May 4, 2022 Launch of UK-Japan Digital Group

On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, Japan and the United Kingdom launched the UK-Japan Digital Group in order to deepen digital cooperation between the two countries.

On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, Japan and the United Kingdom launched the UK-Japan Digital Group in order to deepen digital cooperation between the two countries.

The UK-Japan Digital Group, which consists of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), the Digital Agency, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) as the main contributors from the Japan side, and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and the Government Digital Service as those from the U.K. side, will cover all facets of joint digital priorities of the two countries.

The group will hold a director-general-level meeting once each year, and MIC and the DCMS will be in charge of coordination.

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