This page is a summary of Minister Kono's press conference on December 1, 2023. It announces that digital certificates from My Number Cards can now be stored on smartphones, allowing users to obtain certificates at convenience stores with just their phone instead of a physical card. Starting December 20 at FamilyMart and Lawson stores in Tokyo, and nationwide from January 22, users can present their smartphone at store terminals. Additionally, the Digital Marketplace test version was released, enabling government agencies to procure cloud software efficiently from diverse vendors. Finally, the Digi-Inko Koshien 2023 initiative received 240 applications from municipalities and private organizations, with 55 selected as finalists.
