Consider strengthening intelligence in the economic field LDP Strategy Headquarters July 30 15:08

In order to deal with the threat of industrial espionage, the Liberal Democratic Party's Strategy Headquarters, which considers new external strategies, will listen to opinions from representatives of the business world and consider ways to strengthen intelligence in the economic field. It was decided to proceed.

The Liberal Democratic Party's Strategic Headquarters, which examines new external strategies in anticipation of the convergence of the new coronavirus, held a 30-day meeting and received an explanation from Japan on the current state of intelligence in Japan.

Among them, while the importance of intelligence in the economic field such as measures against industrial espionage is increasing, the budget and personnel of Japanese intelligence agencies are smaller than those in Europe and the United States, and companies are less conscious of managing confidential information. I pointed out that.

He sought to increase the budget and personnel of intelligence agencies, establish a new organization to analyze the threat of industrial espionage, and urge companies to urgently implement thorough information management.

In response to this, the Strategic Headquarters will proceed with discussions to strengthen intelligence in the economic field by listening to representatives of the business community for opinions on information management issues.