Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association

Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association https://www.jeita.or.jp/ 2021-2022 PROFILE

As of July 1, 2021 Outline of Message from the Chairman Association Outline Name

Toward the Realization of Society 5.0 Purpose – Leading society’s digital transformation – To support the comprehensive development of the electronics and information technologies industries—in other words, the electronic equipment, electronic component, and IT solution service industries, as well as all other industries using As an industry association representing Japan in the digital field, the the technologies of the above to create or expand new added value Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association —so as to contribute to the advance of Japan’s economy and culture. (JEITA) has played a key role in advancing our industry and the Japanese Business economy. JEITA will undertake the following activities pertaining to the electronics and IT industries: Over the past several years, we have worked proactively to transform (1) Research and study and information provision concerning technologies JEITA. Bringing together not just the electronic equipment and IT solutions and business management (2) Statistical surveys and information provision concerning production, distribution, companies underpinning the digital industry but also a broad spectrum of trade and consumption companies using digital technologies, we have successfully evolved into (3) Research into the development of trade and promotion of international cooperation an industrial association leading the realization of ‘Society 5.0.’ (4) Promotion of measures related to the environment, safety and quality issues and information provision Realizing Society 5.0—a society in which ubiquitous connection and (5) Promotion of laws and systems (6) Creation of specifications and promotion of standardization data-sharing via the Internet enable more people to engage actively in (7) Promotion of measures and provision of information concerning intellectual property rights issues value creation—will require harmonizing interfaces and creating and (8) Holding of exhibitions standardizing rules beyond the bounds of business types, industries, (9) Business necessary to achieve the purpose of the association other than that listed in the preceding items regions, and states. With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting heavily on the way we live and work, as well as on the global economy, I believe Members

that accelerating our efforts to promote the digital transformation (DX) of 387 companies/organizations society amidst the ‘new normal’ with and after COVID-19 will be a critical [Breakdown] Full members: 348 companies/organizations mission for our organization. We will continue to do our utmost to build a Associate members: 39 companies/organizations (as of May 2021) more resilient and flexible society. History 1948: Established the Wireless Communications Equipment Industrial Association (WCEIA) 1958: Established the Japan Electronic Industry Development Association (JEIDA) Playing our role as a link between industries, JEITA will partner with 1958: Renamed from the WCEIA to the Electronic Industries Association of Japan EIAJ (EIAJ) member companies, the government, and other relevant organizations 2000: EIAJ and JEIDA merge to launch the Japan Electronics and Information Technology to address carbon neutrality and other social issues, strengthen Industries Association (JEITA) competitiveness, and develop new markets through co-creation. Through Target Electronic Equipment these efforts, we will help Japan to lead the world in realizing Society TVs, video recording and reproduction equipment, imaging equipment, audio equipment, car AVC 5.0, further energize the Japanese economy, and achieve the Sustainable Areas equipment, broadcasting equipment, wireless communication equipment, wireless application equipment, Development Goals (SDGs). mainframe computers, servers, PCs, tablets, network storage equipment, information terminals, terminal devices, medical electronic equipment, electrical measuring instruments, industrial measurement and We look forward to your continued understanding and support in JEITA’s control equipment, transport system equipment, etc. endeavours. Electronic Components and Materials Satoshi Tsunakawa Passive components (capacitors, resistors, transformers, etc.), interconnection components (switches, connectors, etc.), Chairman transducers (audio components, sensors, actuators, etc.), other electronic components (power source components, etc.), electronic materials, etc.

Electronic Devices

Semiconductor elements, integrated circuits, display devices, etc.

IT Solution Services

Society 5.0: A super-smart society, evolving as the fifth societal stage following SI development, software, outsourcing, etc. the hunter-gatherer society, agrarian society, industrial society, and information society. Through the realization of Society 5.0, Japan aims to achieve both economic Other advance and solutions to issues at home and abroad, creating a people-centric society in which individuals can enjoy comfortable lives full of vitality. EDI-related, EDA tools, cable systems, etc.

