Cybersecurity

Japan’s Response to the Issue of Climate Change: An Innovative Transition Towards a Zero-Carbon and Resilient Society

Author: Kazuo Matsushita

Categories: Japan Looking Ahead

Since climate change is accelerating more rapidly than previously thought, we must swiftly take more robust action. At the same time, investment in sustainable energy sources, clean energy technologies, and infrastructure brings opportunities for innovation, sustainable and inclusive growth, competitiveness, and job creation. Accelerating the virtuous cycle of environmental protection and economic growth is urgent. As an advanced international economy, Japan has to take the lead in this endeavor.

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National Security Strategy for 5G: Findings & Recommendations on Meeting the 5G Challenge

Author: Trilateral Cyber Security Commission

Categories: Cybersecurity

The Trilateral Cyber Security Commission was formed to make recommendations to the governments of the United States, Japan, and like-minded European countries individually and collectively to improve the security of their information networks. Some of the most critical challenges to all these countries are the economic and security risks of future 5G networks. These rapidly developing networks will become a new and dominant form of critical infrastructure.

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Start-ups and their entrepreneurial leadership cannot hold off on cybersecurity: Governments can and should help

Author: Megan Stifel, Cybersecurity Policy Director, Public Knowledge

Categories: Sasakawa USA Alumni, Sasakawa USA Blog

In December 2017, Sasakawa USA partnered with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) to take a cohort of seven rising U.S. cybersecurity experts and technology entrepreneurs for a week-long study trip to Japan. Here, cohort member Megan Stifel, Cybersecurity Policy Director, Public Knowledge, writes about the challenges governments and entrepreneurs face when addressing cybersecurity.

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