Japanese egovernment resources

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Japanese e-government resources

• Kyoko Mori (Tokyo University Library)
• CEAL 2007 Public Services Committee
  2007.3.21

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Background National policy and initiatives

• 2001 Law Concerning Access to Information Held by
  Incorporated Administrative Agencies, Etc. ?????
• IT strategic headquarters (IT????) established
  within Cabinet
• 2001 Jan. e-Japan strategy
• 2001 Mar. e-Japan Priority Policy Program
• 2002 Jun. e-Japan Priority Policy Program - 2002
• 2003 Jul. e-Japan strategy II
• 2003 Aug. e-Japan Priority Policy Program - 2003
• 2004 Jun. e-Japan Priority Policy Program - 2004
• 2006 Jan. e-Japan Priority Policy Program - 2006

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• History of the IT policy of the Government
  Headquarters.
• http//www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/policy/it/index_e.
  html

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http//www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/policy/it/index_e.
html
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Current status of e-government initiative in Japan

• 2006 Aug. ???????? Denshi seifu suishin keikaku
  e-government promotion strategy
• Based on e-Japan Priority Policy Program
  2006Review and reconstruction, rationalization,
  promote electronic application procedures
• http//www.e-gov.go.jp/doc/scheme.html

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????????? Comprehensive e-government
portalhttp//www.e-gov.go.jp

• Launched in 2001, by Ministry of Internal Affairs
  and Communications

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http//www.e-gov.go.jp/
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Cross search websites of ministries and agencies
Search ??????????? Horei Data Teikyo
System http//law.e-gov.go.jp/ Full text search
for current Japanese laws and ordinances
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Specific portals, information from the ministries
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(1)???????????(????) Administrative document file
information http//files.e-gov.go.jp/servlet/Fsear
ch Location and bibliographical data of
adaministrative documents. Does not supply
digital file. (2)????????? The portal site of
statistical Data in Japan http//portal.stat.go.jp
/ (3) ????????? Government publicity
online http//www.gov-online.go.jp/ (4)
???????? Translations of Japanese Laws and
Regulations http//www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/hourei
/ data1.html (5) ???????????? Databases for
specific areas http//www.e-gov.go.jp/link/adminis
tration_db.html
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Links to the common contents on each ministrys
website
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• Press release, news
• Press conferences
• Laws and ordinances
• Bills submitted to the parliament
• Links to subsidiary agencies
• Advisory bodies
• White paper, annual report
• Statistical survey
• Procurement and bidding
• Procurement and bidding
• Budget and fiscal report
• Evaluation
• Information disclosure
• No-Action Letter

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Example Links to white papers and annual
reportshttp//www.e-gov.go.jp/link/white_papers.h
tml
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Statistics

• http//portal.stat.go.jp/
• http//portal.stat.go.jp/Pubstat/topE.html
• The portal site of statistical data in Japan
• ????????????
• Comprehensive portal for statistical data of
  Japanese ministries websites.
• Offers subject links and cross-ministry full text
  search

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http//portal.stat.go.jp/
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http//portal.stat.go.jp/Pubstat/topE.html
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Law

• http//law.e-gov.go.jp/
• ??????????? Horei data teikyo system
• Provides full text search of current Japanese
• law and ordinances.
• http//www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/hourei/data1.html
• ????????
• English Translations of Japanese Laws and
  Regulations

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• http//law.e-gov.go.jp/???????????Horei Data
  Teikyo System

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(1) Full text search (2) Index search (3) Subject
search (4) Search by decree number
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News, press releases, public relations

• http//www.gov-online.go.jp/
• ?????????
• Online Government publicity.
• Offers latest press releases and news from
  government organizations. Articles of current
  topics.

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News, press releases, public relations

• Prime Minister of Japan and his cabinet
• ????
• http//www.kantei.go.jp/
• Official gazettes / ??
• - Contents search (since 1996, full text not
  provided)
• http//www.gov-book.or.jp/asp/Kanpo/KanpoList/?o
  p1
• - Internet gazettes
• Full text available for 1 week
• http//kanpou.npb.go.jp/

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Tips

• Ministries and agencies
• ??????????(???)
• http//www.e-gov.go.jp/link/link.html
• Government Organizations and positions
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• http//www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/hourei/name.pdf
• Very comprehensive English translation for
  government organizations and position names of
  Japan.

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