TOKYO, Oct 01 (AFP) - Japan's media-savvy digital minister said Friday he's ready to take an iron-fisted approach to speed up the nation's slow embrace of online services at government offices and workplaces.
Taro Kono — a political heavyweight who has been minister of defence, foreign affairs and Covid vaccines — has already declared war on fax machines, floppy disks and other obsolete technologies that are still common in the world’s third-largest economy.
Japan is often internationally considered a byword for high-tech, but fax machines are still routinely used by businesses and households along with email and texting apps.
Floppy disks and CD-ROMs are less visible to consumers, but some official documents are legally required to be stored in these outdated formats. ...continue reading
Source: ANNnewsCH
