National and Local Digital Common Infrastructure Promotion Liaison Council
Purpose
In accordance with "Priority Plan 6" of the "Basic Policy on the Development and Operation of Common Digital Platforms for the Government and Local Governments towards the Realization of a Digital Society" (decided by the Cabinet on June 21, 2024), in order for the national and local governments to work together on the standardization of systems, the Liaison Council on the Promotion of Digital Common Infrastructure between the National and Local Governments (hereinafter referred to as the "Liaison Council") will be held. The main duties of the Liaison Council will be to select candidates for the standardization and to give consent to the draft policies to promote the standardization, which will be formulated by the ministries and agencies in charge of the system.
Composition of the Liaison Council
The liaison council has the following composition; provided, however, that if Chief finds it to be necessary, it may request the attendance of persons concerned:
- Chief
- Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary for Internal Affairs Cabinet Secretariat
- Auxiliary Chief
- Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, Chief Officer of Digital Agency
- Constituent
- Director-General, Group of Strategy and Organization, Digital Agency
- Director-General of Local Administration Bureau Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
- One governor appointed by the National Governors' Association as its representative
- One mayor designated by the Japan Association of City Mayors as the representative of the Japan Association of City Mayors
- One mayor of a town or village designated by the National Association of Towns and Villages as its representative
Reasons for setting
Meetings held
Past Meetings
On September 1, 2026, the function and duties of the secretariat of the Cabinet Secretariat Digital Administrative and Fiscal Reform Council were transferred to Digital Agency, and this council will serve as the secretariat in Digital Agency. Materials, etc., prior to August 2026 are posted on the following Cabinet Secretariat website, so please refer to it.