Top �� What's up around the Prime Minister �� May, 2002

The Twelfth Meeting of the IT Strategic Headquarters Thursday, May 9, 2002 The Twelfth Meeting of the Strategic Headquarters for the Promotion of an Advanced Information and Telecommunications Network Society (IT Strategic Headquarters) was held at the Prime Minister's Official Residence. The participants in the meeting discussed a draft proposal for the "e-Japan Priority Policy Program�|2002." The draft proposes to further accelerate and advance the schedule of, and implementation of the "e-Japan" concept through 317 specific measures to be achieved by specific deadlines on five priority policy areas, including the creation of the world's most advanced information and telecommunications network infrastructure and facilitation of electronic commerce, in order to ensure that Japan does not fall behind in the rapid progress of the global informatization. After eliciting opinions from the public, a formal decision will be made in June. Winding up the meeting, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi stated his determination to move boldly forward with the implementation of IT measures toward making Japan into a globally advanced IT nation.