356 Systems, 40 Agencies, 3 Years: Government's IT Spaghetti Saga

356 Systems, 40 Agencies, 3 Years: Government's IT Spaghetti Saga
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Over a grueling three-year marathon ending fiscal 2023, an audit board heroically surveyed 356 information systems sprawling across 40 government ministries and agencies—because apparently, the digital Wild West needed a census. Imagine the thrill of cataloging every bureaucratic server, ancient software relic, and data black hole. This vast trove of systems probably ranges from cutting-edge tech to computer dinosaurs kept alive by sheer administrative inertia, all under the auspices of "government institutions" trying to keep up with the 21st century. It’s like organizing a garage sale for software updates, but the garage is the entire federal building complex.

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Source: Japantimes | Published: 9/14/2025 | Author: Unknown