Daring Challenge to Achieve Further Growth - Towards Completion of IT Science Park Town
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No.22 E arly S pring, 2002 Daring Challenge to Achieve Further Growth - Towards Completion of IT Science Park Town - Information Technology has merce, e-government and digitization nized home and abroad as an interna- changed the global social structure. of other various aspects of civic life tional R&D hub on mobile This IT revolution is bringing about including medical care, social welfare telecommunications technology. tremendous impact on industry, econo- and other public services. We regard 3 years from 2002 as the my, culture, and many other aspects of It has been 4 years since Yokosuka Growth Period for YRP. We invite society, just as the Industrial Revolu- Research Park (YRP) opened in Octo- your opinions and requests to specify tion once reshaped the world. ber 1997. YRP R&D Committee has the objectives in YRP's future activi- The national government has decid- played a leading role in promoting ties so as to provide in March ed "e-Japan Strategy" to make Japan R&D activities in YRP for the first 3 "Strategy for Growth Period. The key the world's most advanced IT nation. years. YRP Promotion Society has words in the strategy should be The strategy has provided the specific supported YRP mainly in inviting "Completion of the IT science park plan for the completion of super high companies and completing the infra- town," and "Pursuit of merits for re- speed network infrastructure, which structure. Yokosuka Telecom Research search organizations to participate in will allow at least 30 million house- Park Co,. Ltd. has specifically support- YRP." To attain the objectives, we will holds to connect anytime with the high ed participating organizations. We provide the best R&D promotion ‐speed Internet access network, and deeply appreciate you the members framework by integrating R&D Com- 10 million households with the super and the bodies concerned for your un- mittee and Promotion Society. We ‐high‐speed Internet access net- derstanding and cooperation, which would sincerely appreciate your con- work by 2005. This most advanced IT have resulted in outstanding R&D ac- tinued support and cooperation for the environment will facilitate e-com- tivities. YRP has been highly recog- further growth of YRP. P hoto/KANAG AWA S HINBUN New Year's Greetings I should like to take this opportunity to wish you projects currently being promoted by MPHPT is in- a happy and prosperous New Year. I have very ternational standardization in cooperation with Eu- much appreciated your great understanding and co- rope, America, and other Asian countries to realize operation in the area of telecommunications admin- the 4th-generation mobile communication systems, istration over the last year. which will create a very advanced high-speed wire- As you are aware, the rapid progress of Informa- less Internet environment and seamless communica- tion technology(IT) worldwide has brought about tion services. radical reform of the social structure in many na- Yokosuka Research Park has been successful as a tions. major international hub for R&D on communications In Japan we have been taking steps to implement technology through its promotion of R&D activities IT policy based on the "e-Japan Strategy" which sets on the next-generation mobile communications out our goal to become the world's most advanced technology under the close cooperation between In- Director-General for IT nation. We have also been promoted the "e-Japan dustry, Academia, and Government. I have appreci- Technology Policy Priority Plan" as a specific action plan. ated your best efforts. I expect you to continue to Coordination To ensure that Japan becomes the world's most play a leading role in a wide range of activities in- MPHPT advanced IT nation, the Ministry of Public Man- cluding cooperation between Industry, Academia, Hideaki Ishihara agement, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunica- and Government, international joint researches, and tions(MPHPT) has promoted strategic projects. technical exchange so as to produce excellent results These projects include completion and diffusion of in R&D. the super -high-speed network infrastructure for a We at MPHPT will continue to do our utmost to new social infrastructure, making the most of com- promote telecommunications administration in a petitive research fund, and promoting R&D under a posture way to activate sophisticated communica- corporation between Industry, Academia, and Gov- tions networks in our society. I look forward to your ernment. Above all, one the world's leading R&D great understanding and cooperation in the New Keihin Electric Express Railway Co.,Ltd. Mayor of Yokosuka President I should like to take this opportunity to wish you Hideo Sawada Masaru Kotani a happy and prosperous New Year. I have very