- While the number of researchers has been increasing in Japan as well, social demands have grown even further thanks to the digitalization of the economy and society. To achieve the digitalization of Japan and enhance, develop, and fully supply our own cybersecurity measures and technology, we will promote research and government-industry-academia collaboration from a medium- to long-term perspective, strengthen international competitiveness in R&D, and build a government-industry-academia ecosystem. - We will promote the research of relevant ministries and use of measures to promote government-industry-academia collaboration, while also striving to create an environment where researchers can engage in research with peace of mind by providing fully equipped research environments. In addition to advancing the widespread adoption and practical application of the results of R&D, we will also promote information exchange by relevant ministries toward the use of new Japan-made technology by government agencies as part of this effort. (2) Advancing practical R&D - Based on an understanding of current issues surrounding Japan (e.g., growing supply chain risks, providing cybersecurity with domestic resources), as well as a perspective of national security, we will advance practical R&D related to cybersecurity in the following direction. (i) Establish an all-Japan technical verification system for addressing supply chain risks (ii) Advance support measures for cultivating/developing domestic industries (iii) Enhance foundations for monitoring, analyzing, and sharing attacks (vi) Advance research of cryptography, etc. - Advance the efforts of relevant ministries during the strategic period, follow up on the status of efforts including (1), and conduct inspections and any necessary re-arrangement by mapping efforts and so on. (3) Taking medium- to long-term technological trends into consideration - It is important to advance R&D based on a medium- to long-term perspective of technological trends, according to the progress of IT technology, including the development of “Beyond 5G”25 and another advanced network technology. In particular, it will be necessary to take the progress of AI, quantum, and other advanced technology into consideration. (i) Measures with a view to the advancement of AI technology - Cybersecurity measures using AI (AI for Security) and responding to cyberattacks that use AI 25 This refers to the further advancement of the characteristic features of 5G and addition of features that contribute to the creation of new, sustainable value. 33