Public Comment on Draft Ministerial Ordinance Amending Local Government IT System Standards

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Summary

This is a public comment invitation regarding a draft ministerial ordinance that would partially amend the ordinance setting standardization criteria for functions required of systems used to process certain tasks under Japan's law on standardization of local government information systems. According to the metadata, the draft was published on 2026-07-17 with a comment deadline of 2026-08-20 23:59. The contact is the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Local Tax Bureau, Planning Division, Digitalization Promotion Office), and the item is categorized under local finance and local taxation.

Business Impact

Organizations involved in local government information systems or related standardization may wish to note that proposed changes to system standardization criteria could affect future system requirements. Any effects would depend on the final content of the ordinance, which is not yet fixed.

Recommended Action

Consider reviewing the official Japanese source and the draft documents on e-Gov to verify the scope and details before the stated comment deadline.

Timeline of related official records

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1. 2026-07-17 — Draft published for public comment (e-Gov) 「地方公共団体情報システムの標準化に関する法律第二条第一項に規定する標準化対象事務を定める政令に規定するデジタル庁令・総務省令で定める事務を定める命令第六条各号に規定する事務の処理に係るシステムに必要とされる機能等に関する標準化基準を定める省令の一部を改正する省令（案）等」についての意見・情報の募集について (this update) Original Japanese source
2. 2026-08-20 — Public comment deadline (2026-08-20 23:59 JST) (this update) Original Japanese source
3. 2026-08-31 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 地方公共団体情報システムの標準化に関する法律第二条第一項に規定する標準化対象事務を定める政令に規定するデジタル庁令・総務省令で定める事務を定める命令第六条各号に規定する事務の処理に係るシステムに必要とされる機能等に関する標準化基準を定める省令の一部を改正する省令（令和八年総務省令第百八号） Dashboard page Original Japanese source
4. 2026-08-31 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 地方公共団体情報システムの標準化に関する法律第二条第一項に規定する標準化対象事務を定める政令に規定するデジタル庁令・総務省令で定める事務を定める命令第六条各号に規定する事務の処理に係るシステムに必要とされる機能等に関する標準化基準を定める省令 Dashboard page Original Japanese source