March 29, 2022 Announcement of Infrastructure Development Plan for a Digital Garden City Nation

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has formulated and announces the Infrastructure Development Plan for a Digital Garden City Nation, with the view to promoting integrated and effective policy measures for developing digital infrastructure, including optical fiber, 5G network, data center/marine cable, in light of the essential nature of these infrastructures for the realization of the Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation.

1. About the plan

In June 2019, MIC devised the Master Plan on the Regional Development of ICT Infrastructure with the view to disseminating ICT infrastructures, including the 5G network and optical fiber, throughout Japan as soon as practicable. The plan has been updated twice (i.e., Master Plan 2.0 on the Regional Development of ICT Infrastructure was released in July 2020, and Master Plan 3.0 on the Regional Development of ICT Infrastructure released in December 2020).
The plan guides MIC in promoting integrated and effective policy measures for developing digital infrastructure, including optical fiber, the 5G network, and data centers and marine cables, in light of the essential nature of these infrastructures for the realization of the Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation established by the government, following the Master Plan on the Regional Development of ICT Infrastructure.

2. Overview of plan and publications

The Infrastructure Development Plan for a Digital Garden City Nation provides the current status, challenges, policy for developing infrastructures and specific policy measures concerning the following matters, as well as a roadmap for future initiatives.

1. 1.
   Optical fiber
2. 2.
   5G network
3. 3.
   Data center/marine cable
4. 4.
   Beyond 5G (so-called 6G)

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  The published material is in Japanese only.