Maintenance and operation of the data catalog (portal site)

1. Roadmap for e-Government Open Data Promotion (IT Strategic Headquarters decision on June 14, 2013) First half of FY 2013 Second half of FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 and later To achieve release and usage of open data that are at the same level as other developed countries' Development of use rules to promote secondary use Response based on organization of concept for other rules Review of use rules for ministry websites based on the study of the working-level meeting (allow secondary use in principle and show restricted contents individually) At the end of FY 2015 All ministries All ministries Promotion of electronic provision of statistical information, including the provision of information through statistical information databases Promotion of initiatives based on the optimization plan (revised) Relevant ministries Relevant ministries Expansion of releases in data formats that are suitable for machine reading Expansion of statistical data that utilize geographic information, improvement of the user-friendliness of machine access of statistical data MIC, relevant ministries Release data published through the Internet in the future for data other than statistical information databases in structures and data formats that are suitable for machine reading. (Prioritize addressing priority areas, such as white papers, disaster prevention and mitigation information, geospatial information, information on the movement of people, and budget, settlement and procurement information.) Release a URL list of relevant data in conjunction. Also consider the maintenance of the API. Expand release in structures and data formats that are suitable for machine reading for data for non-priority areas All ministries Release in sequence in more advanced data formats from areas where possible All ministries All ministries Promotion of the release of code, promotion of the utilization of organizing the correspondence relationships among code All ministries Standardization of terms and definitions that differ by organization, development of tools, etc. Cabinet Secretariat, MIC, METI Maintenance of the data catalog (portal site) Examination and verification of functions and the like that are required for the data catalog through demonstration experiments, etc. Cabinet Secretariat, MIC, METI Release through a trial data catalog (portal site) Maintenance and operation of the data catalog (portal site) Cabinet Secretariat, all ministries Cabinet Secretariat, all ministries Expand data to be released for priority areas in light of the study of the working-level meeting Expand the release of data whose new release cost is low through the Internet and data with strong user needs (requests) with the exception of those that cannot be released and data whose secondary use is not permitted Expansion of public data Relevant ministries Coordinate All ministries Enhance offering contents in English in light of the study of the working-level meeting All ministries Absorb Build a website (links, etc.) that introduces useful information Cabinet Secretariat, relevant ministries Dissemination and awareness, evaluation Support the utilization of holding and participating dissemination events to discover and stimulate needs, the creation of new services and businesses Cabinet Secretariat, all ministries Understand needs and opinions, and build a system with which to reflect them in initiatives Cabinet Secretariat, all ministries Implement understanding and evaluation of costs and effects of initiatives in light of the study of the working-level meeting Review the details of the initiatives that are needed based on reviews and follow-ups Cabinet Secretariat, all ministries Publicity and dissemination to independent administrative agencies, local public agencies, etc. (including creation and dissemination of effective cases) Organize and present views on releasing data of local public agencies Cabinet Secretariat, relevant ministries Cabinet Secretariat, relevant ministries Working-level meeting Study and organize the necessary matters in implementing the initiatives Cabinet Secretariat, relevant ministries Study and organize required efforts based on reviews and follow-ups Cabinet Secretariat, relevant ministries