02 Boards and Chairman Committees Board of Directors

Policy and Strategy Board

Policy and Strategy Committee Investigative Committee on Basic Issues Procurement Committee Chairman Head Vice Chairman Vice Chairman Vice Chairman Sector-specific Issue-specific Boards CSR Committee Satoshi Tsunakawa Takahito Tokita Katsuaki Nomura Toshiaki Higashihara Boards and Committees Public Relations Committee Director, Chairman, Representative Director and President President & COO Representative Executive Officer, Representative Executive Officer, Fujitsu Limited Sharp Corporation Executive Chairman & CEO Finance and Taxation Committee President and CEO Hitachi, Ltd. Research and Statistics Committee Toshiba Corporation Social Cooperation Liaison Committee IT/Electronics Human Resources Development Working Group Responsible Minerals Trade Working Group

Information Technology and Industrial Systems Board Advanced Mobility Systems Board Technical Strategy Steering Board

Steering Committee on Information Technology and Industrial Systems Advanced Mobility Systems Steering Committee Technical Policy Committee

Smart Life Study Group Intelligent Transport Systems Committee Electronic Material/Device Technology Expert Committee Vice Chairman Vice Chairman Vice Chairman Vice Chairman Information System Policy Committee Car Electronics Committee Kazuhiro Tsuga Masaki Sakuyama Nobuhiro Endo Shigeki Ishizuka Sensing Technology Expert Committee Information System Disruptive Technology Research Committee Automated Driving Systems Study Group Chairman of the Board Chairman Chairman of the Board Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Information System Standardization Committee ITS Standardization Technical Committee Panasonic Corporation Mitsubishi Electric Corporation NEC Corporation Vice Chairman Environmental Steering Board Sony Group Corporation Software Committee Environmental Steering Committee Solution Services Committee Healthcare Industries Board IT Platform Committee Environmental Promotion Committee Healthcare IT Study Group Information Terminals and Technologies Committee TC111 Steering Committee Medical Electronics Industry Strategy Technical Committee Personal Computers and Tablet Committee Sustainable IT Promotion Committee Medical Electronics Regulatory System Technical Committee Industrial System Committee Medical Electronics Post-Market Regulations Technical Committee Standardization Policy Board Medical Electronics Quality Management Systems Technical Committee AVC Board Medical Electronics Sales & Maintenance Technical Committee Standardization Steering Committee AVC Steering Committee Medical Electronics Reimbursement Technical Committee Liaison Committee on Standardization Activities Vice Chairman Vice Chairman Vice Chairman Vice Chairman Television Recycle Committee Medical Electronics Fair Trade Technical Committee Electronics assembly technology Committee Television Networks Committee Medical Software Technical Committee Takashi Nishijima Makoto Sumita Hiroyuki Takahashi Yasuo Nakayama Nanoelectronics Standardization Technical Committee Director and Chairman Chairman & Director Chairperson of the Board Chairman and Representative Director Reception System Committee Medical Electronics Standardization and Technology Technical Committee Printed Electronics Standardization Technical Committee Yokogawa Electric Corporation TDK Corporation JTB Corp. SECOM Co., Ltd. Cable Network Committee Technical Committee of Medical Ultrasonics Wearable Electronics Standardization Technical Committee Audio-visual Systems Committee TC62/TC87 International Activity Support Committee 3D CAD Information Standardization Technical Committee Social System Committee AV & IT Standardization Committee Smart Home Board Product Safety Steering Board Smart Life Study Group Semiconductor Board Product Safety Steering Committee Smart Home Steering Committee Semiconductor Executive Committee Safety Committee Semiconductor Steering Committee Design Committee EMC Committee Conformity Assessment System Committee WSC and Domestic Policy Committee Design Management Committee Semiconductor Standardization Committee Industrial Safety Committee President Executive Senior Vice President Executive Vice President, Executive Vice President, Visual Symbol Committee Director, Secretary General Director Human Interface Design Committee Hisato Nagao Keiichi Kawakami Osamu Inoue Yuko Shigyo Electronic Components Board B to B Electronic Commerce Board Electronic Components Executive Committee Trade Policy and International Cooperation Board Steering Committee

