“The First Round-Table Panel for the Post 2020 Infrastructure Systems Export Strategy” to be Held

1. Background to convening the round-table and other information

The government inaugurated a Management Council for Infrastructure Strategy in April 2013 as a central entity to support Japanese companies in exporting infrastructure systems. It has held 46 meetings since then on a variety of subjects such as target regions and types of infrastructure aiming to receive orders amounting to 30 trillion yen in 2020.

Since February 2020, the Cabinet Secretariat has been discussing future directions of a new infrastructure strategy from 2021. In line with this, METI considers it important to further encourage Japanese companies to expand overseas infrastructure systems, taking into account of the market environments surrounding Japanese companies and global-level challenges and other social situations.

Bearing this in mind, METI will hold “The Round-Table Panel for the Post 2020 Infrastructure Systems Export Strategy”. In company with representatives of industrial players and domestic and overseas experts, this round-table will verify facts on exports of infrastructure systems that are considered necessary in discussing related measures. It will hold discussions based on these findings towards streamlining future infrastructure exports.

2. Convening of “The First Round-Table Panel for the Post 2020 Infrastructure Systems Export Strategy”

The round-table will hold its first meeting on April 24 (Wed.), 2020. Please note that it will not be open to the public in order to ensure an opportunity for members of the round-table to exchange their opinions in a frank and free manner.

3. Distributed documents and others

METI will make following information public after the round-table

• the members
• the distributed documents
• a summary of the minutes

• Related information (in Japanese)

Division in Charge

Trade Promotion Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau