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​Japan cheers on Big Data revolution but keeps competition concerns in focus

By Sachiko Sakamaki and Toko Sekiguchi ( June 28, 2017, 07:48 GMT | Insight) -- Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is encouraging companies to advance their data businesses to exploit burgeoning opportunities, and at the same time to avoid anticompetitive practices. In a report compiled by an experts' panel on Big Data and competition policy that was announced today, METI categorized types of data usage and the ways in which data could affect the competition landscape.Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is encouraging companies to advance their data businesses to exploit burgeoning opportunities, and at the same time to avoid anticompetitive practices....

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