1. IWFST2005 Presentation IT in Japan and Osaka Graduate School for Creative Cities and Media Center Osaka City University Hideo Nakano

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

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

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

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

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

7. IT in Osaka City Osaka City 24 regions Population 2.6 Million(Night), 4 M(Day) Clerk 48,000 Osaka Revitalization IT Adviser e-mail account for clerk PC for each clerk Role of IT is infrastructure.