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VCCI ANNUAL REPORT 2016 April March VCCI Council 2016 -2017 English VCCI Council The purpose of this corporation is to promote, in cooperation with related industries, the voluntary control of radio Greetings disturbances emitted from ITE on the one hand, and improvement of robustness of ITE against radio disturbances on the other hand, so that the interest of Japanese consumers are protected with respect to anxiety-free use of ITE. We are thankful for your understanding of and support to activities of VCCI. This is a report on the activities of VCCI in the fi scal year 2016 (April 2016 – March 2017). While Japanese economy is generally on the trend of gradual recovery due to the effects of so- called “Abenomics” having brought about the easy money policy and the correction of the high- yen trend, the world economic situation is not necessarily viewed in a rosy expectation because of Description disquieting political movements and geopolitical risks in major countries. The information technology industry of Japan having close relationship with VCCI is facing with big innovative Formulate basic policies on voluntary control of electromagnetic Hold measurement skills courses to prepare members engineers for changes brought about by CPS (Cyber Physical System) and IoT (Internet of Things) which are disturbances emitted by ITE adequate conformity assessment 1 6 expected to bring about keen global competitions necessitating innovative managerial strategies President of VCCI to survive in the market. Coordinate the interest of member organizations and liaise with Study trends in overseas EMC regulations and seek opportunities for Keiichi Kawakami 2 government and related agencies 7 mutual recognition agreement. Since its inception VCCI has been engaging in activities at a broad front in Japan to protect Japanese users of electric and electronic equipment against interferences by radio disturbances Receive and fi le Conformity verifi cation report with voluntary control Examine credentials of measurement laboratories and facilities based caused by ITE. We are thankful that we were able to celebrate the 30th anniversary of VCCI in standards and issue reception acknowledgement in return on the measurement facilities registration system 3 8 December 2015. We owe our 30 years activities a lot to related government agencies, industry associations and, above all, to the members of VCCI. Thank you all very much. Carry out market surveillance (with sampling test commissioned to third Do PR activities for general consumers and reach out to potential 4 party testing laboratories) 9 companies and associations for encouraging them to join VCCI What has long been sustaining the activities of VCCI is the reliability of the VCCI mark. It is a symbol of efforts of VCCI members to clear the VCCI requirements made of the three pillars. Pillar Regularly review the suitability of the Technical Requirements for necessary Administer other programs for effective operations of the voluntary 1 is the registration of EMI measuring facilities of members to VCCI, pillar 2 is conformity revisions by research and experiments and share the results with members control 5 10 verifi cation tests performed by the members with the registered measuring facilities and pillar 3 is market sampling test conducted by VCCI. It is our commitment to continue this scheme to further solidify the reliability of the VCCI mark symbolizing cleaner electromagnetic environment in Japan. Now if we look back over the situation in Japan on CISPR 32 Ed.2, the international standard on INDEX 2016 April-2017 March emissions from multimedia equipment released in March 2015, it was endorsed as applicable to Japan by MIC in December 2015 as the result of the intensive review by the information communication council of the ministry. To follow this move VCCI formed a taskforce under the Description steering committee with a mission to develop CISPR 32 based VCCI rules. The taskforce fi nally Greetings …………………………………………………………………………………… 1 completed the work in November 2016 by taking widely collected members’ opinions into Organization/Committees ……………………………………………………………… 2-3 consideration. The remaining efforts of VCCI will be to promote the new VCCI rules by way of running explanatory meetings, seminars, workshops in Japan and overseas. VCCI Activities …………………………………………………………………………… 4-5 •General operations No less important is our continued efforts in contributing to the ongoing work in CISPR as well as •Standards setting in increasing general recognition of the VCCI mark in Japan and overseas. The list of our work to •Technical Training Seminars promote the application of the new rules includes convening the International Forum with invited •Market Surveillance speakers from related organizations overseas, running VCCI workshops overseas, information •Overseas Situational Awareness Activities exchange meetings with BSMI of Chinese Taipei, and dispatching VCCI experts with technical •PR Activities contributions to related committees of CISPR, just to name a few. All these activities are considered to have contributed to the recent fact that the rate of recognition of VCCI in the world •Measuring site registration operations is getting higher. Transition of Membership ………………………………………………………………… 6-7 Composition of Members Turning our eyes to VCCI activities in Japan domestic situations, we have regularly participated in Composition of Overseas Members the VCCI seminars arranged in the program of Information Communication Month sponsored by MIC, VCCI seminars in prefectural industrial technology centers in addition to regular VCCI Market Sampling Test Results education courses for measuring engineers of VCCI members. We also participate in major The number of fi led Report of Conformance ……………………………………………… 8 conventions covering ITEs in Japan and overseas on a regular basis to have site visitors The number of fi led Report of Conformance with VCCI 32-1:2016 familiarized with the VCCI mark while VCCI technical experts participate in technical sessions run in parallel to present results of their EMC related studies in VCCI. The results of all those activities Transition of the number of registered measurement facilities ………………………… 9 are considered refl ected in the increased rate of recognition of VCCI in the world. The transition of the gross number of measurement facilities registered at the end of fi scal years ……10 It is our commitment that we will increase the visibility of VCCI even higher in the world where VLAC (Electromagnetic Environment Testing Laboratories Accreditation Center) ……11 CSP/IoT will be in the forefront and background of industrial society everywhere. Activities that will VCCI Commissioned Testing Laboratories realize such commitment of ours include efforts to further improve electromagnetic environment in VCCI Member List ……………………………………………………………………… 12-19 Japan, increase the number of members of VCCI involved in CPS/IoT and other technical innovations. The bottom line will hopefully be that VCCI is recognized as an organization •Regular Members indispensable in highly industrialized Japan. •Supporting Members Settlement of account for FY2016 …………………………………………………………20 We would appreciate your support to and cooperation with VCCI more than ever. VCCI Annual Report 2016 April-2017 March 1 Organization Committees Steering Committee Market Sampling Test Subcommittee Measurement Facilities Registration Committee Steering Committee Oversees subcommittees’ activities and Check if conformity verification report filed Deliberates and authorizes qualification endorses their resolutions, handles general to VCCI was created properly by way of members’ EMI measurement sites Council managerial matters of VCCI and makes of measuring samples picked up at the and instruments for registration to VCCI Technical Sub-committee proposals to Board of Directors. shopfront in one of the designated test based on the result of validation of them labs. against the VCCI requirements. This is the foundation for product conformity Auditor International Relations Sub-committee verification report filed to VCCI by members. Board Market Sampling Test Sub-committee Chairman Communication Sub-committee O ce of Secretariat Shin Kanno ffi Chairman NTT Advanced Chairman Shinji Mine Technology Hiroshi Inoue Education Sub-committee NEC Platforms, Ltd. Corporation Akita University Audit Corporation Registration Committee for Measurement Facilities Technical Subcommittee Communications Subcommittee Sets and maintains the VCCI Technical To promote the understanding of VCCI and its Requirements covering standardized EMI activities, through the creation and management Councilor limits, measurement methods and product of VCCI web site, issuance of the seasonal conformity assessment procedure which organ paper “VCCI Dayori” and Annual report in ■ Chairman of Councilor ■ Councilor underpin the scheme of voluntary control Japanese and in English, creation and distribution Eisuke Masada Masamitsu Tokuda of electromagnetic interference from ITE to of PR brochures and calendars, to exhibit at Tokyo University, Railway Technical Research Institute Tokyo City University, Tokyo University conserve sustainable radio environment. exhibitions at home and abroad, and so on. ■ Councilor ■ Councilor Akira Ohya Tetsuro Fukushima Former Japan Broadcasting Corporation Previous Japan Audit and Certifi cation Organization for Environment and Quality Chairman Chairman Ryotaro Hoshi Shinji Kuroda ■ Councilor ■ Councilor Hitachi Information & Hitachi Information