Electronic Components Board CPS/IoT Study Group Trade Policy Committee Standardization Committee Automotive Devices Task Force China Committee ECM Committee Companies of Chairman Companies of Executive Directors Companies of Auditors All-solid-state battery Task Force International Cooperation Committee SCM Committee and Vice Chairmen (alphabetical order) Electronic Components Steering committee Japan-India ICTE Direct Dialog Handling Working Group Information Technology Committee Toshiba Corporation Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. NHK Engineering System Inc. Electronic Components Research and Statistics Committee Global Supply Chain Logistics Efficiency Committee Fujitsu Limited Canon Inc. Fujikura Ltd. ESG Committee Kansai Branch Steering Board Electronic Components Technology and Standardization Strategy Committee Legal and Intellectual Property Board Sharp Corporation JVC KENWOOD Corporation Kansai Steering Committee on Electronic Equipement Passive Components/Transducers Committee Hitachi, Ltd. Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Steering Committee on Legal and Intellectual Property Connecting Components Committee Kansai Steering Committee on Electronic Components Panasonic Corporation Nihon Kohden Corporation Copyright Committee Power Supplies Component Committee Kansai Digital AV and Broadcast Receiving System Committee Personal Data Protection Committee Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Electronic Material Committee Patent Committee Kansai Information and Process Technology Committee NEC Corporation Pioneer Corporation Trademark Committee Kansai Environmental Preservation Measures Committee Sony Group Corporation Renesas Electronics Corporation Display Devices Board Data Utilization Task Force Kansai Procurement and EC Committee Yokogawa Electric Corporation Seiko Epson Corporation Executive Committee Design Task Force Kansai Personnel Management Committee TDK Corporation Display Devices Steering Committee JTB Corporation Display Devices Standardization Committee *The boards and committees also encompass various types of committees such as business committees, expert committees and working groups, and the total number exceeds 400. SECOM Co., Ltd. *Member companies can participate in committees on request. Please contact us for details.

03 04 Business Plan Improving the Business Environment Basic Policy Promotion of Society 5.0 4 The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a worldwide acceleration of protectionism and rulemaking prioritizing national advantage in relation to digital trade and all kinds of laws and regulations. Work with the relevant institutions to respond strategically to other JEITA will focus on the following six key areas in order to help reduce countries’ regulatory and legal systems and standardization, etc., that impact on member companies’ global business so as to resolve member companies’ business risks and costs, boost their corporate value, and matters of concern and expand business chances.

