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Cabinet Decision on the Bill for the Act of Partial Revision of the Act on Promotion of Developing/Supplying and Introducing Systems Making Use of Specified Advanced Information Communication Technologies and the Act on the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization

December 6, 2021

A Cabinet decision has been made on the Bill for the Act of Partial Revision of the Act on Promotion of Developing/Supplying and Introducing Systems Making Use of Specified Advanced Information Communication Technologies and the Act on the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization. The bill will be submitted to the extraordinary session of the Diet.

1. Purpose of the bill

While digitalization's progress has expanded the use of high-performance semiconductors in various fields (e.g., automobiles and medical devices), there is an increasing risk of geopolitical conditions affecting their global supply chain. Securing production capacity in Japan is an urgent issue from the perspectives of strengthening industrial infrastructure and ensuring the country remains strategically essential and strategically independent.
In light of these circumstances, the Japanese government will take measures to facilitate businesses' decisions to invest in the development and production of high-performance semiconductor production facilities etc. and contribute to securing stable production in the country. These measures include: establishing a certification program for plans concerning development and production of high-performance semiconductor production facilities etc.; providing grants to finance the execution of the certified plans; and establishing a fund for the grants etc..

2. Outline of the bill

(1) Partial revision of the Act on Promotion of Developing/Supplying and Introducing Systems Making Use of Specified Advanced Information Communication Technologies

(i) Establishing a certification program for plans to develop and produce production facilities for specified semiconductors*

(ii) Providing support measures for certified businesses

(2) Partial revision of the Act on the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization

(i) Adding work

(ii) Establishing a fund, etc.

3. Enforcement date for the bill

The Act will come into effect on the day specified by Cabinet Order within the period up to March 31, 2022.

Division in Charge

IT Industry Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau