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International cooperation anddissemination of achievementsInformation and communicationsindustry promotionEnhancement of testbedsstryh Cutting-Edge ICTIn order to demonstrate its potential fully in the new paradigm, in the Fourth Medium- to Long-Term Plan that started from April 2016, we are devoting ourselves to tackling the world’s leading edge fundamental and basic R&D for ICT, based on these five foundations:　- “Watch” the real world through ICT　- “Connect” society through wireless and optical communications technologies　- “Create” new value through data utilization, etc.　- “Protect” society from sophisticated and compli-cated cyber attacks　- “Develop” new horizons of information and com-munications,In addition, improving the quality of research and de-velopment, in order to more effectively implement our achievements to society, it is essential to build a sys-tem of collaboration among industry, universities, local governments, and research institutions at home and abroad. NICT, as a hub for open innovation in the field of ICT, will comprehensively promote broad range of ef-forts, in close cooperation with relevant parties, from the basic and fundamental research and development to support for new business activities, and will continue to contribute to the realization of a new social system.Outline NICT : https://www.nict.go.jp/en/