 Prime Minister Mori receives a copy of the "Basic IT Strategy" from Mr. Idei (left), chair of the IT Strategy Council (Kantei, 27 November 2000) |
 Prime Minister Mori delivers a speech at the Joint Meeting of the IT Strategy Council and the IT Strategy Headquarters. (Right: Mr. Taichi Sakaiya, Director-General of the Economic Planning Agency and Minister for IT Policy) (Kantei, 27 November 2000) |
| The 6th Joint Meeting of the IT Strategy Headquarters (Chief: Prime Minister Mori) and the IT Strategy Council (Chair: Mr. Nobuyuki Idei, Chairman and CEO, Sony Corporation) was held at the Official Residence of the Prime Minister on 27 November 2000. The "Basic IT Strategy" of the IT Strategy Council was finalized at the meeting. The "Strategy" stipulates in its preamble: "We will strive to establish an environment where the private sector, based on market forces, can exert its full potential and make Japan the world's most advanced IT nation within five years by: 1) building an ultra high-speed Internet network and providing constant Internet access at the earliest date possible, 2) establishing rules on electronic commerce, 3) realizing an electronic government and 4) nurturing high-quality human resources for the new era." Further, on 29 November 2000, a basic Law on the formation of an advanced information and telecommunications network society was passed by the Diet (parliament), which will come into effect on 6th January 2001. Links "Basic IT Strategy" IT Strategy Council Establishment of the IT Strategy Headquarters Members of the IT Strategy Council and the IT Strategy Headquarters IT Policies Photos: PANA
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