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On Thursday, June 9, 2005, the “ECOM Forum 2005”
was held at the Nihon Toshi Center (Hirakawacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo),
with a total of more than 400 participants, mainly from ECOM member
companies and organizations.
In the morning session, Mr. Yukiharu Kodama, Advisor of the Next
Generation Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM)
(President of the Japan Information Processing Development
Corporation (JIPDEC)) delivered the opening address on behalf of the
organizer, followed by keynote speeches with the implication of a
basis of ECOM’s future activities by Mr. Yoichi Kato, the Director
of the Information Economy Division of the Commerce and Information
Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and
Mr. Junzo Nakajima, the COO of the Information & Telecommunication
Systems and Corporate Officer of Hitachi, Ltd. In the afternoon
session, ECOM’s Research Directors presented the activity results in
the 2004 fiscal year.
ECOM also exhibited and distributed catalogues of EC-related
products supplied by member companies. Furthermore, as a special
program, ECOM organized an exhibition for displaying photos of seven
RFID tag demonstration experiment projects conducted by the Ministry
of Economy, Trade and Industry in the 2004 fiscal year. After the
speeches, a social gathering for information exchange was held, with
about 100 participants.
The organizer’s address, keynote speeches, and the presentations of
results in the 2004 fiscal year are summarized below.
(Materials for presentations made at this event will be posted on
the ECOM member website.)
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 Organizer's
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Mr. Yukiharu Kodama, Advisor of the Next Generation Electronic
Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM) and President of the
Japan Information Processing Development Corporation (JIPDEC)
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Mr. Yukiharu Kodama, Advisor of ECOM /President of JIPDEC |
The Next Generation ECOM began its operation this April with the aim
of making contributions to establishing a new phase of electronic
commerce that can meet the requirements of advanced technologies
such as RFID tags, having taken over all the knowledge cultivated by
the former ECOM that was dissolved for the further development.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry positions RFID tags, one
of the pillars of the Next Generation ECOM activities, as a “core
technology in the second stage of the creation of an IT society,”
and is actively pursuing strategies to spread this technology. The
Next Generation ECOM will support METI’s strategy for the diffusion
of this technology in collaboration with METI for its RFID tag
demonstration experiment project as well as the “Hibiki Project.”
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Keynote
Speech I |
“Strategies for Widespread Use of RFID Tags to Reform the
Structure of Industries, and Assessment of RFID Tag Demonstration
Experiment Project”
Mr. Yoichi Kato
Director of the Information Economy Division
Commerce and Information Policy Bureau
Ministry of Economy, Trade
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Mr. Yoichi Kato, Director of the Information Economy
Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, METI |
From a global viewpoint of promoting structural reform in a society,
Japan needs to introduce a new system of ntroduce a new system of RFID tags into the world,
making the most of its technological features.
RFID tags have just got under way in the market. But some prediction
indicates that RFID tags will be established in Japan and the U.S.
in around 2010. The U.S. expects that the fields of application of
RFID tags will expand from physical distribution to control of the
manufacturing process, while Japan forecasts that its applications
in the area of physical distribution will grow. However, as Japan
and Asian nations have an economic strength in their manufacturing
sector, it is crucial for them to find usability of RFID tags in the
manufacturing sector. In the METI’s RFID demonstration experiment
projects, we are trying to stimulate new demand for the RFID tags
through our demonstration experiments.
We believe that powerful initiatives by users will drive all of the
IT investment. Japan should play an active role in fostering
“user-oriented” IT investment and IT-based trade by the new ECOM’s
initiative.
Manufacturers in many countries are reforming their manufacturing
technologies with the aim of supplying RFID tags with lower prices.
To excel in such development competition, our Ministry aims to
reduce the price of an inlet of UHF-bandwidth RFID tag to 5 yen as a
goal of the Hibiki Project. Based on Japan’s industrial structure
where different industries are vertically integrated seamlessly, we
also have to pursue international competitiveness at the supply
side.
Sharing best practices is very important in spreading RFID tags. The
RFID tag demonstration experiment projects carried out in seven
business fields in the 2004 fiscal year revealed that RFID tags
brought a variety of advantageous effects. We would like to advance
the FY 2005 demonstration experiment project into its next phase by
making use of such effects.
