Japan Data Governance Council — Preparatory Secretariat
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Committees and Working Groups

Specialist work grounded in adopter requirements

Working groups are intended to bring together users, technology providers and experts around shared governance questions in non-competitive areas.

Proposed working groups

01

AI and Data Governance Working Group

Model transparency, data use, cross-border transfer, intellectual property and accountability boundaries

IN FORMATION
02

Security and Resilience Working Group

Information security, incident response, business continuity, Japan support and access management

IN FORMATION
03

Procurement and Third-Party Risk Working Group

Subprocessors, economic security, contractual review and continuing monitoring

IN FORMATION
04

Education and Adoption Working Group

Professional education, case studies, reference material and organisational capability

IN FORMATION

Proposed governance structure

General meetingReview of the Council's direction, annual programme and material governance matters
Steering committeeOverall coordination, working-group oversight and management of conflicts of interest
Working groupsResearch, practical issue definition and preparation of reference material
SecretariatMeeting administration, member communications, publication and external enquiries

Cross-cutting issues

  • Data location and cross-border transfer
  • Subprocessor and supply-chain governance
  • AI model provenance and transparency
  • Security and incident response
  • Intellectual property and confidential information
  • Business continuity and Japan support
  • Economic-security considerations
  • Accountability boundaries and internal assurance
Working-group names, remits and participation criteria will be finalised through the Preparatory Council.

Contact

Membership, working groups, research collaboration and media enquiries

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