From daily life to industrial applications, information and communication technology is important infrastructure that has brought changes to many social and economic activities. MEXT takes a medium-term perspective as it prioritizes research and development on leading international technologies. In concrete terms, this includes research and development of technologies to enable effective use of computing resources and large-scale databases, such as construction of innovative high-performance computing infrastructure, as well as innovative devices that contribute to energy conservation.

(Information Division, Research Promotion Bureau)