The government adopted a national strategy Monday to turn Japan into the world's most advanced country in the area of information technology within the next five years.
A joint meeting of private-sector experts and Cabinet ministers submitted the IT strategy to Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori.
During the 6th meeting of the IT Strategy Headquarters, a government task force, and the IT Strategy Council, a 20-member private sector and academic panel, Mori voiced a desire to take quick specific action on programs based on the strategy.
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