The U.S. accounts for 52% of world’s distribution market, followed
by Europe with are of 7%. Given these
market conditions, all of the world’s leading distributors are
moving forward with the use of RFID tags conforming to the
UHF-bandwidth Generation 2 (ISO18000-6 type C) standards. We should
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Keynote
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“IT Innovation in the Ubiquitous Society ? Connecting,
Extending and Changing in 2010”
Mr. Junzo Nakajima
COO of the Information & Telecommunication
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Corporate Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.
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Mr. Junzo Nakajima
COO of the Information & Telecommunication
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Corporate Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.
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I would like to present how IT will make innovations in our society
by 2010, focusing on the RFID tags. One example of the latest topics
is an entrance ticket for Expo 2005 in Aichi. A RFID tag is embedded
with an entrance ticket, data of which can be read quickly, and is
used for the control of visitors’ entrance and exit at the Expo site
and reservations for visit to pavilions. RFID tags can realize
performances tailored to each visitor as well as accurate management
of sales, which leads to reducing wasted paper equivalent to 27 tons
of CO2 and can contribute to the preservation of the environment,
one of the purposes of the Exposition, compared with the
conventional ticket stub-tearing system.
RFID tags have many excellent features that barcode does not have,
and are expected to be applied to a still wider range of fields in
the future. The Hibiki Project is a demonstration experiment project
commissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry which
aims to create RFID tags that can be sold at lower prices, supplied
in a stable way, and used in international distribution. The RFID
tag business is expected to reach a breakthrough point in around
2007, and generate an economic ripple effect of 17 trillion yen in
2010. One of the applications of RFID tags, traceability is
attracting increasing attention, driven by growing social needs such
as safety and preservation of the environment. Achieving
traceability by connecting many different types of information, such
as the origin of the raw materials and the routes of distribution,
will lead to spreading traceability as the network system supporting
our society, and making our society “more comfortable, safer and
more convenient.” RFID tags have already started to be applied to
management of the flow of people.
 Besides RFID tags, many diverse technologies such as biometrics and
communication support are under development or being put into
practical use, with the aim of the creation of a “more comfortable,
safer and more convenient society.” One of those examples is the
sensor net, which is designed to acquire ever-changing information
and to integrate virtual world (information systems) and real world
(actual society) with sensors mounted with communication function
attached to human bodies, objects and places. This system is
expected to be applied into wider field including detection of
abnormalities in manufacturing plants, early forecast of natural
disasters, and visibility for production lines. We hope to make a
concerted effort with ECOM members to add new value to the
ubiquitous society by utilizing such technologies.
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Presentation of ECOM Achievement in the 2004 fiscal year
by ECOM’s
Research Directors
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The
latest trends in B2B EC and topics* Yasuhito Fukunaga
Research Director
(1) The words “bidding,” “contract” and “alliance” have been newly
added to common keywords used for searching for publicly available
information about cases of B2B EC, since the 2004 fiscal year survey
(cited from the report of “Latest Trends in B2B EC”).
(2) In a survey on satisfaction in IT-based intra-business and
inter-business alliances, the ratio of “Fully satisfied” answers was
only 5% on average in the fields of development, procurement,
production and sales (from the results of “Survey on Satisfaction in
IT-based Business Alliances”).
(3) In the U.S., more than 1,500 e-marketplaces were providing
services in 2001, but this number had dropped to less than 200 in
January 2005 (from the report of “the Condition of e-marketplaces in
the U.S.”)
(4) While most Japanese people do not know the “Escrow service,” one
of the settlement services in EC, this service is very popular in
Korea, as one of the “trade protection services” (from “Settlement
Trends in EC”).
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The
use of RFID tags and ECOM’s future activities - Overview of
activities by ECOM’s Traceability Group during the 2004 fiscal year
and outline of activities during the 2005 fiscal year**
Masaaki Higashino
Research Director
During the 2004 fiscal year, ECOM set up an IC Tag Utilization
Sub-Working Group, an Information Sharing Sub-Working Group, and a
Social Acceptability Sub-Working Group under its Traceability Group.
It also organized the Roadmap Committee, which is made up of
experts, and the Liaison Meeting for RFID tag Demonstration
experiment Project sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and
Industry in the 2004 fiscal year.
Currently, the RFID tags are used inside a substantial number of
individual enterprises. To further spread the use of the RFID tags,
ECOM considers it essential that infrastructure for inter-company
information sharing is constructed and that the entire industrial
sector is optimized, rather than a single enterprise or a single
field.
