December 10, 2025 Results of the G7 Industry, Digital and Technology Ministerial Meeting (hereinafter the "G7 Ministerial Meeting")

The G7 Ministerial Meeting was held in Montreal, Canada, from Monday, December 8, 2025, to Tuesday, December 9, 2025. HORIUCHI Noriko, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), attended the meeting. At the meeting, G7 member countries and regions, along with invited countries and international organizations, participated in discussions on policy issues related to industry, digital technology, and innovation. A Ministerial Declaration was adopted as the outcome document.

1. Date

From Monday, December 8, 2025, to Tuesday, December 9, 2025

2. Participating countries, regions, and international organizations

[G7 member countries and regions]
　Canada (Presidency), France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, USA, and EU
[Invited countries]
　Republic of Korea
[International organizations]
　OECD

3. Summary of outcomes of the meeting

　At this meeting, four themes—Artificial Intelligence for Growth, Quantum Technology, Robust and Competitive Digital Economy, and Supply Chain Security—were discussed. The continued discussion of these themes at the G7 Ministerial Meeting was included in the Leaders' Statement issued at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis held in June this year.
　The Vice Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, who attended the meeting, stated that in Japan, under the leadership of Prime Minister Takaichi, emerging technologies such as AI and quantum technology have been positioned as strategic areas, including "crisis management investment," and that a growth strategy will be developed in the future. The Vice Minister also emphasized the importance of promoting the Hiroshima AI Process, a framework for formulating safe, secure, and reliable AI rules, as well as innovation through standardization activities for quantum cryptography communications.
　As a result of the ministerial discussions, a Ministerial Declaration was adopted as the outcome of the meetings. For AI, the Ministerial Declaration was created based on the commitments made in the Leaders' Statement on AI for Prosperity at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis. To achieve the roadmap for AI adoption in the G7 countries, the Ministerial Declaration focuses on the following themes: SME AI Adoption Blueprint, which provides practical examples of AI adoption at SMEs; the announcement of Tool Kits for AI Adoption at SMEs, which focuses on the adoption of reliable AI based on the outcomes from the Hiroshima AI Process; the need to address human resource shortages and skill gaps in AI adoption; and the launch of G7 AI Network to promote AI adoption in the public sector. The Ministerial Declaration also mentioned the establishment of a joint working group on quantum technology; the establishment of a fair and open digital market through international cooperation, including the promotion of data free flow with trust (DFFT); and ensuring supply chain resiliency.
　Additionally, the "Ministerial Statement on SME AI Adoption Blueprint," which aims to promote AI innovation at SMEs, highlighted the importance of developing an AI adoption ecosystem. The Statement includes the following policy recommendations: Continued public and private investment in AI computing resources and other infrastructure, access to high-quality data sets, and the development of open source models.

[Attachments]

• Ministerial Declaration on G7 Industry, Digital and Technology [Original]
• Ministerial Statement on SME AI Adoption Blueprint [Original]
• Tool Kits for AI Adoption at SMEs [Original]

4. Overview of bilateral meetings

　Taking advantage of this meeting, Vice Minister Horiuchi held bilateral meetings with the following ministers. She also visited the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (Mila), a Canadian AI research institute, to deepen dialogue on policy issues shared by each party.

• Evan Solomon — Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, Canada
• Anne Le Hénanff — Minister Delegate for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology, France
• Karsten Wildberger — Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation, Germany
• Ian Murray — Minister of State for Digital Government and Data, UK
• Michael Kratsios — Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, USA
• Henna Virkkunen — European Commission Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, EU