strengthen their skilled manufacturing and service development creation 1 Global data distribution initiatives 4 Technology policy capacity, aiming to grow business in the IT/electronics industry (electronic ● Data utilization and ‘Data Free Flow with Trust’ will be critical in ● Consider R&D and technology policies toward further accelerating the social realizing Society 5.0. Work with US, UK and European digital industry deployment of Society 5.0 and establishing ecosystem-style innovation. components and devices, electronic machinery manufacturing, building and associations particularly at the World Trade Organization (WTO) 5 Intellectual property protection e-commerce negotiations, in which substantive progress is sought by operating IT solution services, and industries using these services) and to Work to realize intellectual property protection systems geared the 12th WTO Ministerial, to contribute to rulemaking that benefits the ● to the ‘new normal.’ promote Society 5.0 for the benefit of the Japanese economy. global expansion of member companies’ digital products and services business. To further promote free trade, aim for the resumption of 6 International tax rules Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) negotiations and negotiations ● Agreement is expected in the OECD on a review of international on expansion of the WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA). tax rules in response to the digitalization of the economy ● Various countries have been using economic measures to (digital taxation), while the EU plans to institute a carbon border combat the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext for protectionism adjustment mechanism as part of the international policy shift and the prioritization of national advantage. Track measures toward carbon neutrality. Given these moves, gather information that might hamper the growth of the digital economy and ahead of changes to Japanese domestic laws as of next year and comment as appropriate. Gather detailed information on discuss submitting comments to the government to ensure that Key Areas in 2021 moves to tighten technology trade regulations and the supply new systems do not unfairly disadvantage member companies. chain impact. Consider submitting comments where necessary. 7 COVID-related global container logistics issues 2 Digital regulations and laws overseas ● Work with the relevant institutions to take the necessary ● Track developments in US and Chinese privacy legislation. steps to resolve the impact on member companies’ logistics, ● Provide information on AI ethics and guidelines. including engaging in a close exchange of information with the Promoting Data Connection and Utilization ● Work to realize internationally harmonized conformity assessment government and submitting written requests. 1 and certification. 8 Efforts to address the Semiconductor Strategy ● Gather views on and respond to Europe’s latest Cybersecurity Strategy. Use digital technologies to realize, accelerate, and underpin value creation from all data sources and the deployment of ● Work to strengthen the international competitiveness of memory, Building a digital society new products and services out in society. Provide support and engage in awareness-raising to encourage companies and 3 sensors, and power semiconductors, which are the essential ● Work to boost product safety in products using data. technologies that underpin data centers and 5G as digital local authorities in their pursuit of digital transformation (DX). infrastructure and energy conservation in DX as a use case. 1 New market creation initiatives use of consumer IoT data and the handling of logistics-related ● Use the JEITA Guidebook on the Introduction of Smart Security data, then communicate the results externally to create a Systems to raise awareness among potential users, support the market creation movement. government in reviewing regulations and amending standards ● Engage in further 5G and local 5G market creation via the Responding to the Sustainable Development Goals to promote digital technology-driven DX, enhance the cross-industry Consortium for the Promotion of 5G-Based 5 competitiveness of the plant industry, and expand the business Social Design. fields of related businesses. Companies are expected to lead the way in resolving social and environmental issues toward achieving the common global goals 2 Visualization of new growth areas and prospects laid out in the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The hope is also that integration of financial and To create a smart home market, ensure IoT data privacy by developing ● (Identify areas using solution services and sensors, as well as non-financial information in companies’ reporting will become a worldwide trend, prompting companies to work on an ongoing standard utilization models and rules on the acquisition and new markets where mid- to long-term growth is expected) basis to improve their corporate value. Aim to solve social issues across the supply chain and contribute to boosting member companies’ corporate value by addressing environmental issues, promoting CSR/responsible business conduct, and promoting better subcontracting practices. Promoting Digital Investment 1 Solving social challenges and reducing the environmental burden a feasibility study on building a common system for the industry. ● Constrain carbon emissions from electronic component manufacturing ● Based on the EU regulations that moved fully into force in January 2 2021, provide information as appropriate so that companies work and explore the development of electronic component-related Entering an era in which digitalization is accelerating on a global scale, with management-wide DX affecting companies’ mid- to business that makes an environmental contribution. together in implementing conflict minerals surveys. long-term growth and indeed survival prospects, pursue digital investment promotion activities aimed at providing new added value Work with the Liaison Group of Japanese Electrical and through the creation of new services and business models that exploit digital technologies. ● 4 Fair subcontracting practices Electronics Industries for Global Warming Prevention and its ● As initiatives based on JEITA’s Voluntary Action Plans Promoting subcommittees on fact-finding surveys and analysis of the 1 Pursuit of digital transformation (DX) by working not just with specific industries but with the Fair Subcontracting Practices, promote widespread use of the energy industry’s energy consumption and calculation of its Promote DX by providing information on use cases and raising Consortium for the Promotion of 5G-Based Social Design and JEITA Manual on Compliance with the Subcontracting Act and ● energy-saving contribution. awareness toward a pivot to digital industries and by introducing local 5G enterprises (user companies included) to establish a guidelines on fair mold management, collect and suggest best measures toward realizing a green digital transformation. review direction for tax officers and identify the necessary 2 IoT-based environmental contributions practices, conduct a follow-up survey on Voluntary Action Plans, support. Work with the relevant bodies to lobby the Assess the environmental and SDG contributions of IT and hold seminars for member companies and supply chain actors. 2 Expanding the rollout of local 5G as DX infrastructure (tax incentives) ● government to revise the tax system. solutions. ● Respond to the five key items promoted by the Japanese government ● Encourage a review of tax incentives promoting 5G investment (fair price-setting methods, fair mold transactions, better payment Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)/Responsible business conduct 3 conditions, protection of intellectual property/knowhow, workstyle ● Use JEITA’s Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct to reforms) and gather and report on industry views on the various policy educate companies on supply chains to ensure CSR procurement types. Particularly in relation to intellectual property and knowhow throughout the supply chain and boost efficiency, increasing protection, engage in activities contributing to the improvement of Promoting Open Communication understanding of supply chains. the whole industry environment, supply chains included. 3 ● Create rules that contribute to human rights due diligence, Encourage interaction among companies toward the realization of Society 5.0. Contribute from a mid- to long-term perspective to the conduct survey research on remediation mechanisms, and conduct development of next-generation human resources. Hold the comprehensive Society 5.0 exhibition CEATEC to highlight the appeal of our industry, aiming also to create new markets through interaction between exhibitors and visitors.

