April 2020 to March 2021

Mr. Tsuchiya Motohiro   (Keio University Global Research Institute）
Mr. Komiyama Koichiro   (Keio University Global Research Institute）
Mr. Harada Izumi   (Institutes for International Socio-Economic Studies）
Mr. Tang Xinhua   (Cyber Security Research Institute, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations )
Ms. LI Yan   (Cyber Security Research Institute, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations )
Ms. Tang Lan   (Cyber Security Research Institute, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations )

 

   DX business is evidently supported by technologies such as data, networks, AI, and IoT, creating values under new business models.

   The risks, therefore, go beyond conventional corporate and information security risks, wherein DX requires a unique approach to risk management that integrates production and services. There is a need to identify, analyze, and deal with unprecedented and inherent risks and vulnerabilities for data, networks, AI, IoT, and other technologies and systems, as well as for the business model itself.

   The approach to national security governance is also significantly changing as a natural result of the progress of DX. In other words, new vulnerabilities in national security are emerging, such as vulnerabilities in space and radio waves, in addition to the usual cyberspace vulnerabilities. In this regard, we also conducted joint research with Keio University and the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations and examined the impact of changes in international relations surrounding security governance and geopolitical changes, namely the impact of the competition for supremacy between the U.S. and China.

   The current conflict between the U.S. and China in the midst of the permeation of the digital economy is spreading into the competition to acquire data in cyberspace, national support for protection of intellectual property surrounding AI development, and problems related to Huawei and 5G.

   The superiority or inferiority of such technology development is believed to determine who will hold military and economic power; nevertheless, the U.S. and China still remain as the major players in this area. In addition to the trade and technology competition between the U.S. and China in the digital economy, rivalry between the two countries has also begun in the development of technologies in the cyber-physical arena. In light of the above situation, we examined how the security and international relations would change in the post-Trump era, as we coexist with COVID-19, and how Japan should act in the context of these changes.

   In addition, we held the FY2020 Japan-China Joint Cybersecurity Research Symposium on January 14, 2021, in cooperation with the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.