Report "Agile Governance Update -How Governments, Businesses and Civil Society Can Create a Better World By Reimagining Governance-" Compiled

1. Overview

In order to present new governance models for the era of cyber-physical integration, METI's Study Group on New Governance Models released the following two reports: "GOVERNANCE INNOVATION: Redesigning Law and Architecture for Society 5.0" in 2020 and "GOVERNANCE INNOVATION Ver. 2: A Guide to Designing and Implementing Agile Governance" in 2021 (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Governance Innovation Reports"). We are delighted to announce that the Agile Governance model presented in the Governance Innovation Reports received a very positive response from readers all over the world.

Given the increasing interest in agile governance, we received many requests to provide a commentary to facilitate a holistic understanding of the two Governance Innovation Reports. We also received many questions on the specific processes involved in conducting agile governance.

Therefore, the Study Group has prepared a draft report titled "Agile Governance Update -How Governments, Businesses and Civil Society Can Create a Better World By Reimagining Governance-" and called for public comments on it.

The content of the draft report has now been updated—based on the opinions received from the public comments—and has been released.

2. Purpose of the Report

• Clarify the overall perspective of "agile governance" presented in the two Governance Innovation Reports. (Part I)
• Outline the implementation processes of agile governance (Part II)
• Present institutional designs and incentive mechanisms for implementing agile governance, with specific examples. (Part III)

3. Related materials

• English Report “Agile Governance Update -How Governments, Businesses and Civil Society Can Create a Better World By Reimagining Governance-"(PDF:3,376KB)
• Summary of the public comments that METI received and METI's responses thereto (in Japanese)(PDF:307KB)

4. Reference links

• Study Group on New Governance Models in Society 5.0（in Japanese）
• Call Commenced for Public Comments on the Draft Report "Agile Governance Update -How Governments, Businesses and Civil Society Can Create a Better World By Reimagining Governance-" (March 3, 2022)
• Report "GOVERNANCE INNOVATION Ver. 2: A Guide to Designing and Implementing Agile Governance" Compiled (July 30, 2021)
• Report “GOVERNANCE INNOVATION: Redesigning Law and Architecture for Society 5.0” Compiled (July 13, 2020)

Division in Charge

Digital Economy Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau