Overview of Industrial Technology Policy/Innovation Policy

Aiming to enhance Japan’s industrial technology capabilities through the creation of innovation, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has been developing private sector environments in which innovation will be encouraged, while advancing a variety of government initiatives for enriching intellectual resources.

Basic Approach to Industrial Technology Policy

Japan faces a variety of societal challenges. Being the first to develop concrete solutions to these problems which can be then scaled to other nations may create momentum in the country, allowing us to open and dominate large markets in new growth fields around the world. To this end, it is necessary for Japan to create innovation while placing revolutionary technologies at the core.

Related Links/Information

• National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
• New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
• NEDO Technology Strategy Center (TSC) (in Japanese)
• Council for Science, Technology and Innovation

Division in Charge

Industrial Science and Technology Policy Division, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau