Toshiyuki Zamma

Visiting Researcher

Director General for International Strategy, Digital Agency, Government of Japan Executive Advisor to Chief Digital Officer, Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan Special Advisor to the Board, The International Council for Information Technology in Government Administration (ICA) A Practitioner Faculty (part-time lecturer) at Graduate School Public Policy of Tokyo University.

Mr. Zamma was appointed to Head of International Strategy on Sep. 1st 2021, when Digital Agency of Japan has established.He appointed to Director General on Apr. 1st 2023. Previously he has been Executive Advisor to Government CIO since 2012. He is promoting digital transformation and reforming IT governance in public sector. Especially focus on promoting digital citizen services and empowering government officers with digital technology. He was also appointed to Executive Advisor to CIO of Ministry of Finance in 2003. He oversees Budgeting Bureau and National Tax Agency.

In government technology area, he appointed to Chairman of Digital Government Technology Committee. He reformed this committee and task forces and managed 8 task forces and 55 experts (Advisors to GCIO). This committee empowered government information systems modernization with new technologies and methodologies (Cloud computing, agile development, service design thinning, mobile etc). He was elected the 22th Chairman of ICA conference in 2015 and collaborating with international organizations, OECD, EU and World Bank.

Graduated Nagoya City University in 1983, Bachelor of Economics.