CiP has submitted a new entertainment proposal.

 ■ CiP has submitted a new entertainment proposal.

The Liberal Democratic Party's Special Committee for Promoting a Digital Society was held online.

The CiP Council recently released a statement about the new content strategy, and based on that, submitted a proposal entitled, "The New Face of Entertainment with the COVID-19 Era."

I made a speech at the beginning.

CiP is an industry-government-academia collaborative community, that develops national strategic special zones where tech and pop are concentrated together, in Takeshiba, in the Tokyo Bay area. Universities and research institutes such as Keio, the University of Tokyo, and RIKEN, etc., are also participating in 50 industry groups and companies such as communications, broadcasting, IT, music, anime, and games, etc., promoting urban development.

There are many projects running. The music industry maintains a database of artists. Developing research institutes that bring together otaku researchers from around the world. A CiP fund that provides funding for content. A technology project is also underway to develop information banks, where a large number of robots and drones work in Takeshiba to distribute data.

There are plans to create these kinds of tech and pop bases in various parts of Japan, so I would like to move on to creating a pop archipelago that connects them all. We are also promoting cooperation measures with Nagoya, Kyoto, Fukuoka, etc. We are also advancing cooperation with overseas cities such as Seoul, Barcelona and Shanghai.

COVID-19 is pouring a lot of cold water onto live entertainment, but at the same time, it is rapidly shifting to digital, such as with video broadcasting and e-sports. As a private organization, we will face how to overcome COVID-19, how to plan for after COVID-19, and how to turn a crisis into an opportunity.

On top of that, the CiP Council gave a status report and suggestions.

Due to events being restrained, business in the entire industry has stopped, and activities will not be possible for the time being.

Even if we could have live concerts in the future, it is unclear whether we can eliminate attendees' fear about participating.

On the supposition that the pandemic will return, it is required that we  build and operate a mechanism for creating and broadcasting sustainable content, even in situation where people are staying at home.

It is necessary to provide ways to have fun using the latest technologies, such as 5G and AR/VR, and to build a new business model and have public support, to continue as a business.

With that, I would like to propose three points.

Suggestion 1 "Sharing attractive content from rural areas"

・ Constructing a mechanism for sharing content from rural areas centered on music that can be enjoyed even in a situation where people are staying at home.

・ Matters relating to rights are managed using special zones (assuming Takeshiba special zones and CiP, etc.)

・ Creation of content compatible with the latest technologies such as 5G and AR/VR

Suggestion 2 "Broadcasting content using various media"

・ Building a new business model where it can be enjoyed even in rural areas in a situation where people are staying at home

・ Early construction of a platform that is compatible with various media

・ Utilization of TV program vacant time slots due to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics

For example, development that mixes various media such as broadcasting, TV broadcasting, SNS, live viewing, and VR, etc.

Suggestion 3 "Utilization of advanced technology and public support"

・ Securing the necessary resources for utilizing the latest technologies such as 5G and AR/VR (assuming cooperation with carriers)

・ Continuous public funding, not just as a one-off

・ Coordination with local authorities and the media, etc., taken on by the state (assuming it's the Cabinet Office, etc.)

As for the CiP, we will work to demonstrate and implement these kinds of suggestions, while reporting them to the Diet, government, and other related parties, etc.