Information Network Systems for e-Government in Japan

Information Network Systems for e-Government in Japan
	Basic Residential Registers Network System	Local Government WAN (LGWAN)	Kasumigaseki WAN (KWAN)
Purpose	Nationwide identification of citizens	Prompt and smooth communication and information sharing among local and central governments	Prompt and smooth communication and information sharing among agencies
	Improvement of government services and streamlining public administrations
Joined Organizations	Local governments and Designated organizations for information processing (LASDEC)	Local governments (2,925 governments joined as of Jan.2004 among 47 prefectures and 3,241 cities, towns and villages)	Ministries and Agencies of central government. (29 agencies joined as of Jan. 2004.)
Network	Private line including VPN secured with electronic authentication and cryptography	Private line including VPN secured with electronic authentication and cryptography	Private line including VPN secured with electronic authentication and cryptography
Connection with Internet	Isolated from Internet. Connected with Computerized Local Residential Register System.	Connected with Internet via local government LAN and with KWAN.	Connected with Internet via government LAN and with LGWAN.
User	Local government officials and authorized persons.	Local government officials.	Central government officials.
Available Information	Four information (name, gender, address, date of birth) , Residential ID number and modification records.	Any Information used in administration including official documents and personal data except Residential ID number.	Any Information used in administration including official documents and personal data except Residential ID number.
Service and Function	Residential ID number can use only for the government services and administrative procedures designated by law such as Passport application Nationwide issue of residence certificates Simplified procedure for change of address Voluntary issue of Resident Registration Card (smart card with ID number) Reference from central government agencies, etc.	Email system E-filing system E-document exchange system Information bulletin board E-learning system	E-mail system Database on government businesses Diet-related information support system Database on members of the government advisory bodies Database on government white papers Network system for the National Diet Library Comprehensive statistics database Common information retrieval system Database on computer procurement Document exchange system with certification
Composition	National server, Network surveillance system, Operating terminal, IC card reader/writer, Call center server, Basic Resident Registration Card consignment issue system, Firewall for national network connection, etc.	LGWAN access line, LGWAN service facilities, IC card, IC card reader/writer, etc.	Network Operations Center, Each ministry agencies' LAN, Firewall. The network protocol is TCP/IP and the e-mail protocol is X.400 (JIS X 5801).

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