IWFST 2005 Presentation IT in Japan and Osaka

IWFST 2005 Presentation IT in Japan and Osaka Graduate School for Creative Cities and Media Center Osaka City University Hideo Nakano

What is IT IT, ICT l l l Information Technology Information and Communication Technology Internet Technology Domain, Purpose - Internet Technology Internet l l The Internet(Worldwide Network between domains through ISP) Internet Technology

Internet in Japan 1984: Junet(UUCP: telephone line) 1987: I have jointed Junet 1988 -9: TCP/IP connection(WIDE) 1993 Regional Network l ISP(Internet Service Provider) l 1995: Local Government use Internet

Internet 2005 in Japan 2005(This Year) National Project l Regional Project l Local Government Project l Company domain l University Domain l NPO, NGO Domain l Home(SOHO: Small Office-Home Office) l

IT in Japan - Japan Government e-japan Project: Electronic Government l National Distributed CA(Certificate Authority) Center: LGWAN From 2003 IT: One of Big Project in Japan Scientific High-Speed Network l JGN: Japan Giga Network- Up to 10 Gbps Backbone Network l Road(by Tax) vs ISP(by service charge)

IT in Japan – Local Government Prefecture wide Optical Fiber Project l Okayama, Kochi Regional IX(Internet e. Xchange) Project l Most Traffic concentrates to Tokyo Regional Scientific Network Regional Academic/Public Center l Univ. -High/Junior/Elementary School l Many many IT project

IT in Osaka City 24 regions l Population 2. 6 Million(Night), 4 M(Day) l Clerk 48, 000 l Osaka Revitalization IT Adviser e-mail account for clerk l PC for each clerk l Role of IT is infrastructure. l