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Promotion of data strategy

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In order to resolve social issues and maintain and improve Japan's international competitiveness in cooperation with the world, it is necessary to realize an environment in which diverse, high-quality, and sufficient data can be used easily, safely, and reliably. Therefore, the government as a whole will promote the use of transparent and reliable data.

Overview

Countries around the world have developed the necessary systems and rules and are strongly promoting initiatives based on the view that AI is the foundation of national affluence and international competitiveness in the digital society, against the backdrop of the progress of digitalisation, the increase in data volume due to the promotion of innovation, and the improvement of data-gathering capabilities. Japan has also been promoting initiatives toward the construction of a digital infrastructure suitable for a digital nation in the 21st century by formulating the "Data Strategy" (first compiled by the Data Strategy Task Force in December 2020), which is the first of its kind in Japan, and the "Comprehensive Data Strategy" (June 2021), which is the direction of specific initiatives. Based on the progress made, the specific implementation of the Data Strategy and the direction of further priority initiatives are published in Priority Plan, which was decided by the Cabinet on June 9, 2023.

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Data Strategy Promotion Working Group

Data Strategy Promotion Working Group

Digital Ecosystem Public-Private Council

In modern society, where digitalisation is advancing, data is a source of new value creation, and its effective collaboration and utilization are extremely important factors that affect the sustainability of society and the competitiveness of industry. On the other hand, the importance of data collaboration and utilization is being widely recognized, but the creation of specific use cases is only halfway through.

Based on these circumstances, in May 2025 (2025), the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) proposed a basic concept for the realization of a digital ecosystem ("Second Proposal for the Construction of an Industrial Data Space").
On June 20, 2025, Digital Agency and the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) established the Digital Ecosystem Public-Private Council based on the descriptions of the "Grand Design and Action Plan for New Capitalism 2025 Revised" and the "Priority Plan for the Realization of a Digital Society" (both approved by the Cabinet on June 13, 2025 (2025)) regarding the development of a framework for Public-Private Partnership and the formation of an ecosystem. The public and private sectors will work together to form a digital ecosystem that generates initiatives for data collaboration and utilization. 2025

  • Name : Digital Ecosystem Public-Private Council
  • Secretariat : Digital Agency, Japan Business Federation, Information-Technology Promotion Agency
  • Activities : Identification, organization, and promotion of use cases for data collaboration and utilization, survey and analysis of trends in Japan and overseas, dissemination of information, holding of public-private cooperation forums, etc.

For more information, please visit the Digital Ecosystem Public-Private Council Official Web Page (IPA) .

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