This page documents Digital Minister Hirai's press conference held on September 7, 2021. The conference reports on the Digital Society Promotion Meeting, which approved a new promotion structure and the establishment of a Digital Society Vision Council. Key digital reform items discussed include expediting emergency benefit procedures, adding vaccine certificates to smartphones, standardizing government websites, unifying local government systems, promoting digitalization in healthcare, education, and disaster prevention, advancing 5G technology, and developing digital infrastructure. Prime Minister instructed the Digital Agency to formulate a new priority plan by year-end, targeting completion in mid-to-late December.
