Tokyo wants to compete with Google and Yahoo
THE Japanese Government has marshalled a
coalition of technological and corporate firepower in an attempt to break the
global stranglehold of Yahoo! and Google.
THE Japanese Government has marshalled a coalition of technological and corporate firepower in an attempt to break the global stranglehold of Yahoo! and Google.
The project is tipped to cost about £500 million and will probably take about three years to complete, government insiders say. The search engine aims to be the ultimate tool for navigating online content, and will give web users a Japanese alternative to the two US giants.
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The impetus is believed to come indirectly from the IT research department of the office of Junichiro Koizumi, the Prime Minister. He has embraced the internet as a political tool, and has emphasised Japan’s need to extend its presence in the world of information technology. The Education and Internal Affairs ministries will play a central role, along with the state-funded broadcaster NHK.
Plus -- they can always get some extra cash in through the backdoor from Microsoft.
Posted: Tue - December 20, 2005 at 08:03 PM