Creation and Implementation of a Responsible Action Program Is Needed
There was not enough discussion about how to meet the IT revolution under the Obuchi cabinet. So the decision now to appoint a minister in charge of IT and set up an IT strategy committee is a move in the right direction. And it is good that a prime ministerial aide in charge of IT is being considered in anticipation of the cabinet secretariat system in 2001.
It is important for the Mori cabinet, as the successor of Obuchi politics, to move toward creating and implementing a responsible action program regarding various policies laid down by the Obuchi government. This goes without saying so long as the Mori cabinet claims to have inherited Obuchi politics.
The Mori government has the chance to revive the Japanese economy. In addition to the economic crisis receding and the economy looking brighter, the IT revolution is propelling the economy forward faster than expected. With public support for the cabinet running low, a strong policy package led by the prime minister is needed to increase the centripetal force of the government. The time has come to draw up and implement an ambitious revolutionary plan based on an awareness of the coming four years.