1 Promotion of open communication with ventures institutions to create Society 5.0 human resources. ● Use interaction among member companies and particularly ● In anticipation of the ‘new normal,’ offer some of our classes Enhance Information Communication and Promote Informatization among venture companies and current member companies to for educational institutions online. 6 encourage co-creation and partnership, aiming to build a new Using JEITA-hosted exhibitions to create new markets and publicize new 3 Enhance JEITA website content and use various types of PR activities to communicate JEITA activities. Further improve member ecosystem. initiatives Consider new mechanisms for the industry to assist with services, including digitalizing statistical materials and other information that JEITA has traditionally provided. ● ● Use JEITA-hosted exhibitions to publicize new initiatives addressing the personnel shortage facing member companies, beyond business and industry frameworks and to stimulate 1 More digitally transmitted information and particularly venture companies. co-creation and partnership and create new markets ● Use video clips and other means to widely publicize JEITA activities, boosting member company satisfaction. Next-generation Society 5.0 human resource development by encouraging wide corporate participation as well as 2 ● Encourage communication and exchange among member companies on the JEITA website. proactive visits and tours by key politicians, bureaucrats, and ● Use industry-university partnership in the form of member ● Digitize back numbers of JEITA market reports and other statistical materials and add an electronic library function to the Members’ companies holding lectures at universities and other educational entrepreneurs. Site to increase member convenience.

05 06 Business Activities

Policy Recommendations Research and Statistics Policy recommendations toward realizing Society 5.0 Research and statistical work for timely identification of trends in a wide range of product fields

