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Cabinet Secretariat announced the draft of new IT 'Reform' strategy of Japan.

The basic philosophy as follows;

1. Leap by structural reform
2. User and citizen valuing
3. International contributions and global competitiveness strengthening

Social image in the future as follows;

1. Making Declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people society more energetic
2. Contribution to environment and energy problems
3. Achievement of safe and secured society
4. New style of government, company and individual
5. Society without digital divide
6. More information and initiatives from Japan to the world

Concrete measures and the targets as follows;

1. Structural reform of medical treatment by IT; Making online recept 100%
2. Sustainable environment society by use of IT; Energy and the resource are used with IT efficiently
3. Safe, secured society; Reducing the damages by natural disaster
4. The safest road traffic society in the world; Prevention of traffic accident by ITS
5. Make the use of electronic, administrative, online application 50%; the most convenient and efficient egovernment in the world
6. Make companies and enterprises more competitive
7. Rich and enhanced life; promoting teleworking and e-learning

Related Link: e-Japan Priority Policy Program
http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/it_e.html