[Provisional Translation]

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe jointly held the 71st meeting of the Strategic Headquarters for the Promotion of an Advanced Information and Telecommunications Network Society (IT Strategic Headquarters), and the 2nd meeting of the Strategic Council for the Promotion of the Use of Public Data by the Private Sector, at the Prime Minister's Office.

During the meeting, there were exchanges of opinions on the Declaration on the Creation of the World's Most Advanced IT Nation and the Basic Plan for the Promotion of the Use of Public Data by the Private Sector, the Policy for the Promotion of Digital Government, the Public-Private ITS Concept and Roadmap 2017, and the Basic Policy on Open Data.
Based on the exchanges of opinions, the Prime Minister said,

"Toward the realization of Society 5.0, which overcomes the challenges of the declining birthrate and aging population through technological innovation, the IT Strategic Headquarters and the Strategic Council for the Promotion of the Use of Public Data by the Private Sector are working for the complete utilization of IT, in particular, the utilization of big data in a variety of fields.

We will identify the priority fields to accommodate the needs of the private sector, and will realize data collaboration across different fields during a focused period for initiatives lasting until 2020.

In the medical field, two billion health insurance claims are assessed per year, and currently assessment rules vary across the regions. By advancing the unification and public release of these rules, the assessment process can be simplified. We will fundamentally review the assessment process and system, and reduce the deficit by almost 40 billion yen by making the procedures more efficient.

In order to improve the transparency of the real estate market, we will make information openly available on transaction prices and the current state of utilization of buildings, and on regional safety and infrastructure and other matters. By developing databases that are inter-connected with other information such as household registration and the Basic Resident Register, and gaining and sharing the latest information on ownership, we will facilitate measures to address the issue of empty homes, development work, and other matters. Through such measures, we will activate real estate business dealings and expand the real estate investment market to approximately 30 trillion yen.

Toward ensuring the realization of these measures, I would like all the ministers to work as one under the IT Strategic Headquarters and the Strategic Council for the Promotion of the Use of Public Data by the Private Sector."