Traceability based on the RFID tag can be categorized into two
types: (1) the standalone (data carrier) type and (2) the
network-linked type. Type (2) can be further divided into (a) the
type of tag that accesses databases using ID stored inside itself as
a key, and (b) a type that matches data exchanged through EDI with
ID stored in the RFID tag. ECOM is focusing on (2)-(b). The key is
the common understanding of information.
*This project was carried out jointly by the Japan Information
Processing Development Corporation (JIPDEC)/the Electronic Commerce
Promotion Center and the Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of
Japan, with sponsorship from the Japan Keirin Association.
** This project was carried out jointly by the Japan Information
Processing Development Corporation (JIPDEC)/the Electronic Commerce
Promotion Center and Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan,
as the project commissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and
Industry.
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Information-sharing
technology to support the traceability of products (ebXML)**
Hisanao Sugamata
Research Director
ebXML uses the Internet and XML technology to enable the seamless
sharing of information (regardless of location, time, and parties)
and automation (without human intervention). Its applications of
RFID tags are already being considered by businesses.
During the last fiscal year, we have made efforts to establish the
infrastructure for sharing the prototype (standard model) and
standardizing information-sharing technology, toward the goal of
product traceability through information sharing using ebXML and
RFID tags. ebXML consists of five rules concerning (1) business
processes, (2) information models, (3) repositories and registries,
(4) collaboration, and (5) messaging services.
In the near future, we are planning to issue a “Guidebook on the
Creation of Shared Data with ebXML” and a “Guidebook on the
Applications of ebXML Message Transmission Services.”
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Report
on a survey on the applicability of IC tags (RFID) in ASEAN
countries**
Masakazu Fujita
Research Director
We conducted a survey to find the direction of future activities to
deepen understanding of the technological and operational phases of
RFID between Japan and ASEAN countries, to check on the current
situation of EDI and the challenges in applying it to trade-related
procedures, the possibility of introducing RFID in ASEAN countries,
and the construction of RFID-based computer systems for trade
between Japan and ASEAN countries.
During the 2004 fiscal year, we surveyed seven of the ten ASEAN
countries, namely, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar,
Thailand and Cambodia.
This survey revealed that in terms of preparation of the
infrastructure for RFID, applying the EDI system to trade procedures
and RFID strategies, Singapore and Malaysia are far ahead, followed
by Thailand and Indonesia, and Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia are
behind the leading four countries.
A precondition for the introduction of systems to facilitate smooth
process of business and trade between Japan and ASEAN countries is
simplification and standardization in trade-related legislation,
procedures and documents.
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Toward
the promotion of use in the business phases of e-government
Kazuo Adachi
Research Director
The biggest challenge for e-government today is to improve
utilization level. Based on the concept that e-government should
support businesses, we carried out research into the current state
of the electronic tax return system, the application and permission
procedures for opening shops, and the administrative steps necessary
for foreign enterprises to enter Japan. We found in our results that
the use of e-government systems was hindered by varied, complex
administrative procedures, poor incentives for use, and lack of
connection in business processes between businesses and government
authorities. To solve these problems, we proposed that
private-sector coordination institute for users and government
authorities be established, with the authority to deal with
applications to the private sector. The agency business of a
private-sector coordination institute for government authorities is
likely to bring reengineering of the business process of electronic
government procedures between the three parties.
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Attribute
authentication and the protection of personal information**
Yoji Maeda
Research Director
In the information network society, it is increasingly becoming
important to establish a system to allow individuals to register and
use their personal attributes and information with a sense of
security. Attribute information can be registered and used with
storage on a network, or with public key certificates or attribute
certificates. The method using storage on a network is easier than
the other two certificate-based methods when frequently changing
attribute information is handled, but there are difficulties with
keeping it secure.
Given this, we considered the use of a highly reliable common
infrastructure (the attribute use service layer model) for
registering and using personal information (attribute information)
on a network. Although a range of business models can be designed
for each layer, for this research we proposed the model of an
“attribute information provider” as a standard model for
registering, managing and using attribute information. When this
“attribute information provider” is implemented, segments related to
privacy protection or the approval of the individual can be
constructed using the Liberty specifications under consideration by
the Liberty Alliance Project, to enable us to introduce standard
products to Liberty specifications with a high degree of
interoperability. In the future, we will have to consider the
operational guidelines for “attribute information providers,” the
introduction of privacy policies to restrict the use of registered
personal information, and the “attribute information provider”
qualification system.
