September 11, 2020 Announcement of Result of Appeal for Opinions on Draft Notices to Revise Guidelines on Improvements in Management Capabilities of Cable Television Broadcasting Industry, Telecommunications Field, and Terrestrial Basic Broadcasting Field based on Act for Strengthening the Management of SMEs, etc.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) made an appeal for opinions on draft notices from Tuesday, August 18 through Monday, August 31, 2020, and has decided to announce the result. These notices are for the partial revision of the Guidelines on Improvements in Management Capabilities of Cable Television Broadcasting Industry (MIC Notice No. 417 of 2016), the Guidelines on Improvements in Management Capabilities of Telecommunications Field (MIC Notice No. 418 of 2016), and the Guidelines on Improvements in Management Capabilities of Terrestrial Basic Broadcasting Field (MIC Notice No. 253 of 2017).

1. Background

Article 18, Paragraph 1 of the Act for Strengthening the Management of SMEs, etc. stipulates that the competent minister may designate business fields where improvements in the management capabilities of small and medium-sized enterprises are deemed particularly necessary, among the business fields under the jurisdiction of the minister. Then the minister may set guidelines for improving management capabilities of the business fields.
To respond to changes in the business environment surrounding small and medium-sized enterprises, MIC decided to revise the guidelines for each business sector partially. Accordingly, MIC made an appeal for opinions on the draft revisions from August 18 through August 31, 2020 and received on opinion. Therefore, MIC has decided to open the opinion to the public.

2. Future plans

With consideration of the result of the appeal for opinions, MIC will promptly revise the notices.

3. How to obtain reference information

MIC will post the reference information for this matter on the public comment page of the e-Gov (https://www.e-gov.go.jp/en/ ).

Reference

• Appeal for Opinions on Draft Notices to Revise Guidelines on Improvements in Management Capabilities of Cable Television Broadcasting Industry, Telecommunications Field, and Terrestrial Basic Broadcasting Field based on Act for Strengthening the Management of SMEs, etc. (August 17, 2020)