Subj : We have won the war on floppy disks"  Japanese government says it
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Jul 03 2024 19:00:06

We have won the war on floppy disks"  Japanese government says it has finally 
eradicated ancient hardware

Date:
Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:47:10 +0000

Description:
After stalled digitization progress, Japan claims to have at least removed 
the floppy disk from its governmental operations.

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In a major milestone for modernization, Japans government has eliminated the 
use of floppy disks in all its systems. 

The achievement comes two or three decades after the technologys prime, and 
marks a pivotal milestone in Japans ongoing campaign to digitize and 
streamline government operations. 

By mid-June, the Digital Agency had successfully abolished 1,034 regulations 
governing the use of floppy disks, retaining only one environmental 
regulation related to vehicle recycling. Floppy disks are now extinct in 
Japan 

An iconic tool used in early computers up until the 2000s, the floppy disk 
continues to at least partly live on as the widely recognized symbol for 
saving a document. 

While advancements have seen the likes of CDs, DVDs and USBs come and go (to 
a certain degree), making way for the cloud, floppy disks continued to be 
used in Japan for their numerous benefits. Known for their reliability and 
stability, theyre also less hackable than more modern solutions. 

The eradication of floppy disks follows the establishment of the Digital 
Agency, which was tasked with creating a more efficient and digitally adept 
governmental framework. Taro Kono, Japans Minister for Digital Transformation 
and the head of the Agency, has been at the forefront of the countrys 
digitization efforts since assuming the position in August 2022. 

Speaking to Reuters , Kono stated: We have won the war on floppy disks on 
June 28! 

However, despite these advancements, Japans journey towards full digitization 
has faced numerous challenges. The failure of a contact-tracing app during 
the pandemic and the slow adoption rates of the My Number digital 
identification card have highlighted these issues. 

However, with Kono at the helm, Japans ambitious plans to ditch less 
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