Verify the Kishida administration's economic security policy

Policy to ensure the independence, survival and prosperity of Japan from the economy

Friendship explanation of NRI researcher

One of the highlights of Prime Minister Kishida's policy is the construction and promotion of a new field called "Economic Security Policy". The Prime Minister has promised to formulate the "Economic and Security Promotion Act" in the previous LDP presidential election. In the cabinet on October 4, a new post of the Economic Security Phase was established, and he was a young Takayuki Kobayashi. The headwaters of the policy are at the "New International Order Creation Strategy Headquarters," which was founded by Prime Minister Kishida during the Liberal Democratic Party Chairman. The chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party was Akira Amari, who was the secretary -general of the Liberal Democratic Party, and Kobayashi has supported Amari in practice as the secretary -general. Economic security policy will be promoted in the future with Amari's strong influence. Based on the discussion at this new International Order Creation Strategy Headquarters, the “Economic and Security Bulk Promotion Act (tentative name)” will be enacted in the Normal Diet next year, and it is expected that the economic security policy will be operated in earnest. In the "Intermediate Summary" shown in May this year, the headquarters defined the economic security policy as "ensuring the independence, survival and prosperity of Japan from the economy." In addition, specific policies are divided into "ensuring strategic autonomy" and "maintaining, strengthening strategic indispensable". The former is mainly to change the situation that is excessively dependent on other countries, and the latter is to increase Japanese presence and superiority in the world. The former is a defensive strategy, and the latter is an aggressive strategy. For the time being, the former seems to have a emphasis.

Five priority fields

The important industries in the "intermediate summary" were 1) energy, 2) information and communication, 3) transportation / maritime logistics, 4) finance, 5) medical care. I would like to give an overview of important measures for each. 1) Correspondence to large -scale power outage risks caused by energy, natural disasters, etc. The stable supply of electricity and efficiency, the efficiency of the power business operator strengthening, restarting nuclear power, and extending the period of use. Promote future replace, discussion of new expansion, secure energy resources overseas. Securing rare earths, stockpiling, strengthening recycling, development of rare earths alternative technology 2) Information and communications ・ Relocated the Internet relay point concentrated in Tokyo and Osaka to the region ・ Connecting with other developed countries, etc. about international submarine cable nets Enhancement and telecommunications carriers strengthening cyber security measures ・ Strengthening domestic data centers in Tokyo and Osaka, seeking domestic location, regional dispersion, high safety, and reliability for the cloud services ・ A single cloud service Multi -cloud conversion to avoid dependence on, support for domestic cloud operators, domestic development and manufacturing of tip semiconductors. Attraction of overseas foundry 3) Acceleration of infrastructure toughness of transportation, maritime logistics, airports, port facilities, etc. ・ Operation and monitoring of Japan Operation and monitoring Japan Operation and important infrastructure of private companies that operate important infrastructure. Enhancement, ensuring the safety of navigation on major routes, building natural gas, hydrogen, ammonia fuel ship 4) Formulation of financial and financial institutions (BCP) formulation (BCP), backup center / core payment system improvement Response to safety pursuit, crime, and data leakage, such as selecting domestic cloud operators from the perspective of maintaining, expanding the backup function and protecting personal information. Enhancement of cryptographic technologies such as quantum computers, strengthening cyber security measures for financial institutions ・ Incorporating the viewpoint of economic security policy in corporate governance codes ・ Features for the issuance of central bank digital currency (CBDC) and treating legal system. Consideration, government and Bank of Japan examine the characteristics and technical standards of CBDCs in developed countries in developed countries 5) Medical and National Infectious Diseases Institute of Institute, Vaccines and Therapy R & D's Research and Development, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Equipment, Pharmaceuticals such as personal protective equipment, such as stable supplies, raw drugs, and overseas dependence of raw materials are highly dependent on stockpiling, supporting pharmaceutical companies manufactured in Japan, promoting digitalization of medical information, strengthening cyber security measures in medical institutions.