Based on the Economic Security Promotion Law, the government has decided to set up an "Economic Security Promotion Office" in the Cabinet Office on the 1st of next month to coordinate with related ministries and agencies and formulate basic guidelines.
The Economic Security Promotion Law enacted in May will secure "specific important materials" such as semiconductors and pharmaceuticals that are indispensable for people's lives, and promote the development support of "specific important technologies" related to national security. The system has been incorporated.
AI = artificial intelligence and biotechnology are candidates for "specific important technologies," and part of the law will come into effect from the 1st of next month.
In line with this, the government decided to set up an "Economic Security Promotion Office" in the Cabinet Office on the 1st of next month.
The Promotion Office will play a central role in coordinating with related ministries and agencies, as well as formulating basic guidelines and making public comments.
Minister of Economic Security Kobayashi said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 26th, "It is a department that plays a central role in the enforcement of the law, and we would like to establish a system that can execute it accurately and speedily." ..