Source · Select Committees · Foreign Affairs Committee
Recommendation 55
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Acknowledged
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UK-Japan Digital Partnership signed and welcomed for enhanced cooperation
Conclusion
We welcome the UK-Japan Digital Partnership signed in December 2022, under which the two countries will cooperate more closely in 14 areas.
Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the committee's welcome of the UK-Japan Digital Partnership, highlighting its contributions to app security, a new Semiconductors Partnership via the Hiroshima Accord, and the renewal of the Science and Technology Agreement.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
141. The Government agrees with the Committee’s conclusion. The Digital Partnership has turbocharged UK–Japan joint working in an era of increasing global competition on tech and data. The partnership has practical application. For example, it has already contributed to an agreement between both countries to collaborate on ensuring app security and privacy. To further strengthen our science and technology cooperation the UK and Japan have agreed, through the Hiroshima Accord, to a Semiconductors Partnership. This will serve as a foundation to draw on each other’s strengths, expertise and physical infrastructure in the semiconductor sector, while also working together to strengthen the resilience of semiconductor supply chains. While renewing our longstanding Science and Technology Agreement for the twenty-first century, with a focus on innovation and game- changing new technologies.