Sensetime Japan accelerates the internationalization process of original technology landing

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Sensetime Japan will strive to bring the most advanced original AI technology to Japan to help the Japanese auto industry improve its global competitiveness during a period of change, Lau Shihong, general manager of sensetime Japan, told China Daily.
The Japanese branch of Sensetime, China's largest developer of image recognition systems, plans to recruit more top local research and development talent in the future, accelerate its expansion in Japan and use the world's leading technology to serve the Japanese market, lau Said.
Sensetime Japan will more than triple the number of employees to 200 in two years and expand its development base in Ibaraki Prefecture. Sensetime Japan has built a new office building at its autonomous driving development base in Shojo, Ibaraki Prefecture, and officially opened on Monday.
"Since its inception, Sensetime Japan has focused on the development of smart cars and smart transportation businesses," says Lau Hong. The opening of the new office building in Sensetime's 'AI· Self-driving Park' comes at a time when the automotive industry is in a period of innovation and rapid change globally. It is expected that this modern building with high specifications will bring a comfortable and efficient working environment for employees and partners. On this basis, Sensetime will strive to bring the most advanced and original AI technology to Japan and help the Japanese auto industry improve its global competitiveness in this period of change."
Xu Liye, co-founder and CEO of Sensetime, told the Newspaper: "Japan is an important part of Sensetime's internationalization process. As early as 2016, Sensetime set up its first overseas subsidiary in Japan, blowing the horn of internationalization. The opening of the new office building is another important milestone in sensetime Japan's development history, marking sensetime's determination to adhere to the international layout. The Asian region including Japan has always been the top priority of Sensetime's international development. Sensetime will continue to work with its partners to develop more core self-driving technologies and solutions that lead human development at sensetime 'AI· Self-driving Park' in Changzhong city."

Japan speeds up legislation to safeguard economic security

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On the morning of November 19, 2021, at the first meeting of the "Economic Security Promotion Committee" headed by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, heads of several Japanese government agencies discussed how to ensure the semiconductor supply chain in Japan and prevent the outflow of sensitive technologies. Kishida urged the establishment of an expert meeting and the enactment of an economic Security Promotion Law (tentative title) as soon as possible. At a time when countries around the world are scrambling to secure the supply of strategic products and access to key technologies, Japan needs to speed up the establishment of a mechanism to secure economic security, he said.
What will the Economic Security Promotion Act include?
According to the outline of the law, which was leaked by Japanese media, the Japanese government plans to enact the law in four areas: strengthening supply chains, maintaining core infrastructure, securing technology base, and keeping sensitive patents under wraps.
A number of Japanese government sources revealed that part about "to strengthen the supply chain", is expected to be established in the legislation to strengthen the semiconductor and other related domestic production base of support system, for the domestic production of semiconductors and other important products set up the mechanism of subsidy, and issued by the mechanic intelligence on November 19, the "three steps" Japan's semiconductor industry base promotion plan, The Japanese government will provide 50% of the subsidy for those who set up semiconductor manufacturing plants in Japan. As a source of funds, hundreds of billions of yen will be allocated in the 2021 supplementary budget to set up a fund in the Japan New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Agency (NEDO).
About the part of "core infrastructure maintenance", in areas such as communications, energy and financial enterprises to introduce important equipment, in order to avoid may threaten the safety of foreign products and system, the Japanese government or will establish censorship "advance" in the bill, review with foreign products of the security risk is included in the core infrastructure.
As for the "non-disclosure of sensitive patents", as early as 2020, the Japanese government had considered amending relevant laws and introducing the so-called "secret patent" system to prevent the outflow of advanced technical information of great significance to Japan's national security. The economic Security Enhancement Act, which is being drafted, will include this system to prevent the outflow of related advanced technologies that could be used in the development of next-generation weapons. The Japanese government points out that many advanced economies have secret patent-related systems that "de-publicise" technical information that could be used for military purposes. Under the current Japanese patent system, all patent contents are allowed to be disclosed after a certain period of time upon application. Under the new law, the government plans to compensate holders of "closed" patents who are deemed to be classified as "secret" patents, even if they are filed.