## Chapter 2:

Transformation of ICT Industries and Society, induced and accelerated by "Smart Revolution"

Section 1: "Smart Revolution" — ICT Paradigm Shift ..... 25
1. Completion of "Ubiquitous Network" Environment and "Smart Revolution" ..... 25
2. International Discussions: What the Cyber Space should be ..... 25
3. Counter Measures for Increasingly Severe Cyber Attacks and Challenges for Preservation of Information Security ..... 26
4. ICT — Creator of New Added-Value, Serving as a Knowledge and Information Infrastructure — and Utilization of Big Data ..... 27

Section 2: "Smartphone Economy" — Transformation of ICT Industry Structure and User Behavior ..... 28
1. New Competition and Growth induced by Rapid Spread of Smartphone ..... 28
2. Coming Competitions among ICT Business Eco-system and Overview ..... 34
3. Changes in ICT User Behavior induced by Smartphone Spread ..... 38
4. Economic Ripple Effects of Spread of Smartphones/Tablet-terminals ..... 43

Section 3: Transformation of Media driven by the Completion of Digital Network ..... 43
1. Completion of the switchover to the digital terrestrial broadcasting service, and the new expansion of broadcasting media ..... 44
2. Smart-TV and promotion of integration and collaboration of broadcasting and social-media ..... 44
3. Changes in users' recognition to the information media ..... 47

Section 4: Towards the Steps for the New Growth by ICT ..... 49
1. International trends in "growth by ICT" and the difficult situation of Japan ..... 49
2. Economic Growth Driving Force and International Expansion of ICT Industries ..... 49
3. Challenges for ICT User Sector Growth ..... 49
4. The spread of smartphones and the growth of mobile industries ..... 50
5. Realization of ICT Potentiality through the "Smart Revolution" ..... 50

## Chapter 3:

Lessons of the Great Earthquake and the Role of ICT
Section 1: Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on Information Behaviors ..... 51
1. Information behaviors and ICT's role in disaster-damaged areas ..... 51
2. Information behaviors of metropolitan residents upon the disaster ..... 53

Section 2: The Great East Japan Earthquake and Business Continuity ..... 54
1. Business continuity in disaster-damaged areas ..... 54
2. Local governments' change in thinking after the Great East Japan Earthquake ..... 55
3. Private enterprises' change in thinking after the Great East Japan Earthquake ..... 56
Section 3: Lessons of the Great East Japan Earthquake and ICT ..... 57
1. Information conveyance in disaster-damaged areas and ICT ..... 57
2. Information behaviors and usage of ICT in neighboring areas ..... 58
3. Business continuity and utilization of ICT in and after disasters ..... 58
Section 4: Enhancing anti-disaster ICT measures based on lessons of the Great East Japan Earthquake ..... 59
1. Government measures ..... 59
2. MIC responses – Enhancing ICT's resistance to disasters ..... 59
3. Restoration and reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake ..... 59

## Part 2

## Update on ICT and Policy Outlook

## Chapter 4:

Current state of ICT

Section 1: ICT industry trends ..... 62
1. Economic size of the ICT industry ..... 62
2. ICT industry's economic spillover effects ..... 62

Section 2: ICT Industry Trends ..... 62
1. Basic survey on the information and communications industry ..... 62

Section 3: Internet Usage Trends ..... 64
1. Status of Internet diffusion ..... 64
2. Harmful experiences associated with Internet use ..... 64

Section 4: Cloud Service Utilization Trends ..... 65
1. Status of cloud service utilization in Japan ..... 65

Section 5: Telecommunications Sector ..... 66
1. Telecommunications market ..... 66
2. Status of telecommunications services provision ..... 66

Section 6: Broadcasting Sector ..... 66
1. Broadcasting market ..... 66
2. Status of broadcasting services ..... 66

Section 7: Radio Utilization ..... 67
1. Status of radio utilization and the number of radio stations ..... 67
2. Protection of the electromagnetic environment ..... 67

Section 8: Content Market Trends ..... 69
1. Present status of Japan's content market ..... 69

Section 9: Research and Development (R&D) ..... 69
1. Research in the ICT industry ..... 69
2. Technology trading ..... 71