Japan declares war on floppy disks for government use
source link: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/08/japan-declares-war-on-floppy-disks-for-government-use/
Go to the source link to view the article. You can view the picture content, updated content and better typesetting reading experience. If the link is broken, please click the button below to view the snapshot at that time.
War on the 3D-printed save icon —
Japan declares war on floppy disks for government use
In Japan, 1,900 government procedures still require submission on floppy disk.
Benj Edwards - 8/31/2022, 3:48 PM
Japan's newly appointed Minister of Digital Affairs, Taro Kono, has declared war on the floppy disk and other forms of obsolete media, which the government still requires as a submission medium for around 1,900 types of business applications and other forms. The goal is to modernize the procedures by moving the information submission process online.
Kono announced the initiative during a press conference in Japan on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg. Legal issues have prevented the modernization to cloud data storage in the past, and Japanese government offices often use CDs, MiniDiscs, or floppy disks to accept submissions from the public and businesses. For example, Japan's Mainichi newspaper reported in December 2021 that Tokyo police lost two floppy disks containing information on 38 public housing applicants. A digital task force group led by Kono will announce how to fix those issues by the end of the year.
Shortly after taking office earlier this month, Kono announced his desire to modernize technology in the Japanese government, speaking out about Japan's reliance on hanko hand stamps during the COVID-19 pandemic and fax machines instead of email. He's also been outspoken about the subject on Twitter.
As a storage medium, floppy disk technology dates back over 50 years. Sony introduced 3.5-inch floppy disks in 1983, and they typically store a mere 1.44 megabytes of data in their most popular variation. Sony stopped manufacturing them in 2011, prompting Taro to quip during his press conference, "Where does one even buy a floppy disk these days?"
</div
Recommend
-
9
I Miss Using Floppy Disks As Treasure Chests For Fanfiction 4887 members Technology Technology on Digg: the best articles,...
-
8
Floppy disks in Japan: Minister declares war on old-fashioned technologyBy James FitzGeraldBBC NewsPublished34 minutes ago
-
7
It’s 2022 and Japan is still using floppy disks?
-
5
The last man selling floppy disks says he still receives orders from airlines Your next flight may still be aided by a floppy disk By
-
15
New Tool Lets You Search Tons of Old CDs and Floppy Disks for Lost MediaDiscMaster lets you search and view millions of old files from the early days of the internet.October 19, 2022, 6:38...
-
7
It’s (almost) 2023 and Japan is still using floppy disks?
-
7
Chuck's last dance — Chuck E. Cheese still uses floppy disks in 2023, but not for long Employee TikTok reveals a floor show upgrade from floppy and DVD—possibly for the las...
-
2
Chuck E. Cheese Still Uses Floppy Disks To Make Its Rodent Mascot Dance — For NowThe retro tech is "quite elegant for what it does," the restaurant chain's floppy disk vendor said.Posted 18 hours ago...
-
16
JP's Website · 2023-08-28 · Everything I know about floppy disks JP's Website ...
-
7
"war on floppy disks" — Japan government accepts it’s no longer the ’90s, stops requiring floppy disks Government amends 34 ordinances to no longer require diskettes.
About Joyk
Aggregate valuable and interesting links.
Joyk means Joy of geeK