginning of RegTech, it was difficult to see the results due to its complexity, but thanks to the continuous efforts of the secretariat, it has now come to fruition as a DX solution to a social problem.
I believe that this achievement is an important step that will lead to continued development in the future, and I hope that the "RegTech Meet" will be carefully nurtured within the secretariat in Digital Agency.
That's all.

Suga Director: Thank you very much.

I think I made you worried at the beginning, but I am really happy with the results of this questionnaire. The RegTech Meet is also an event where the person in charge came up with a lot of ideas, including how to choose the theme, through trial and error, and about 100 people participate every time. Isa-san, who is in charge, will also give a comment.

Chief Isa: I am Isa, who is in charge of .

I would like to thank the members of the RegTech community for watching over us from the start. I didn't know what to do at the start and didn't have many participants, but thanks to your cooperation, we have been able to come this far. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you.

We will continue the RegTech Meet on an ongoing basis next year, and we hope you will be able to attend if you have the opportunity.

Thank you very much.

Member Ogino: Thank you for your hard work. I look forward to working with you in the future.

Suga Director: At the RegTech Meet, young leaders of local governments came and spoke with great enthusiasm about the need to coordinate with local governments to implement new technologies. I understood that new technologies are introduced because there are such people. I try to participate as long as I have time. Thank you very much.

Esaki: Then, Mr. Ogawa, please.

Member Ogawa: Thank you very much.

I think your comments are correct, and I really want to express my sincere respect and appreciation for the efforts that have been made.

I believe that this initiative was not limited to the individual issues of review of analog regulations. It is an initiative that embodies the future of technology-based regulations, and I feel that it was very significant in terms of policy.

In particular, I would like to comment on three points. First of all, the technology map and the technical capability catalog. I think these are very effective as a cross-technology utilization platform.

In addition, safety and effectiveness in social implementation through technology verification has been a very important theme from the beginning, and I believe that we have shown a path for system design through many discussions on this point.

Furthermore, I believe I have been involved in various activities, including the RegTech community that you mentioned earlier and the dissemination of information. Looking back, I feel that the point that you attached great importance to the perspective of connecting with the field was not just a demonstration, but was an extremely complete initiative with a view to implementation.

You just mentioned regulatory sandboxes, which I have been following for a long time. Originating in the United Kingdom, they have spread throughout the world. The Government of Japan has also taken on the challenge of this in Cabinet Secretariat and Financial Services Agency. This initiative is in line with these major international trends, and I believe it was an important step in actually realizing them in such a major way.

I think that it was very difficult to design the system, evaluate the technology, and coordinate among the people concerned. I feel that it was not possible to realize such things continuously and in a very short period of time without the efforts of all of you. I would like to express my deepest gratitude at the end.

I have heard that this is a pause for now. However, I believe that this is the beginning. The responsibility of the Committee this time is also a start for the future. In order to further promote digitalization, in addition to the social implementation of the measures this time, I believe that there is a world in which data-interoperability, further data-security strategies, and data-utilization promotion will add significant value from this effort and develop. I believe that this time we have achieved an important foundation that will create such a virtuous cycle, and I have great expectations for its future development.

Thank you very much.

Esaki: , Member Nakagaki, please.

Prof. Nakagaki ( ): We are indebted to you for your work on the Electricity Bill, but at the stage of introducing technology, we feel that people on the ground are being left behind. We would be grateful if you would continue to promote awareness-raising and education, although this is only a temporary measure.

Thank you very much.

Suga Director: Thank you very much. Thanks to Mr. Nakagaki, I think the resolution of the safety of the plant has improved, and as for Mr. Ogawa, I got the word RegTech from his title and adopted it as the name of the RegTech Meet. Thank you very much.

Esaki: Thank you very much. Member Okada, please.

Member OKADA: As you all have mentioned, we have been able to produce very excellent results, and I think this is really good. Master's students in my laboratory have been using the results of this activity in their own research in the field of technology management to produce new results. There are uses other than those you have assumed. I think it would be good to have young people think about innovative uses.

Not only will we use this product to promote the introduction of new technologies, but we also want to create a place where young people can create DX-like ideas about what they can do with such data and information, or what kind of business they can do, as an Ukami.

