A G20 ministerial meeting on research fields was held in Italy, confirming the policy of digitizing research fields in order to address the challenges facing the world in the future, in anticipation of the convergence of the new coronavirus.
G20 = A meeting of the ministers in charge of research fields in 20 major countries was held in Italy on the night of the 6th of Japan time, and was attended by Ministers of State for Science and Technology Inoue from Japan.
In this, Minister Inoue pointed out that "it is important to balance the two aspects of disclosure of data and research results and protection of technology and information."
Then, at the meeting, in anticipation of the convergence of the new coronavirus, we confirmed the policy of advancing the digitization of research fields in order to address the challenges facing the world in the future.
After the meeting, Minister Inoue said at a press conference online, "I felt that Japan's policy on digitization is in exactly the same direction as each country. I would like to further promote the policy in cooperation with the G20 countries. ".