Digital Minister Furukawa told reporters on 30 October that the agency re-signed its cooperation memorandum with the UK Government Digital Service on 28 October, adding "AI use in the public sector" and "cyber security" as areas of cooperation. A prototype AI tool for drafting parliamentary answers was made available to about 180,000 government officials the same day. Internal Affairs Minister Fujii said he had reported to the 26 October ministerial meeting on strengthening cyber security for telecommunications networks and local governments using NICT's expertise.

[S1] 【10月30日古川俊治デジタル大臣会見要旨】政府が「サイバー対応特設サイト」開設 · [S2] 【10月30日藤井比早之総務大臣会見要旨】相次ぐサイバー攻撃、NICTとの取り組み強化

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AI & Security Observatory（2026-10-30）「デジタル庁、英政府デジタルサービスと覚書を再締結しAI活用とサイバーを協力分野に追加　国会答弁支援AIを職員18万人へ」『AI & Security Observatory』、第1.0版、最終更新2026-10-31。https://ai-security-observatory.org/ja/brief/brief-20261031-08/

AI & Security Observatory (2026-10-30). Japan's Digital Agency renews MoU with the UK Government Digital Service, adding AI and cyber security; parliamentary-answer AI rolled out to 180,000 officials . AI & Security Observatory, version 1.0. Updated 2026-10-31. https://ai-security-observatory.org/en/brief/brief-20261031-08/

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