Japan: £ 60 million for rival Google

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) plans to invest up to £ 60 million in a new online search technology research project, in an effort to escape the dominance of giants. search like Google.

Japanese technology firms have signed 10 cooperation agreements with each other in the framework of this project, each focusing on a different field of research.

For example, scientists from NTT Data, Toyota InfoTechnology Center and Toyota Mapmaster will work together to develop a highly personalized automotive navigation system.

" The question is how to encourage Japanese businesses like Sharp and Matsushita to provide search services ," said Toshihide Yahiro, METI's Director of Industry Information Services.

Do not want to depend

" It is clear that businesses have enough knowledge and qualifications to develop new technologies. The key to Japan's competitiveness is good technology. But we need to create value-added services. which users need ".

MEIT's move comes after the Japanese government expressed concern that the leading position in the country's consumer electronics market is seriously threatened by South Korea and Taiwan.

The Japanese government is equally concerned with the overarching influence of international companies like Google. They hope that a strong investment this time will smash criticism that "Japan is falling back on innovation and innovation".

However, Japan is not the first country to be allergic to the huge influence of Google. Before them, the German and French governments also promoted the development of a separate search engine called Quaero. Latin latin means " I seek ".

Trong Cam