Waseda University E-Government and Local Government Research Institute has compiled the digital government rankings of 2021 major countries in the world in 64.Denmark is at the top, followed by Singapore and the United Kingdom.Japan has dropped two ranks from the previous survey to 2th place.
According to Waseda University, the ranking evaluates the progress of the digital government with 10 indicators such as "digital infrastructure development," "portal site," "application," and "citizen participation," and ranks them. There is.
In 2021, the top 10 are Denmark, Singapore, UK, USA, Canada, Estonia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan in that order.Denmark returned to the top position, and Japan dropped in the ranking due to the corona sickness that revealed the lack of speed of the government.
Waseda University's E-Government and Local Government Research Institute cited the lack of vertical administration and speed of government offices, the digital disparity of local governments, and the lack of human resources to promote digital governments and local governments as problems in Japan.
As a proposal to Japan, in the era of declining birthrate and aging population and declining population, we will try to reduce administrative costs by promoting the use of digital technology, and the Digital Agency, which was established in September 2021, will make efforts to optimize the central and local areas as a whole. In addition, it is necessary to act as a flag for digital innovation growth strategy utilizing cutting-edge technologies such as AI (artificial intelligence).
