The meeting was co-chaired by the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen, the Japanese Minister for Digital Transformation Taira Masaaki, the Japanese State Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Adachi Masashi, and the Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Takeuchi Shinji.
The EU and Japan took stock of progress since the second meeting of the European Union-Japan Digital Partnership Council and announced new deliverables, to further cooperate on areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), 5G/6G, semiconductors, high performance computing and quantum technology. They will also strengthen their collaboration on data governance and online platforms, submarine cables, Arctic connectivity, digital identities, trust services, and cybersecurity. Both sides reaffirmed the increasing relevance of the Digital Partnership and joint collaboration it stimulates in the context of geopolitical challenges.