To You Who Suddenly Became in Charge of Your Local Government's DX.
As part of April Dream, GPTech's Public and Public Interest Unit announced its dream to support the construction of IT governance to prevent local government DX personnel from becoming isolated.
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Global Partners Technology Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Shunsuke Sakamoto; Abbreviation: GPTech) supports "April Dream," an initiative that aims to make April 1st a day to broadcast dreams. This press release outlines the dream of the "Public and Public Interest Unit" of Global Partners Technology Inc.
Due to a personnel transfer, you suddenly found yourself in charge of DX for your local government.
You don't know where to start, and there's no one to consult with or know-how to refer to within the agency.
There must be more than a few people who have experienced this.
It is not the individual person's fault that they end up in this situation.
Behind the sluggish progress of DX promotion in local governments lies a structural issue: a lack of organizational "system" and "know-how."
We, the Public and Public Interest Unit of GPTech, declare our dream to face this challenge head-on and ensure that no local government DX personnel are left isolated.
## Why doesn't local government DX promotion work well?
The local government DX promotion plan formulated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications outlines the development of promotional structures necessary for DX promotion, measures to secure and train digital talent, priority initiatives for local government DX, and efforts toward realizing a digital society.
Looking at the progress of initiatives nationwide, the gap between local governments that are making progress and those that are lagging behind is widening, and this trend is especially pronounced in towns and villages with small populations.
In addition, there are many local governments where departments have been established but are not functioning effectively.
"We created a dedicated DX department, but in the end we don't know what to do."
"We hired external talent, but they haven't penetrated the agency and haven't produced any noticeable results."
"We introduced individual systems, but we haven't achieved essential business efficiency improvements."
This kind of situation is by no means happening in only a few local governments.
At the root of this problem is a lack of "IT governance."
## What is IT governance?
"IT governance" refers to the mechanism by which an organization correctly controls IT in order to achieve its objectives.
IT governance is necessary even in private enterprises, but especially in public organizations, even if good initiatives are undertaken, they often don't last long or are not evaluated due to the lack of organizational IT governance.
No matter how excellent the system introduced is, IT investments will not yield results without a structure and mechanism to continuously manage, evaluate, and improve it across the entire agency.
The reality is that small and medium-sized local governments in particular significantly lack the human resources, know-how, and time required to establish this structure.
## The dream of GPTech's Public and Public Interest Unit
Concepts such as IT governance, project management, and business analysis are exactly what public organizations need, but the reality is that the terms themselves are not yet widespread, and it is a high hurdle for staff to build IT governance on their own.
Due to a personnel transfer, you suddenly found yourself in charge of DX for your local government.
You don't know where to start, and there's no one to consult with or know-how to refer to within the agency.
There must be more than a few people who have experienced this.
It is not the individual person's fault that they end up in this situation.
Behind the sluggish progress of DX promotion in local governments lies a structural issue: a lack of organizational "system" and "know-how."
We, the Public and Public Interest Unit of GPTech, declare our dream to face this challenge head-on and ensure that no local government DX personnel are left isolated.
## Why doesn't local government DX promotion work well?
The local government DX promotion plan formulated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications outlines the development of promotional structures necessary for DX promotion, measures to secure and train digital talent, priority initiatives for local government DX, and efforts toward realizing a digital society.
Looking at the progress of initiatives nationwide, the gap between local governments that are making progress and those that are lagging behind is widening, and this trend is especially pronounced in towns and villages with small populations.
In addition, there are many local governments where departments have been established but are not functioning effectively.
"We created a dedicated DX department, but in the end we don't know what to do."
"We hired external talent, but they haven't penetrated the agency and haven't produced any noticeable results."
"We introduced individual systems, but we haven't achieved essential business efficiency improvements."
This kind of situation is by no means happening in only a few local governments.
At the root of this problem is a lack of "IT governance."
## What is IT governance?
"IT governance" refers to the mechanism by which an organization correctly controls IT in order to achieve its objectives.
IT governance is necessary even in private enterprises, but especially in public organizations, even if good initiatives are undertaken, they often don't last long or are not evaluated due to the lack of organizational IT governance.
No matter how excellent the system introduced is, IT investments will not yield results without a structure and mechanism to continuously manage, evaluate, and improve it across the entire agency.
The reality is that small and medium-sized local governments in particular significantly lack the human resources, know-how, and time required to establish this structure.
## The dream of GPTech's Public and Public Interest Unit
Concepts such as IT governance, project management, and business analysis are exactly what public organizations need, but the reality is that the terms themselves are not yet widespread, and it is a high hurdle for staff to build IT governance on their own.