Preparatory Committee for foundation of “Japan Promotional Association for Asia PKI forum” Page 1 Asia PKI forum and Establishment of Japan Promotional Association Asia PKI forum and Establishment of Japan Promotional Association December 5th, 2000 Satoru Tezuka Hitachi, Ltd., Systems Development Laboratory Preparatory Committee for foundation

Preparatory Committee for foundation of “Japan Promotional Association for Asia PKI forum” Page 2 [Automobile] [Semiconductor] [Information] New Zealand A greater part of trades done in Asian countries / areas [Home Appliances] 1. Necessity of PKI in Asia Australia Japan Korea China India Malaysia Singapore Philippines Thailand Indonesia Multi-byte code language Establish cyber market place in Asia and e-government on interoperable PKI

Preparatory Committee for foundation of “Japan Promotional Association for Asia PKI forum” Page 3 Establishment of - Promotional Association in Japan - Promotional Organizations in Asian country / area Japan Adviser Korea Singapore Malaysia China Philippines India Indonesia AsiaPKIforumAsiaPKIforum Thailand Head Office Working Groups Promotional Organizations in each country / area Preparatory Committee for foundation Hitachi Fujitsu Mitsui NEC Toyota Chairman Vice Chairman 2. Toward establishment of Asia PKI forum Realization of Asia PKI forum Board

Preparatory Committee for foundation of “Japan Promotional Association for Asia PKI forum” Page 4 Interoperability Examination of cooperation between certificate authorities, use of electronic authentication document, standard, etc. Interoperability Examination of cooperation between certificate authorities, use of electronic authentication document, standard, etc. Construction of common infrastructure for Asian countries / areas Construction of common infrastructure for Asian countries / areas Electronic Government Electronic Commerce Market common to Asia Electronic Government Electronic Commerce Market common to Asia Establishment of Asia PKI Business Environment Adjustment of legal systems between nations, Certificate authority standard, use system standard, etc. Business Environment Adjustment of legal systems between nations, Certificate authority standard, use system standard, etc. Spread Promotion Examination of the requirements for various application fields, supply of utilization technology Spread Promotion Examination of the requirements for various application fields, supply of utilization technology 3. Target of Asia PKI

Preparatory Committee for foundation of “Japan Promotional Association for Asia PKI forum” Page 5 Public Sector Private Sector Operation of Authentication system / Legal system Electronic Authentication / Signature / Cryptography International Financial Transaction International Financial Transaction Electronic market place Electronic market place Electronic government Electronic processing of customs duty Electronic processing of customs duty Trade and settlement EDI UtilizationTechnology ExamineRequirements Spread activities over Asian countries / areas - Examination of the requirements for PKI in each application field, and interoperability - Supply of utilization technology to each application field - PKI spread promotion activities to Asian countries / areas - Examination of the requirements for PKI in each application field, and interoperability - Supply of utilization technology to each application field - PKI spread promotion activities to Asian countries / areas Asia PKI 4. Promotion of PKI Technology International SCM International SCM

Preparatory Committee for foundation of “Japan Promotional Association for Asia PKI forum” Page 6 Total planning activity of the Association Planning Coordination of legal system, certificate authority standard, use system standard, etc. Business Environment Cooperation of certificate authorities, examination of the use standard of electronic authentication document Inter operability Inter operability Spread Promotion Working Group Working Group - Cooperation with PKI promotional organization of each country (joint examination / promotion) - Deployment to Asian countries / areas - Proposal for international standards (IETF etc.) International Deployment International Deployment - Symposium activities (inside / outside Japan) - Announcements (homepage, report, etc.) Information Exchange 5. Activities of “Japan Promotional Association for APKIF” Examination of requirements for various application fields, supply of utilization technology

Preparatory Committee for foundation of “Japan Promotional Association for Asia PKI forum” Page 7 The 1st Symposium (Spring, 2001) (Subsequent symposia : once a year in Asian countries / areas) Working Groups to be set up - Business Environment - Interoperability - Spread Promotion Expansion of cooperation with Asian countries / areas towards the realization of Asia PKI forum 6. Schedule Promoters Meeting (August 25, 2000) Cooperative coordination with Asian countries Korea and Singapore as a first step (October, 2000) Founding General Meeting (December 15, 2000)

Preparatory Committee for foundation of “Japan Promotional Association for Asia PKI forum” Page 8 7. Contact Japan Promotional Association for Asia PKI forum Address Hitachi Omori 2 nd Bldg., 27-18, Minami Oi 6-chome, Sinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan Fujitsu Hitachi Mitsui NEC Toyota

Preparatory Committee for foundation of “Japan Promotional Association for Asia PKI forum” Page 9 Appendix : Electronic Authentication Act - On October 10, Ministry of Justice started Electronic Authentication Act based on Commercial Registration Act. Phase 1: Oct. 10, 2000 Phase 2: 2001 (to be planned) Phase 3: Apr., 2001 (to be planned) 2 registries (Tokyo, Maebashi) 30 registries Cross certification with Government CA