JEITA delivers recommen- JEITA compiles industry dations and requests to the statistics with the coo- government and relevant peration of member com- organizations at home panies, releasing the re- and overseas concerning sults on our website. The improvements to the many different types of business environment industry statistics that we and regulatory and collect are widely used as New Year’s celebration Over 400 committees institutional reforms to We hold a New Year’s celebration every January for We have established boards and committees by issue or economic indicators for Production Forecasts for Global Electronics Survey of Trends Research and Statistics government officials, industry leaders and other stakeholders. field to consider issues in the various fields at home and and Information Technology Industries in Emerging Fields Guidebook further enhance the R&D Representatives and executives from member companies overseas. With business and expert committees set up understanding industry This booklet records global electronics JEITA conducts an annual survey This booklet introduces JEITA are joined by a wide range of personnel from government, under their auspices, they are well-positioned to solve and information technology industry to ascertain through data the research and statistics in detail. It that will enable the early industry and academia to exchange information and enjoy a the various issues facing the industry. trends. Our various reports, production forecasts for a total of 17 strengths of the electronics/ contains statistical data and the relaxed time together. items. IT industry and areas where various announcement schedules Items surveyed: TVs, video recording new markets could be created, as well as market trends by field, societal implementation including field-specific and reproduction equipment, imaging indicating medium to long- and can be downloaded as a PDF equipment, car AVC equipment, term prospects. With each from the JEITA website. of CPS/ IoT technologies market trend surveys, mobile phones, servers/storage, year focusing on a particular personal computers, LCD monitors, theme, the survey identifies and strengthen sustainable forecast surveys and data printers, image scanners/OCRs, new growth areas that leverage electronic tablets, electrical measuring the technological capacity of instruments, medical electronic Japanese companies and provides industrial competitiveness. collections, are also utilized equipment, electronic components, data on these. display devices, semiconductors, and to identify industry trends IT solutions/services and as the basis for policy- Tax Amendments/Regulatory Reform DX Promotion making. Global Production Forecast JEITA Global Sensor Situation Survey JEITA makes approaches to the government The advance of new digital technologies such This production forecast for the global IT/electro- Amid the mushrooming of business models and to relevant organizations to strengthen as IoT, robotics, and AI along with the deploy- nics industry is announced every December using digital technologies and the accelerated international competitiveness by ensuring a ment of 5G as near real-time communications along with the forecast for the following uptake of DX to transform business operations, level playing field and encouraging strategic infrastructure has opened the way for the year. It is the only set of data covering the sensors are playing a critical role in information investment in R&D, both of which are creation of new value beyond industry entire industry and is produced through gathering. JEITA first identified sensors as essential for member companies with global bounds. JEITA too is working with not only the combined efforts of all JEITA’s product a focus area in 2012 because of their rapid operations, and to deal with and simplify IT and electronics companies but also service boards. As well as identifying global trends, it growth as a key device. We have since taxation, which is becoming increasingly firms and many other stakeholders on sets out the position of Japanese companies conducted annual surveys of global shipments, complex both at home and abroad. We also activities that promote digital transformation in the world and the status of domestic which in 2019 had soared to almost two trillion submit requests to the government for tax (DX) and contribute to the creation of local production for each product in a user-friendly yen. Sensors are an area that plays to the system amendments and regulatory reform 5G-based digital service markets. manner. We discuss the year’s key growth strengths of Japanese firms, and they occupy so as to promote digital investment in all topics, and use graphs to illustrate global a critical position as a key device in the data industries toward finding digital solutions production trends over the last 10 years along collection required for the digitization of to social issues, as well as to encourage new with industry scale and forecasts. various phenomena in a digital society. service creation and greater productivity.

Statistical materials related to sensors • JEITA Global Sensor Situation Survey (actual shipments; annual) • Global Shipment Statistics for Electronic Components ((monthly) • Electronic Component Technology Roadmap (analysis of technology trends; every other year) • Survey on Trends in Focus Areas 2015 (global demand forecasts, Japanese share) • World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (global demand forecasts; biannual) *WSTS Japan Council

07 08 Trade issues Standardization Environment and Energy

JEITA is committed to creating an environ- JEITA participates actively in the activities of Today we are faced with a multitude ment conducive to the advance of digital international standardization organizations of environment-related challenges, Problem Solving trade and greater international competiti- such as the IEC and ISO, providing including responses to energy issues veness. Amidst the rapid digitalization international chairs, secretaries or deputy and global warming toward realizing Efforts to solve social issues and common industry issues of socioeconomic activities, realizing secretaries in 22 cases, and acting as the carbon neutrality, chemical substance data utilization and ‘Data Free Flow with domestic review organization entrusted management, and the formation of a Trust’ will be critical in creating new with handling domestic deliberations in 37 zero-waste society, with each of these services and innovations. To that end, we cases (TCs, SCs, TAs and JTC1). In addition playing out in an increasingly complex To realize Society 5.0, we are working with industry in Japan, the to ongoing work in those product areas and diverse manner within Japan, in other United States, the United Kingdom and for which JEITA is responsible, we are countries, and at the global level. Taking need to improve the busi- European Union to encourage agreement also engaged in developing international these trends as opportunities for growth, toward digital liberalization at the G7, standards in new areas such as printed we are making use of JEITA’s domestic ness environment and G20 and other international frameworks, electronics (IEC TC119), which will provide the and international networks to pursue a starting with the WTO negotiations base technologies for realizing IoT societies, precisely tailored response. JEITA is further resolve common issues. on e-commerce rules. We are also and wearable electronics (IEC TC124), which working to position the electronics industry JEITA continues to engage cooperating in efforts to reform the are expected to have applications in a wide to lead the way in achieving a virtuous WTO in order to maintain and strengthen range of areas as devices essential to the cycle of economic growth and green proactively with issues the free trade regime, supporting WTO integration of people and the Internet as IoT solutions. These efforts are organically moves to disseminate products and societies advance. The IEC is actively engaged linked to our exploration of the role of facing the whole industry, technologies that contribute to realizing in developing systems standards such as digital technologies in establishing a global carbon neutrality, and working to SyC AAL (Active Assisted Living), and JEITA sustainable society where is required to etc., so as to enhance the facilitate international logistics. is also working with relevant associations go deeper with the realization of SDGs in areas such as the newly established SyC and includes environmental measures . competitiveness of me- Smart Manufacturing. A new subcommittee mber companies and ful- on artificial intelligence, SC42, has also been established under the JTC1, which is jointly fill our industry’s social administered by the ISO and the IEC, and JEITA participates actively in a committee responsibilities. steered by the Information Processing Society of Japan as the domestic review organization Carbon Neutrality The business environment needs to be improved to realize new economic growth driven by green in this area. In conjunction with our digital technologies. JEITA will promote efforts to realize carbon neutrality throughout the supply participation in international standardization chain, such as using digital technologies to save energy and expanding renewable energy use, and activities, JEITA is also pursuing the actively seek to shape new markets through proposals on systems and economic instruments, etc. development of domestic standards. We have