much appreciated your great understanding and co- operation in the area of telecommunications admin- istration over the last year. I wish you a Happy New others" attitude. We must make I wish you all the best in the YRP R&D Center) will open in As you are aware, the rapid progress of IT tech- New Year. It is already a year YRP. Then, NEC YRP Tech- nology worldwide has brought about radical reform Year. our best efforts to produce of the social structure in many nations. It is a great pleasure for me to original, high-quality policies since the 21st century started nology(Tentative)Center will In Japan we have been taking steps to implement extend you a joyful New Year. based upon a "Differentiation with our renewed hopes. Things open this autumn, and YRP will IT policy based on the "e-Japan Strategy" which This year, various types of Strategy." home and abroad, however, are accept even more researchers. sets out our goal to become the world's most ad- changes will be required of Yo- Yokosuka Research Park has not so improving as we expect- Our company will open a new vanced IT nation. We have also been promoted the ed. restaurant and a new hotel to "e-Japan Priority Plan" as a specific action plan. kosuka. Our municipality must been highly recognized at home To ensure that Japan becomes the world's most convert "administration" to and abroad as an international Nevertheless, YRP, which meet this demand. We will con- advanced IT nation, the Ministry of Public Manage- "management," thereby using a R&D hub for telecommunica- will mark the 5th anniversary tinue to provide you researchers ment, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications managerial point of view to im- tions technology. Recently YRP this year, has been even more with a comfortable living and prove the nature of current ad- is entering into partnerships successful, highly recognized research environment by pro- ministrative and financial situa- with major overseas science home and abroad as an interna- moting urban development tions. parks. YRP is successfully tional R&D hub on mobile mainly on life support facilities The best way to achieve these playing a crucial role in using communications technology. and transport projects to im- objectives is to make our city IT to digitize municipal admin- Last year, W-CDMA, the 3rd prove the infrastructure for an into an original one. Originality istration creating a "Local e- generation communication sys- international R&D hub on is equivalent to "individuality" government" to promote vari- tem developed in YRP, started communications technology. or "extraordinary characteris- ous pioneering measures. to be in service ahead of any In closing, I hope that 2002 tics" in which no other cities This is the Year of the Horse other countries in the world. will be a good year for you, and can rival ours. In the present according to Chinese astrology. Thus YRP has built up excellent I wish for YRP's continued competition between cities, a We should advance by leaps accomplishments, the fruits of success. city with a "Civil Maximum" or and bounds just like Pegasus, your dedication in R&D activi- "We are second to none in this the mythical winged horse. ties, about which I have high one point" attitude is more I would like to conclude my regard for you. highly evaluated than a city greetings by wishing you all the This spring, NTT DoCoMo with a "Civil Minimum" or " best in this New Year. R&D Office Building, YRP #5 We are at least as ordinary as Building (FUJITSU LIMITED 2 New Year's Greetings I would like to extend to you my sincere Personal Multimedia Communications was greetings at the beginning of the New Year. successfully held in Denmark last September. The first year of the new millennium was the WPMC is an annual international conference year of convulsions. However, the global prog- originated in YRP. The Symposium on Cooper- ress of Information Technology has spread ation between Industry, Academia, and Govern- marked effects on every aspect of industry, ment was also a success. Furthermore, the Aca- economy, and culture. IT has become borderless demia Exchange Network project started as an and globalized, which has accelerated further exchange opportunity between Industry and advancement of IT. Moreover, with high pene- Academia. tration of broadband communications infra- As one of our R&D accomplishments, IMT- structure in the future, IT may be a new driving 2000 developed in YRP, was commercialized force to bring about reforms in industrial struc- ahead of any other countries. R&D on the next ture as well as social economic growth. generation communications technology have President of Yokosuka Looking back on the past year, it should nev- been in progress as well. Thus YRP has been Research Park R&D er go unnoticed that we YRP were highly active successful as a leading international R&D hub Committee in international exchange activities.