WITSA Public Policy MeetingMarch 9, 2001, Adelaide

IT Industry Developments in Japan

Mamoru MitsugiJISA Chairman

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Index

Background “e-Japan” - Objectives and Priority

PoliciesIndustry Trends

IT Services Market, Number of Employees Internet Access from Mobile Phones

Key Issues in Japan Workforce Privacy

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Background

Huge Japanese Economy 　　 　 GDP ... US $4,200 B ( \ 500,000 B)

IT Market in Japan ... US $305 B (\ 36,000 B)

Central Government’s role in Japan

Needs “Grand Design” to promote a revolution

　　　　　→ “ e-Japan”

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“e-Japan”

Objectives: Create a “knowledge-emergent society”

Priority Policy Area:1)Establishment of the ultra high-speed

network infrastructure and competition policies

2)Facilitation of e-commerce3)Promotion of e-government4)Nurturing high-quality human resources

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Annual Sales of IT Service Industry in Japan

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

Billion Yen

'90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 ('00)

Year

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Number of Employees in IT Service Industry in Japan

0

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000

Persons

'90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99

Year

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Internet from Mobile Phone 1

Increase of i-Mode subscribers i-Mode...18.57M, Ezweb/J-sky…10.67M Total: nearly 30M subscribers (Jan. 2001)

Access to the InternetEmail & web site

“Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime”

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Internet from Mobile Phone 2

Air ticket / hotel reservationBanking, stock trades, shoppingVarious useful information

Weather, map, shop, dictionary, news, recipe, etc.

EntertainmentGame, horoscope, karaoke, music download, etc.

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Key Issues in Japan - Workforce

Shortage of software engineers in JapanMutual recognition of IT engineer

certificates by exams among Asian countries Promotion of Japanese examination system

into other Asian countriesGlobal cooperation for IT workforce

development

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Key Issues in Japan - Privacy

P-Mark System 　- by JIPDEC since Apr. 1998 (http://www.jipdec.or.jp/security/privacy/index-e.html)

Most advanced system for privacy protection in Japan

JISA is a designated organization for granting this mark ...88 companies have granted by JISA

Mutual recognition system with BBB Online (US)

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Toward Cross Cultural Society,

Global Cooperation

is Critical.

Thank You