- With this understanding, we will formulate a detailed action plan so that stakeholders in industry and academia and the public and private sectors can engage in smooth and effective awarenessraising activities, and we will advance initiatives with a focus on local communities, SMEs, and young people. As the advancement of digital transformation leads to a wider range of people participating in cyberspace, we will push forward with the action plan and make ongoing improvements while considering updates in light of the situation. - In addition, we will take necessary steps with respect to the nature (content) of information provision and awareness-raising activities, particularly as more and more people engage in remote work and use cloud services. 5. Promotion and Implementation of Cybersecurity - A concerted effort by the whole government is needed to promote and implement cybersecurity in order to ensure a free, fair and secure cyberspace through our cybersecurity policies that we have discussed. Further efforts will be made to strengthen the capabilities and collaboration of relevant agencies so that initiatives based on this strategy can contribute to the digital transformation led by the Digital Agency, and that public agencies can make effective use of their limited resources to fulfill their roles. In these efforts, NISC will assume a key and leading role in coordinating the activities of ministries and promoting the collaboration of industry and academia and the public and private sectors, as the secretariat of the Cybersecurity Strategic Headquarters. - Crisis management needs to be further enhanced as well. The Cybersecurity Strategic Headquarters will share information and collaborate with the Major Terrorism Response Headquarters and other crisis management organizations as needed. Problems that concern national security will be addressed by relevant ministries working together under the coordination provided by the National Security Secretariat, and through close collaboration with the National Security Council. - NISC and relevant ministries must work together to actively communicate this strategy to stakeholders both in Japan and abroad so that it will lead to specific measures expected by the stakeholders in response to changing cybersecurity risks, and so that it will facilitate an understanding of the importance of international cooperation, the deterrent effects against attackers, and Japan’s stance toward other governments. - Based on the direction indicated in this strategy, the Cybersecurity Strategic Headquarters will establish a policy for estimating expenses and work to secure and execute the necessary budget as the government so that the ministries can steadily and effectively implement their measures. Moreover, we will discuss the system needed to enhance the ability to quickly detect, analyze, assess, and address cyberattacks in an integrated cycle, building on the information collection and analysis function. - Going forward, the Cybersecurity Strategic Headquarters will ensure this strategy is properly implemented by creating an annual plan for each fiscal year, verifying the progress of each 37