(1) Revisions of the Broadcast Act	(2) Revisions of the Radio Act
1. Clarification, streamlining and greater flexibility of the systems governing broadcasting activities	1. Development of a system for radio stations conducting both transmissions and broadcasts
2. Legal enshrinement of the principle of mass media decentralization	2. Expansion of radio stations not requiring licenses
3. Securing the safety and reliability of broadcasting	3. More comprehensive licensing of cellular phone base stations
4. Public announcement of the classification of programs broadcast	(3) Revisions of the Telecommunications Act
5. Explanation of the conditions for providing paid broadcasts	1. Expansion of conflict mediation functions
6. Development of a system for arbitration and mediation in cases of conflicts over re-broadcasting agreements	2. Establishment of a interconnection accounting related to Type II specified operators

### 4. Bolstering competitiveness and support for international expansion

The ICT industry accounts for about 10% of Japan’s nominal GDP and, as such, is the largest industry. Its contribution ratio to real GDP growth is high as well, and it is seen as a vital strategic industry for our nation’s future economic growth.

In the ICT Policy Task Force / Working Group on Bolstering Competitiveness, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications considered measures to promote global deployment through an “All-Japan” system bringing together content businesses, manufacturers and other ICT-related enterprises, and interim results were compiled in May 2010.

Also, the MIC has been implementing the Advanced ICT Project for International Expansion since 2009 to speed up the international expansion of ICT in three vital areas while promoting comprehensive policies to strategically move forward with internationally expanding into new fields using the high-level of ICT infrastructure in Japan. The Project is composed of three parts, (1) the Ubiquitous Alliance Project (a project to construct model systems in vital ICT areas in developing countries), (2) an advanced ICT validation testing project, and (3) a project to promote consolidation of ICT utilization rules (Cyber Special District project).

### 5. ICT productivity acceleration program

In order to realize the improvement of productivity through the use of ICT, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is cooperating and collaborating with related organizations to promote the penetration of ASP / SaaS and provide support for the rapid implementation of new ICT systems by venture businesses, along with other efforts.

### 6. Support for creation and fostering of ICT venture businesses

ICT ventures create new businesses with innovative and indigenous technology and business models are expected to serve as the front-runners of innovation that enables the ICT industry of Japan to achieve further development in an era of increasingly fierce global competition.

The MIC takes measures to promote the creation and growth of ICT ventures in cooperation with related ministries and agencies, covering various aspects from fund supply, securing and development of human resources, and information provision, etc. For ICT venture businesses that have just recently been launched, measures include debt guarantees provided through NICT (the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology) and financial support in the form of tax incentives (the Angel Tax, etc.)