The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has announced a policy to formulate a roadmap that includes long-term schedules and support measures for environmental improvement such as high-speed, large-capacity communication standard "5G" toward the realization of the "Digital Garden City State Concept". rice field.

The government is aiming to realize the "Digital Garden City National Concept" aiming to revitalize the regions by promoting digitalization to close the gap between rural areas and cities, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry aimed to realize the concept on the 6th. We held a meeting of experts.



At the beginning of the meeting, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagiuda will formulate a roadmap for the realization of the concept, saying that Japan is behind in digitalization compared to other developed countries and that major reforms are needed to recreate Japan as a whole digitally. I showed the policy.



The roadmap includes "5G", next-generation communication standards, power grids for effective use of renewable energy, and long-term environment maintenance necessary for automated driving and logistics infrastructure for automated delivery. Incorporate various schedules and support measures.



The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is aiming to formulate a concrete roadmap by the summer based on the opinions of experts.



Minister Hagiuda said, "In the" Japan Islands Remodeling Plan "50 years ago, we provided road resources to prepare the infrastructure for distributed development of the land. We will draw out large-scale private investment with the newly formulated Japan Remodeling Roadmap. , I want to realize a digital garden city full of regionality and diversity. "