"Post 5G" Coordinating to create new fund with technology development support Government 21 November 22:41
In order to support the development of technologies for the next generation of high-speed, high-capacity communication standards, 5G, the government has begun adjustments in the direction of establishing a new fund. Since 5G was behind the Chinese team, we would like to prepare abundant funds and accelerate development.
According to the officials, the government is adjusting the 5G next generation communication standard "Post 5G" in the direction of creating a new fund to support R & D of Japanese companies.
The fund is expected to be established in the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization from next year. Utilizing this fund, in addition to communication-related companies such as semiconductors and IT, as well as automobile and industrial machine manufacturers to which technology is applied, as a national project that brings together Japanese technologies, state-of-the-art semiconductors and communication systems The aim is to accelerate development.
In 5G, China's “Huawei” has the top number of patents for related technologies, and the rise of Chinese companies in the production of communication base stations and semiconductors is conspicuous.
For this reason, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry requested a budget of over 220 billion yen as the government's economic measures to be compiled next month and coordinated with the Ministry of Finance in order to support the development with sufficient funds for the fund. It is.