Thank you for everything so far.

Suga Director: I'm glad to hear that. It's a route I didn't think of, but I would like to invite the student to the RegTech meet. If you know who this person is, I would appreciate it if you could introduce me.

Esaki: Well, Mr. Kawahara, please.

Prof. Kawahara: I think it is needless to repeat how wonderful the system was this time. However, from a meta perspective, I think there were two contradictory stories: what only the Digital TV Agency could do, what the Digital TV Agency could not really do. One was the review of regulations. I think this is something that only the Digital TV Agency can do. I think it was very significant that we tackled this head-on. To do this, we need to operate a kind of community to exchange information. Originally, it would have been difficult for ministries and agencies to do such a thing. However, the fact that the strongest team was formed and it worked steadily is a very fruitful story. I heard that it would not be good if this could be done only because of this team, but if we could develop things within the ministries and agencies, including what we should do next, and who would do what we asked, Japan would become more interesting and fun. That is all.

Suga Director: . Thanks to your continuous encouragement, I managed to complete the project without giving up. The thing that was a bit painful was that we are really not good at handovers, and the past history can be lost even though it is only a few years, so the next time a new wave of technology comes, as a kind of solution package, if we do this kind of thing in this kind of system, we can get this far. I hope it will remain in the government as knowledge. Thank you very much.

Esaki: Thank you very much.

If I may introduce myself, I would like to say that in today's materials, Hikaru Director said that he did it without doing anything, and in a sense, he did it as if it were a graduation exam. In that sense, I have heard in advance that the staff have become quite independent, so I think that you have raised people who can become the next leaders with confidence. Thank you very much.

Now, Mr. Toyoda, who has not spoken yet, please start.

Toyota: Thank you very much. I've already said almost everything I wanted to say to you, but once again, thank you very much for your hard work.

I came from the field of architecture, and to be honest, I regret that I could not contribute much. There are many examples of architecture-related deregulation. At the same time, yesterday, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism held a major conference called "Architecture City DX," and I was also on stage. There are various movements related to DX of urban objects, such as PLATEAU and BIM, which you are all familiar with. There is a talk that real estate ID is linked to spatial ID of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Since architecture is a heavy industry with a long history, there are many areas that cannot be changed by such one off deregulation.

In that regard, I think that the main objective of this meeting was to make it small and many as soon as possible, which was an important entry point. I think that we were able to achieve a considerable amount of this goal. At the same time, I think that there are many areas in which particles gather together and become a pipeline, and larger deregulation can only be achieved through combined efforts. In particular, I think that there are some areas in the construction field that are quite large and still remain as issues. I once again felt that it would be nice if this could be a bridgehead for such areas.

Thank you very much.

Suga Director: As Professor Toyoda said, we have only been able to realize the elimination of analog regulations in a limited area, so the solution is very single-shot, and we also thought that this was the limit this time, and we did it. In the meantime, we have also compiled the results in the construction field, so if possible, I would like to introduce them, and if possible in the future, please give us your comments so that Professor Toyoda can convey that the Digital TV Agency is also doing this.

Mouke Legal Specialist: My name is Mouke .

This time, as part of "disseminating information toward a virtuous cycle of" regulatory review "and" technological progress, "we are disseminating industry-specific information toward on-site technology implementation. As one of them, in the building and construction industry, we are interviewing contractors and inspection agencies, etc., who are business operators subject to the regulations, on examples of digital technology actually being used in relation to review of analog regulations. Together with an explanation of the revised regulations, we are compiling specific utilization methods, etc. Specific examples include the use of remote cameras, etc., to improve productivity in regulated work such as building confirmation based on the Building Standards Act, full-time assignment of Technical Supervisor, etc., based on the Construction Business Act, and inspection of workplaces based on occupational health and safety.

Through the survey, we were able to confirm that the use of digital technology has advanced in each regulatory task due to the impact of the review of analog regulations. However, as you pointed out, I think it is a future challenge to see whether digitalization has advanced as a whole in the large cluster of tasks performed in the field of architecture and construction. We would appreciate it if you could take a look at the materials compiled this time as a summary of the current location and introduce them in various places.

