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With the expansion of economic activities utilizing the Internet and the increasing necessity for international cooperation in the information and communications field, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) and the European Commission Information Society and Media Directorate-General held “Japan-EU ICT policy talks” in Brussels (Belgium) on June 17, 2011 to facilitate a broad exchange of opinions regarding matters of policy and R&D cooperation with a view to strengthening the cooperative relationship between Japan and the EU.
1. Date: June 17, 2011
2. Venue: Brussels (Belgium) (European Commission HQ)
3. Attendees:
Japanese delegation: Tetsuo Yamakawa (Assistant Vice-Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications); Yoshiaki Takeuchi (Technology Policy Division Chief); Examiner Kondo (International Policy Division), et al.
EU delegation: Zoran Stančič, Deputy Director General, European Commission, Information Society and Media Directorate-General; Megan Richards (Director, Converged Networks and Services); Mario Campolargo (Director, Emerging Technologies and Infrastructures), et al.
4. Agenda
(1) ICT and disaster prevention measures
(2) ICT strategy
(3) Broadband strategy
(4) Cloud computing
(5) R&D cooperation in ICT field
(6) Safe and secure Internet use
5. The attachment contains an outline of discussions in these policy talks.
6. Schedule: The next talks are to be held in Tokyo during 2012.
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International Policy Division,
Global ICT Strategy Bureau, MIC
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