Strategic Headquarters for the Promotion of an Advanced Information and Telecommunications Network Society

Overview
In 2001, Japan established the '''Strategic Headquarters for the Promotion of an Advanced Information and Telecommunications Network Society (IT Strategic Headquarters'''), adopted the e-Japan Strategy, set a goal of becoming the world’s leading IT nation within five years under the leadership of the IT Strategic Headquarters, and began implementing full scale measures with a focus on broadband infrastructure development. As a result, Japan achieved the world's highest levels in infrastructure development and later implemented policies that emphasized the use of IT.