J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 100(4): 285-289, 1999
Feature topic
INFORMATIONIZATION POLICIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
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Director-General, Department of General Affairs Aichi Prefectural Government, Nagoya, Japan Shinichiro Misono |
With the explosive spread of the lnternet, local governments are implementing administrative policies to facilitate the construction of information network systems which will help promote the spread of information at the local level.
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and other organizations of the Japanese government are also implemending a variety of measures to assist these moves on the part of local governments.
A look at administrative services for local residents reveals a great need for the proliferation of information within the areas of welfare and medical care ; in particular, counselling concerning nursing care and medical services in remote areas are needed. In order to realize new measures promoting informationization, however, the cooperation and understanding of local governors or mayors are essential. Because these people are very busy, short video and computer graphic presentations should be prepared in order to make the greatest impact in the least amount of time.
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