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Japan convenes second meeting on digital talent development policy

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Source: Digital Agency, Japan

The Digital Agency, Japan held the second meeting of its study group on future digital talent development policy online on 20 October 2026, from 10:30 to 12:00. The agenda had hearings from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry with the Information-technology Promotion Agency. A free discussion followed the hearings.

Why it matters

The ministries responsible for education, labour and industry, together with the Information-technology Promotion Agency, presented their digital talent development work to the study group.

When
20 Oct 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0334
Where
Japan
Who
Digital Agency, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Information-technology Promotion Agency

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Digital Agency, Japan. Checked against the source on 20 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Digital Agency, Japan

Source copy: download the page as saved on 20 Oct 2026 (PDF). Documents the source offers: document 1 (PDF), document 2 (PDF), document 3 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

Data to measure this

Compare the years before 2026 with the years since in these series.

  • OECD.AI: AI talent and skillsOECD.AI (data from LinkedIn)AI talent concentration, AI hiring, AI job posting share, AI skills and net AI talent migration by country.Years: 2015-present · monthly · query tool · Covers before and after
  • ILO: generative AI exposure by occupationInternational Labour OrganizationExposure of occupations to generative AI in four grades, with estimates by country income group.Years: 2025 · one-off · report only · PDF

All data for Japan

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WTA-N-2026-0334: “Japan convenes second meeting on digital talent development policy.” wheresthe.ai, 20 Oct 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/jp-japan-convenes-second-meeting-on-digital-talent-developme-2026-10/ (source: Digital Agency, Japan).

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