According to BBC News, Japan has declared war on antiquated technological solutions like floppy discs and CDs after a government committee discovered that almost 2,000 applications and other forms were still being submitted using them. Japan’s digital minister Taro Kano criticised their continued use despite the availability of significantly more practical solutions in recent years.
According to a tweet sent this week by Kano, Japan’s Digital Agency will soon amend its rules to allow the use of contemporary online services.
According to IBM, the floppy disc was created in 1971 and rose to prominence as the primary method for storing, exchanging, and running programmes in the 1980s. In the 2000s, storage discs were gradually replaced by CDs, DVDs, and eventually USB sticks.
According to the BBC, despite developing innovations like the compact disc, Japan hasn’t fully embraced antiquated office solutions from the past due to a lack of digital literacy, conservative outlooks, and bureaucratic culture.
Floppy discs were phased out by the government last year, ten years after Sony stopped manufacturing them. The city of Tokyo started using online storage options last year.
Not only Japan, but other nations have recently demanded an end to the usage of antiquated technology in their workplaces. After it was discovered that the federal government was utilising more than 900 fax machines, Germany announced plans to discontinue using them last year, according to Politico.
The epidemic revealed how many areas of Germany’s healthcare system still handle and communicate data via faxes, printed spreadsheets, and handwritten lists, according to DW.
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