Regarding new economic measures, the Minister for Economic Revitalization Yamagiwa expressed his intention to establish a fund to foster advanced science and technology such as semiconductors and AI = artificial intelligence to strengthen economic security.
The Minister for Economic Revitalization Yamagiwa appeared on the Fuji TV program "Sunday News THE PRIME" on the morning of the 17th.
In this, Minister Yamagiwa commented on strengthening economic security, saying, "If we do not research and develop the next-generation cutting-edge semiconductors and bring them to the point where they can be manufactured in Japan, there is a risk that the supply chain will be interrupted due to security problems. Is getting bigger. "
On that basis, he said, "If we do not change the industrial structure centered on science and technology, we will not be able to bring the economy to a growth path" over new economic measures. He showed the idea of establishing a fund to nurture.