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The
Personal Information Protection Act and measures taken by related
business operators
Masahiro Eguchi
Research Director
This April, the “Personal Information Protection Act” came into full
effect. This Law applies to business operators who handle more than
a certain number of items of personal information. In January 2005,
ECOM revised the “Guidelines for Personal Information Protection in
EC” which were established in 1998. We also checked the indications
of policies on personal information protection on the homepages of
each of our member companies. 63% of our member companies posted
protection policies on their top page in 2004 and 91%, in 2005. We
also made public the results of specifics such as application
methods, fees and time periods for replying for requests for the
disclosure of personal data held by business operators. While
measures to protect personal information have remarkably spread,
businesses tend to be too much cautious about their operations.
Social consensus is needed on standards for security control
measures, but April 2005 is not the goal for business operators
handling personal information toward the expansion of secure, safe
electronic commerce, only the start line.
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The
roles of private-sector ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) in the
EC market - From cases dealing with the “Internet Shopping Dispute
Consultation Office”**
Toshiko Sawada
Research Director
Since ECOM opened the “Internet Shopping Dispute Consultation
Office,” two years have passed, and we have dealt with about 4,000
counseling cases. In the process of assisting the resolution
(offering advice, mediation and arbitration) of a range of problems
related to trade, including auctions and international transactions,
we have realized that no “business practice” has yet been
established. In electric commerce, which anyone can easily enter,
there is no border between professionals (business operators) and
amateurs (consumers), so trouble arises from “differences in the
level of common knowledge between sellers and buyers” concerning
replies to inquiries, explanations about merchandise, lead times and
the return of purchased merchandise. In the case of problems
involving improper price displays, we succeeded in going a step
further from only legal interpretations to presenting our “view”
about whether or not contracts were valid according to cases, and
spreading these views as a new market rule for electronic commerce.
Establishing rules and code of conduct to create a safely accessible
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Display and distribution of ECOM member companies’
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Survey on the Notice concerning the Protection of Personal
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Survey of the Websites of ECOM Member Companies and
Organizations on the Indications of their Response to Personal
Information Protection
April 2005, the “Personal Information Protection Act” came into full
effect. ECOM’s Personal Information Protection Working Group (led by
the Research Director, Mr. Masahiro Eguchi) conducted the above
survey on ECOM member companies, and compiled its results into a
preliminary report dated June 1. A summary of the survey is given
below. The entire text of the preliminary report is available on
ECOM’s homepage (http://www.ecom.jp/).
(1) Title of the survey: Visual Survey of the Websites of ECOM
Member Companies and Organizations Conducted on their Response to
Personal Information Protection
(2) Items surveyed: Displays on the homepage concerning personal
information protection Note: Not all members are legally obliged to
provide this.
(3) Method of survey: Looking at the homepages of ECOM member
companies
(4) Period of survey: April 12 to April 22, 2005
(5) Number of member organizations surveyed: 132
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and the NTT Data Institute of Management Consulting Jointly Conduct
“Survey on Actual Condition and Market Size of Electronic Commerce
for 2004”(Information Economy Outlook 2005) - Japan’s Electronic Commerce Market Scale Tops 100 trillion yen.-
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to B EC market scale equivalent to about 102.7 trillion yen in 2004
(a year-on-year increase of 33%, and EC accounting for 14.7%)
B to C EC market scale of about 5.6 trillion yen (a year-on-year
increase of 28%, with EC rate of 2.1%)
C to C market scale (net auctions) of about 780 billion yen
Details:
http://www.ecom.jp/press/2005_003.html
Outline: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Information
Economy Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau), the Next
Generation Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM,
Shiba-Koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Mr. Takuya Goto, President
and CEO of Kao Corporation) and the NTT Data Institute of Management
Consulting, Inc. (Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President: Mr. Takashi
Sasaki) have announced the results of a joint survey, the “FY 2004
Survey on Actual Condition and Market Size of Electronic Commerce.”
This survey has been carried out every year since FY 1998, with this
year marking the seventh survey. This survey analyzed and estimated
the scale of the market for electronic commerce in Japan in 2004
sending questionnaires to business operators and consumers and
interviews with business operators during the period from January to
March 2005.
