Learn in the textbookLaws and Institutions Related to the Digital Society
DefinitionThe Basic Act on the Formation of a Digital Society (デジタル社会形成基本法) is a basic act that sets the basic principles for building a digital society in which everyone can benefit from digital technology, and the duties of the state, local governments and businesses.
ExplanationIt came into force in 2021, replacing the earlier IT Basic Act (IT 基本法, the Basic Act on the Formation of an Advanced Information and Telecommunications Network Society). Based on this act, the government draws up a Priority Policy Program for realizing a digital society. The Digital Agency, launched the same year, acts as the control tower for these measures.
AnalogyIt is less like a neighborhood association's detailed duty roster and more like a town charter that says what kind of town people want.
Memory hookIts predecessor was the Basic Act on the Formation of an Advanced Information and Telecommunications Network Society. The "Basic Act on the Formation of ... Society" frame stays the same and only the word before "Society" changes to "Digital", so remember it by the shape of the name.