In April 2021, JEITA and other technology sector published more than 500 JEITA specifications We have also begun a provisional assessment of trade associations released a joint statement calling for those areas for which we are responsible, the social and environmental impact of digital on the G7 leaders to realize digital economies. as well as working to develop the Japanese technologies in a ‘new normal’ era. Industrial Standards required by industry.

Human Resource Development Cybersecurity Kansai Branch Activities

Amidst ongoing digitalization across With IoT permeating all areas of society, Our Kansai Branch works with the Kansai society, the traditional format of various types of equipment are now Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Japanese education is not equipping connected to the Internet. As a result, and other relevant bodies on projects students with workplace capacities there are a growing number of machines designed to realize Society 5.0 at the and skills. The COVID-19 pandemic, with insufficient security or which are regional level. It also engages with meanwhile, has normalized telework used with insufficient security awareness, startup companies and companies from and communication via online systems, creating gateways for information other industries to create new business highlighting new communication leaks and cyberattacks. JEITA regards opportunities and markets, as well as issues. Having worked with academia in cybersecurity for IoT equipment as a communicating the latest information on operating various education programs key issue for industry as a whole, and global markets and future growth areas. for educational institutions from is engaged in various initiatives in Another area in which the Kansai Branch elementary through tertiary level, relation to the features and criticality is actively involved is community-based JEITA is now taking on new challenges of the particular type of equipment, HRD, such as university lectures given by such as online classes and remote lab international partnership, and voluntary member companies and hands-on skilled Responsible Minerals Trade Working Group Focusing on the issue of conflict minerals, this group works to disseminate and raise awareness of work. We will continue to seize various industry rules. JEITA is also targeting manufacturing classes for elementary frameworks for efficient compliance with laws and regulations aimed at protecting human rights, as opportunities to develop a diverse range the strong growth area of smart homes, school students where they work on well as engaging with governments to avoid an excessive burden on industry. of human resources, working with the including a set of guidelines for smart electronics projects. new generation of ‘digital natives’ to home residents and other stakeholders build a pleasant and secure future. produced in conjunction with related government agencies. We aim to circulate these guidelines widely and conduct in-depth investigations so as to ensure residents’ safety and peace of mind.

These classes are conducted with full COVID-19 precautions in place.

