July 13, 2022 Results of Talk between Mr. KANEKO, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, and H.E. Ms. Josephine TEO, Minister for Communications and Information of the Republic of Singapore and Issuance of Joint Statement

On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, Mr. KANEKO, during his visit to Singapore, had a talk with H.E. Ms. Josephine TEO, Minister for Communications and Information of Singapore, at which they exchanged opinions concerning important policies relating to the information and communications field of the two countries. After the talk, a joint statement was published.

Results of the talk with H.E. Ms. Josephine TEO

At the talk, the two ministers exchanged opinions and issued a joint statement concerning bilateral cooperation in line with the provisions of the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan and the Ministry of Communications and Information of the Republic of Singapore to Promote Cooperation in the Field of Information and Communications Technology signed on July 2, 2021 (hereinafter referred to as the "Memorandum").
The two ministers engaged in discussion concerning the coordination through a multinational framework, in addition to the digital economy, AI and cyber security, which are major areas for cooperation under the Memorandum.

(Summary of joint statement)

• 1.
  Further promote the cooperative relationships based on the Memorandum
• 2.
  Enhance cooperation in the field of digital economy, including 5G, Beyond 5G, and emerging technologies
• 3.
  Affirmed to continue developing secure, resilient and open 5G networks
• 4.
  Affirmed to deepen their discussion about AI governance
• 5.
  Deepen their ongoing cooperation in the field of cybersecurity
• 6.
  Reaffirmed to work together in multilateral frameworks