Esaki: I hope you will take your time to look at it and if you have any comments, I would appreciate it if you could point them out later.

Toyota: Thank you very much.

Esaki: Now, I would like to ask each of you present today to make a statement.

The members of this team worked very hard with a sense of speed, and I heard from Director Suga that we were able to observe that the members had really grown independently, so I think the members of the team will be able to do their current jobs with confidence and get their next jobs.

Since there does not seem to be anything else, I would like to conclude today's agenda. However, I do not believe that this is the end of the agenda. It is unusual that the mission is complete, but from what I have heard from you, there is still a big mountain in the overall picture, and I think we will have to include the next round. In that case, if I make a request, Director Suga has told me that he would be willing to lend his wisdom, and I would also like to make a request, so I would like to ask for your cooperation.

Lastly, Mr. Director Suga and the secretariat, please tell us what to tell us. First, Mr. Hokazono, please.

Mr. Hokazono: This is the Secretariat.

We would like to announce today's proceedings on the Digital Agency website after the secretariat has asked everyone present to check the draft of the proceedings at a later date. If there are no particular objections to today's committee materials, we would like to announce them all on the Digital Agency website as a general rule.]

In addition, the technology-based Council for Promotion of Regulatory Reform and the technology catalogue operation task force will be so-called complete, and we will announce that fact on the Digital Agency website together with the meeting materials.

I would also like to announce the members of the Technical Catalogue Operation Task Force as a document for today's meeting. Thank you very much.

In closing, Mr. SUGA Director will give an address summarizing the initiatives thus far. Thank you very much.

Suga Director: Thank you very much.

Mr. Hokazono who just spoke has been leading the team. Thank you very much.

Soon after the launch of the Digi Agency at the end of 2021, the Digital Ad Hoc Committee was established during the Prime Minister's administration. At that time, we were unable to distribute the novel coronavirus benefits at all, and it was said that we had lost in the digital era because we had to send everything by mail and caused chaos. There were many words such as visual, face-to-face, and written documents in the regulations, and I think it might have been difficult to review all of them and complete administrative work digitally even if it took 100 years. With the political momentum and the help of experts, we were able to clear them all with the comprehensive law.

The members of this committee are called "heavy" in a bureaucratic term, but it was a committee with a reputation that it was full of excellent teachers and it was difficult even to adjust the schedule. The reason why I visited 10 times with the time of top-class science teachers across various fields was because at that time, technology experts thought that this technology could be used as a matter of course, but the more they went to the regulatory site, the more skeptical they were, and the introduction of the technology stopped. I could not persuade them completely unless I explained with confidence that they were allowed to use it and should use it as a matter of course. This technology-based Council for Promotion of Regulatory Reform started when I desperately asked for your support.

The problem was that the government completely abolished regulations and made it possible to use digital technology, and when I said that there were so many technologies to lift the ban, I thought that I had been waiting for it and that it would soon spread more and more, but it did not happen. Path dependency is very strong, and the paths are very diverse, and digital literacy varies among local governments, and the literacy of companies to which local governments are entrusted with regulation-related work is also varied. I think that it was about four years that I managed to respond one by one. During that time, I did not give up, and you may think that I was doing an easy thing that stopped at a primitive entrance from your point of view, but thank you very much for not giving up and for your support.

As the members of the team have said, and Chairman Ezaki has been saying so for a long time, I believe that this team will come together once again when a new wave of technology comes. I think this is also true for the government offices, but the members of the team have worked in this way at that time, and they have worked to move a large mountain at once in a face-to-face manner. I am sure that you will carry this knowledge with you for a long time, and that you will become even more influential when such a wave comes in the future. I would like you to remember this time, and if you ask me again, I would be grateful if you could help me or send me your disciples.

I think the members of the secretariat are professionals who know how to break through, so as a team, our work will be in a steady mode for a while, but I hope we can be friends to gather if something happens again.

Thank you very much.

Esaki: Thank you very much.

With that, today's meeting of the Committee will be adjourned. However, if called upon, I would like to make a final resolution without any objections. Thank you very much.

Thank you very much for your time today.