NHK conducted a questionnaire to all governors and mayors nationwide ahead of the unified local elections. More than 8% of respondents answered that digitalization is "effective," while many voices cited issues in terms of finances and human resources.
The evaluation of the effect varies depending on the size of the local government, and the number of people who answered "very effective" was 7%. Takamori Town, Nagano Prefecture, is actively working on digitalization to increase the time spent with the townspeople by improving administrative efficiency.