July 5, 2022 Release of 2022 “Report on Current Status of Information and Communications” (2022 White Paper on Information and Communications in Japan)

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has today released the 2022 “Report on Current Status of Information and Communications” (2022 White Paper on Information and Communications in Japan).

MIC publishes “Report on Current Status of Information and Communications” (White Paper on Information and Communications in Japan) every year to gain the public’s understanding of the current state of information and communications and trends in Japan’s information and communications policies. This is the 50th release since the first release in 1973.

This year’s white paper features “50 years since the first publication of the Information and Communications White Paper – changes in ICT and digital economy”. This topic overviews the evolution of ICT services/technologies and changes in the international situation surrounding ICT over the past 50 years, and looks over the current state and challenges facing Japan in the ICT field, as well as future prospects.

For details, please refer to the link.

Overview of the 2022 White Paper on Information and Communications in Japan PDF

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