The subjects of the survey were B to B EC (electronic commerce among
businesses), in a broad sense, including conventional EDI via VAN or
leased lines, B to B EC in a narrow sense, based on Internet
technologies, B to C EC (electronic commerce with consumers). Mobile
B to C EC, and C to C EC (net auctions) have been newly included in
the subjects of the survey this year
The results of the survey will be presented at the Second ECOM
Seminar, to be held on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 (http://www.ecom.jp/).
(announced on June 28, 2005)
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"Japan, China, and Korea RFID/Traceability Forum 2005" Held |
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ECOM is working in international collaboration with the Japan-Korea
EC Promotion Council and overseas Electronic Commerce Promotion
Councils of China, Taiwan, and other countries to promote the use of
RFID tags and EC.
As part of these activities, ECOM Director Shoji Takedahara, ECOM
Secretary General Eiji Hamanaka, and three Research Directors, Kojun
Matsumoto (International Relations Group), Masaaki Higashino
(Special Committee on RFID Tags/Traceability) and Masatomo Takemoto
(Special Committee on RFID Tags/Traceability) visited Korea to
participate in the “Japan, China and Korea RFID/Traceability Forum
2005” and the “Planning Committee Meeting of the Electronic Commerce
Promotion Council of Japan and the Electronic Commerce Promotion
Council of Korea” from May 24 to 27, 2005.
A report on the above forum, prepared by Research Director Kojun
Matsumoto, is given below.[Japan, China and Korea RFID/Traceability Forum 2005]
On May 25, 2005, the “Japan, China and Korea RFID/Traceability Forum
2005” was held at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Sogong-Dong, Jung-Gu,
Seoul, Korea. This Forum was hosted jointly by KCALS, CECA, and ECOM,
with the sponsorship of the Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry
and Energy, and ECOM represented the secretariat of Japan. This
event is part of the collaborative activities between the electronic
commerce promotion organizations of Japan, China and Korea, whose
mutual relationships have strengthened since last year.
Although a similar forum was held around at the same time last year,
the Forum attracted enormous attention this year, with as many as
350 participants. I felt that in Korea, not only the public interest
in RFID/Traceability but the need for practical applications has
been growing. .
Mr.Jung-Uck Seo, the KCALS Chairman, delivered the opening address,
followed by a welcome greeting by Mr.Dong Geun Lee, the Director
General of the Industrial Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Commerce,
Industry and Energy, Korea. ECOM Director Shoji Takedahara gave a
congratulatory speech, followed by a videotaped complimentary
address by Ms.Ling Song, the CECA Chairwoman. Mr. You Wang, the Vice
General of SHANGHAI E-MARK T&D Co., LTD., also delivered a
congratulatory speech for this Forum.
Mr. Gregory Shea, Director of the Government North Asia, Beijing
Office of Sun Microsystems Consulting Limited, delivered a keynote
speech under the title “RFID Strategies and Solutions,” and Mr. Soo
Kyoung Lim, Ph.D., Vice President of LG CNS IT Research Division,
gave a keynote speech titled “Proposals for Ways to Link
Traceability for Revitalization of e-Business.”
In the lecture session, eleven lectures were made on two tracks,
“International Trends and Examples of Applications” and “e-Business
and Traceability.” From ECOM, Research Director Kojun Matsumoto made
a lecture entitled “A Report on Visits to the U.S. to Discover
Trends in RFID tags,” Research Director Masatomo Takemoto made a
speech entitled “Trend in the Introduction of RFID into Japan,” and
Research Director Masaaki Higashino made a speech entitled “Report
on FY 2004 RFID Tag Demonstration experiment Project Conducted by
the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan .” From Japan,
Mr. Yo Nakajima, the General Manager of the RFID
Technology/Traceability & Supply Chain Innovation, Hitachi, Ltd.,
also gave a speech under the title “The Introduction of the Hibiki
Project and Hitachi’s Traceability Strategies.” From China, Vice
General Wang made a lecture titled “The Introduction of RFID in
China and Examples of Application to Animals.” From Korea, Mr. Brian
Hwahng, General Manager of KCALS e-Business Division, gave a lecture
titled “Strategies for Applying Traceability to Different
Industries,” Mr.Hojae Yim, Manager of the Technical support team,
PSO, Korea Electronic Certification Authority, Inc. gave a speech
entitled “The EPC Global Network and e-Business,” Mr. Samuel Choi,
Ph.D., Senior Manager of the P/Train Team, Research & Development
Center, Hyundai Autonet Co., Ltd., gave a speech entitled “The
Physical Environment and Measures for RFID on Tires,” Professor
Young Bin Kwon of Chung-Ang University gave a speech entitled
“Proposals for Promoting Cooperation in International
Standardization,” Professor Kim Soung Hee of the KAIST e-Government
Research Center gave a speech entitled “RFID and Ubiquitous
Government,” and Mr. Jong Deok Lee, Director of Korea Foods Industry
Association, gave a speech entitled “The Current State of the
Promotion of Traceability in the Food Industry and Examples of
Application”
Finally, ECOM Secretary General Eiji Hamanaka, and KCALS Vice
Chairman Dong-Hoon Kim, gave a closing address, and the Forum was
closed successfully.
