Japan to pick tech items from 20 fields to focus on economic security

Japan will narrow down advanced technology items to enhance development, procurement and leakage prevention from 20 sectors under its recently enacted economic security law, a draft of the basic guidelines showed Tuesday.The 20 sectors include artificial intelligence, hypersonic transport, semiconductors, space, public health and cybersecurity, with the government planning to use a 500 billion yen ($3.6 billion) fund to be established to promote the development of cutting-edge technologies through public-private cooperation.Once the government decides on which technologies to focus on, it w…READ FULL ARTICLE