Japan PM wants basic policy on new digital agency by year-end

Yoshihide Suga at a news conference following his confirmation as Prime Minister of Japan in Tokyo, Japan on Sept 16. He said on Sept 23 that he wanted to compile a basic policy on a new digital agency by the end of this year. — Carl Court/Pool via Reuters

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Sept 23 that he wanted to compile a basic policy on a new digital agency by the end of this year and submit the bills to next year's ordinary session of parliament, local media reported.

Creating an agency to speed up the digitalisation of Japan's outdated government administration has been a key pledge of Suga, who was elected premier last week.