EU-Japan Digital Partnership Seminar

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EU-Japan Digital Partnership Seminar

Towards a New Dimension of EU-Japan Digital Partnership

Wednesday 15 October 2025 17:00-18:30／18:30-20:00 networking reception
（With English-Japanese simultaneous interpretation, free hybrid event）

Co-hosted by：Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries
Association (JEITA) / EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation (EUJC)

Japan and the EU agreed on the "EU-Japan Digital Partnership" at the
2022 Summit, and have since been strengthening cooperation to advance
the contribution of digital technologies to society and the economy.

At the ministerial-level meeting in May of this year, both sides agreed
to cooperate in areas such as research and innovation, the development
of digital governance, and the enhancement of resilience in critical
technologies. The significance of the "EU-Japan Digital Partnership" was
also explicitly affirmed in the "EU-Japan Competitiveness Partnership"
established at the summit in July.

The digital industries of Japan and the EU have been driving the
development and implementation of cutting-edge technologies such as
semiconductors, AI, and 5G. They have contributed to society and
promoted economic growth by generating value through data-driven supply
chain operations. However, in the face of growing global uncertainties,
these industries now face challenges such as impacts on trade in goods,
cross-border data flows, and concerns over a slowdown in global economic
growth.

In this seminar, we will deepen dialogue between the public and private
sectors of Japan and the EU on the future direction the "Japan-EU
Digital Partnership" should pursue toward a prosperous and sustainable
future.



Agenda



17:00 -17:05 (10:00 -10:05) Opening remarks
- Jean-Eric Paquet, Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to
Japan



17:05-17:25 (10:05 -10:25) Presentations by the EU and Japan: Future
Prospects for the EU-Japan Digital Partnership

- Ikeda Mitsuru, Director in charge of EU-Japan Digital
Partnership, Digital Agency

- TBD, European Commission



17:25-17:45 (10:25 -10:45) Presentations by the industries: Hopes for
EU-Japan Cooperation in Digital Policy, Industry, and Innovation

- Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director General, DIGITALEUROPE

- Sebastiano Toffaletti, Secretary General, European Digital SME
Alliance

- Marco Canton, Senior European Affairs Executive, Fujitsu Ltd. /
Chair of Digital Innovation Committee, JBCE



17:45-18:25 (10:45-11:25) Panel discussion

- Moderator: Professor Naoto Ikegai, Business Law Program,
Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University



18:25 -18:30 (11:25 -11:30) Closing remarks

- Yuko Shigyo, Director, Japan Electronics and Information
Technology Industries Association



MC: Peter Fatelnig, Minister Counsellor, Science, Innovation, Digital
and other EU policies, Delegation of the European Union to Japan



l Registration: For onsite participation (capacity 100 people): Click
here

For online participation: Click here for ZOOM registration

l Venue: Auditorium, Delegation of the European Union to Japan (map) +
Zoom webinar