Waseda University E-Government and Local Government Research Institute has compiled the 15th Waseda University World Digital Government Ranking.As a result of analyzing the progress of digital governments in each country using 10 major indicators, the United States ranked first and Japan ranked seventh.

 早稲田大学によると、トップ10は1位米国、2位デンマーク、3位シンガポール、4位英国、5位エストニア、6位オーストラリア、7位日本、8位カナダ、9位韓国、10位スウェーデン。

 For Japan, issues such as the vertically divided administration of central ministries, the separation of e-government and e-government, the financial / digital divide of municipalities, and the shortage of ICT human resources were addressed.The top priority of the digital government in the Corona era is to promote a shift to a new lifestyle through powerful and rapid digitization, and to protect the stability, security and safety of people's lives by providing economic revitalization and high-quality administrative services. Is mentioned.

 In order to revitalize the digital industry, which has been greatly drained by the United States, China, and European countries, it is necessary to establish a digital ministry that will serve as a command tower for the realization of a digital society. Pointed out that he can serve.

 The evaluation model for the World Digital Government Ranking was developed in 2005 by Professor Toshio Obi (currently Professor Emeritus), who was the director of the E-Government and Local Government Research Institute at the time.Along with the United Nations rankings released every other year, it is positioned as an important indicator of the progress of e-government.

reference:[Waseda University] E-Government / Municipal Research Institute: Announcement of the 15th Waseda University World Digital Government Ranking Annual Survey

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