Learn in the textbookDigital Government and the Foundations of Administrative Systems
DefinitionDigital Government (デジタルガバメント) is the overall effort to rebuild public services and the way government works around their users, premised on digital technology.
ExplanationRather than simply moving paper procedures onto a screen, it rethinks how procedures flow and how data is held. The government has set out action plans and pushed forward efforts by both national and local governments. The other terms in this unit are the foundations that support this effort or the entry points to procedures.
AnalogyLike rebuilding a house by redesigning the floor plan around how its residents move, instead of just adding more appliances to an old one.
Memory hookガバメント comes from the English word "government", so the Japanese name simply combines "digital" and "government".