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In Asian countries, expectations are running high for the computerization of various social public systems, for many of which Japanese technologies and experience can be utilized. CICC other suggestions to and exchange opinions with Asian countries on such systems and technologies, and promotes joint development and test projects.
For instance, the Initiative for Multimedia Information
Technology Toward 21st Century Project (I-MITT21) with China (1998 to 2003)
was a project in which joint efforts were made to develop 6 types of social
life systems including those for education, medical care and environmental
protection, based on Japanese technologies and experience. In 2004, new
efforts were started to make use of the experience in China in other parts
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Research and Development
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The Asian Forum for Information Technology (AFIT) is a network comprised of three groups of members: (1) organizations from various countries, which collaborate with the CICC whenever it develops individual computerization cooperation programs for the Asian region, (2) the relevant organizations of the Japanese government and (3) the industrial sector.
Currently, organizations from 19 countries/regions are key members in the AFIT. There, through daily discussions and exchanging information through e-mails and frequent experts visits, they share with each other a wide variety of information related to the computerization of Asia, and extract the issues which have to be tackled. Also, in order to provide an arena where online discussions can be summed up, the AFIT Conference is organized once a year for face-to-face discussions on specific topics, potential future cooperation, practical problem-handling, and so forth.
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Overview
The 9th AFIT Conference
Brief Summary of the past AFIT Plenary Conference
Collection of Papers
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CICC organizes seminars on computerization cooperation, where representatives
of related government agencies, industries and organizations from both
Japan and Asian countries meet to exchange opinions and information on
computerization and IT industry promotion and to discuss the feasibility
of cooperation projects in the future. Such seminars were held in Mongolia
in 2003 and in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in 2004 and discussions among
many participants have yielded various practical results. Furthermore,
on-site seminars on information security and current trends in IT have
been held to meet the needs of the countries in the region.
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Types of Activities
Past Acticities
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As shown in its e-Japan Priority Policy Program, the government of Japan
places importance on international cooperation for computerization in the
Asian region. The need for such cooperation in Asian countries varies according
to the stage of development, CICC registers experienced experts in information
technology and its utilization, in order to dispatch such experts swiftly
and appropriately to meet the requests from governments and related agencies.
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Types of Activities
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CICC invites to Japan key persons in computerization in Asian countries
so that they can become acquainted with Japan's latest IT policies and
trends and to exchange opinions with them regarding specific cooperation
projects in computerization in the future.
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