(This project was carried out jointly by the Japan Information
Processing Development Corporation (JIPDEC)/the Electronic Commerce
Promotion Center and Next Generation Electronic Commerce Promotion
Council of Japan, with sponsorship from the Japan Keirin
Association.
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Announcement of the 2nd ECOM Seminar |
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~ FY 2004 Survey on Actual Condition and Market Size
of Electronic Commerce ~
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At the Second ECOM Seminar 2005, the results of “FY 2004 Survey on
Actual Condition and Market Size of Electronic Commerce” will be
reported. This survey has been carried out every year since FY 1998
by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and this time was
conducted jointly by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
(Information Economy Division, Commerce and Information Policy
Bureau), the Next Generation Electronic Commerce Promotion Council
of Japan (ECOM) and NTT Data Institute of Management Consulting,
Inc.
Date: July 12, 2005 (Tuesday)
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Announcement of Japan, China and Korea Business Collaboration Forum |
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Business collaborations in East Asia, in particular
among three countries, Japan, China and Korea, have a great
influence, not only on the East Asia region but also on the world
economy. For the last few years, Japanese companies’ entry in Asian
countries and the entry of foreign capital into Japan have been
increasing sharply. Against this background, a specified non-profit
corporation named the “East Asia International Business Support
Center” has been established to support enterprises aiming to form
international business collaboration among Japan, China and Korea,
and other East Asian countries. This forum has been planned in
response to the establishment of the NPO. We would like to ask you
to consider advice and comments on the development of international
business alliance, with lectures and panel discussions by
specialists from various fields carrying out activities to promote
business alliances among Japan, China and Korea.
Date: July 13, 2005 (Wednesday)
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From the Secretary-General |
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 Since
April, we held three meetings of Planning Committee so far.
Thanks to the support of Mr. Sato, Chairman at Kao and Mr.
Shirakawa, Vice Chairman at Hitachi, the meeting covered a
detailed review of activity plans, planning and preparation of
the “ECOM Forum 2005,” invitation for participation in working
groups, and announcement for and consideration of the themes of
new activities, which contributed to a successful start of the
new ECOM.
Since
the inaugural meeting held on March 24, twenty five companies
have newly joined us, bringing the number of current ECOM
members organizations to 169 (24 board members, 51 regular A
members, 92 regular B members and 2 special members). ? The
“ECOM Forum 2005” held on June 9th showed a good turnout with as
many as 400 participants, so that we had to prepare spare
chairs. We renewed our recognition of their expectations toward
ECOM activities. ? The number of people registered with WGs that
underlie ECOM activities, reached 200 (from about 50 companies)
as of June 30, 2005. From now on, all the WG activities will get
started, so we hope for your continued support. ?
We
are planning to hold the “First Seminar for Executives” on
September 14 for board members, and we are looking forward to
seeing executives there. ? ECOM staff, including ECOM Directors,
are implementing the so called “Cool Biz,” a casual dress code
under the government’s initiative to shed a necktie and a jacket
for the purpose of reduction of air conditioner use and energy
saving. Please come over our office, casually. (Hamanaka)
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ECOM News No. 3
Issue Date: June 30, 2005
Issuer: Next Generation Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan
Kikai Shinko Kaikan Bldg 3F
3-5-8, Shibakoen, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-0011, Japan
Tel: +81-3-3436-7500, Fax: +81-3-3436-7570
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