量子・ＡＩで国家戦略　競争力強化へ投資拡大―新資本主義会議

　政府は８日、首相官邸で「新しい資本主義実現会議」（議長・岸田文雄首相）を開き、成長戦略の柱となる科学技術振興策を議論した。岸田氏は、次世代の重要技術となる量子技術と人工知能（ＡＩ）の開発を官民一体で強力に推進するため、「国家戦略」を策定する方針を表明。バイオ技術や先端医療などとともに、重点的に研究開発投資を拡大することを確認した。
　今春にもまとめる新しい資本主義の実行計画に盛り込む。次世代の科学技術分野の振興を図り、低迷する国際競争力の強化につなげたい考えだ。
　岸田氏は会議の席上、「研究開発投資の抜本強化が必要。実行計画に科学技術政策についての強い国家意思を盛り込んでいきたい」と語った。（2022/03/08-20:40）

Japan will set a national strategy to powerfully promote the development of quantum and artificial intelligence technologies through cooperation between the public and private sectors, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday.
   At a meeting of its Council of New Form of Capitalism Realization, the government confirmed that investment will be expanded intensively to support research and development in the areas, in addition to other important fields of biotechnology and advanced medicine.
   These policies will be reflected in an implementation plan for Kishida's vision of realizing a new form of capitalism to be released as early as spring.
   "It's necessary to drastically strengthen investment for research and development," Kishida, chair of the council, told the meeting. "In the implementation plan, we'll show our country's strong resolve related to our science and technology policy."
   The United States, the European Union and China are accelerating research and development of quantum and artificial intelligence technologies with massive financial resources secured in line with their strategies.