This page summarizes Digital Minister Kono's press conference upon his resignation on October 1, 2024. During his 784-day tenure since August 2022, Minister Kono expanded the Digital Agency from approximately 700 to 1,100 employees and resolved approximately 96% of 10,000 analog regulations ahead of schedule. Key achievements include: 93 million My Number Cards issued, 71 million My Number Portal registrations, and 63.2 million public payment accounts established. The minister promoted the international DFFT framework, advanced My Number Card functionality integration, and achieved iPhone compatibility by next spring. Additionally, internally-developed digital authentication apps were successfully released.
