Governor Oigawa of Ibaraki Prefecture: “It is irrational to have separate systems when the work of local governments is basically the same.

In Ibaraki Prefecture, Governor Oigawa, who took office in 2009, has made the realization of DX within the Agency his top priority and is working on reforms. Characteristic among his measures is the guideline of “not having a system and not creating a unique one.

  • Governor Oigawa worked for a major IT company after serving in the former Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and was appointed governor of Ibaraki Prefecture after serving as director of the company. The aforementioned guideline is also backed up by this career, “It is irrational to have separate systems, even though the operations of local governments are basically the same. from Cybozu Advanced Case Studies in Municipal DX


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