09 10 Market Creation Promoting innovations and creating new markets by co-creations and competition CEATEC Inter BEE JEITA Venture Award

JEITA aims to create new First held in 2000, CEATEC evolved into As Japan’s only professional sound, The JEITA Venture Award is given to a trade show for digital consumer video, broadcast and communications venture or startup companies expected markets through co-creation electronics. Then in 2016, it was exhibition, Inter BEE has been advancing to contribute not only to the overall announced that CEATEC would take in tandem with broadcast media advance of the IT/electronics industry but across industries and business a new direction, transforming into a development since 1965, steadily also to economic development, aiming comprehensive Society 5.0 exhibition evolving as a comprehensive content- to support venture companies and build types. We promote Society that offers tantalizing glimpses of focused media event that encompasses co-creation, partnership, and ecosystems 5.0 by organizing events and how IoT and co-creation will transform the technical elements of producing, among member and venture companies. society and daily life. JEITA member delivering and experiencing content. Since the award was established in programs that highlight su- companies, overseas companies, and Bringing together the latest innovations March 2016, it was given to eight startups gather together to introduce a in one venue, Inter BEE is used by venture companies in the 1st year, seven perior technologies, services range of future-oriented technologies industry to trade business, network, in the 2nd, six in the 3rd, three in the and cutting-edge services and products. and exchange information with a broad 4th, and eight in the 5th. Seven ventures and products. CEATEC features conferences on a broad range of users. It provides an excellent won the 6th award, including companies spectrum of Society 5.0 themes in opportunity to discover and create the offering technologies and solutions for formats ranging from keynote lectures future of the media and entertainment areas such as realizing DX through AI to specialist sessions. The event industries. and digital technologies and preventing promotes the realization of Society 5.0 computer viruses. as Japan’s innovation showcase.

Companies winning the 6th JEITA Venture Award • Aipore, Inc. CEATEC 2020 Online • Aeroshield Co., Ltd. CEATEC was held entirely online for the first time this year. Taking • HMS Corporation, Inc. the slogan ‘Toward Society 5.0 with the New Normal,’ it was divided • KnowledgeonDemand Co, Ltd. into a ‘New Normal’ themed area, a General Exhibit area, and a ‘Co- • Farmship, Inc. Creation Park.’ A total of 365 companies and organizations applied to • Fukushima SIC Applied Engineering Inc. exhibit, including 164 first-time exhibitors and 71 overseas exhibitors. • LiLz Inc. More than 150,000 people visited the online event, including businesspeople from a wide range of business types and industries and students as the drivers of the next generation. Co-Creation Program Focus Areas

Realizing Society 5.0 will require promoting economic advance and resolving social Next-generation Telecommunications Infrastructure problems through co-creation, with Set up in September 2020, the Consortium for the Promotion of stakeholders in various business types 5G-Based Social Design brings a business and user perspective to its and industries working together to activities. Its initial focus will be on 5G and local 5G, for which the combine their respective advanced business environment is gradually being set in place, so as to realize initiatives and paint a grand design DX. The Consortium will pursue co-creation across industries and for society. JEITA is working toward business types by, for example, promoting the societal permeation of the use of digital technologies and a use cases, expanding business areas, and promoting R&D. diverse range of data to create new services and deploy these in society; Smart Safety one such initiative is the JEITA Co- Smart safety using IoT, AI and other digital technologies is a Creation Program launched in 2018 to promising means of resolving challenges facing Japan’s plant sector realize co-creation with a diverse range such as aging facilities, a labor shortage, and hand-over of techniques of companies from various business to successors. To promote the widespread use of smart safety, JEITA types to create markets and solve will investigate systems and inspection standards, etc., and aim to problems. Our pursuit of co-creation expand the business scope of companies related to strengthening the beyond existing frameworks includes competitiveness of the plant industry. setting up and operating the Aqua Local Area Network (ALAN) Consortium Smart Homes and partnering with local authorities in using Consortium for the Promotion Smart homes connect our daily lives with various social system services to bring us safety, comfort and peace of mind. They also have Inter BEE 2020 of 5G-Based Social Design and open Inter BEE 2020 was held online for the first time, running for three innovation to bring leading-edge the potential to become the foundation for realizing optimization months from November 18, 2020, to February 26, 2021. Exhibitors technologies and innovative services across society as a whole. JEITA will work with all industries and staged online exhibits alongside planning sessions, revealing the latest into society. the government to create an environment in which people can feel industry trends. The event is used by a wide range of content-related comfortable choosing leading-edge technologies and services. business types as a space linking directly to B2B digital marketing.

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Affiliated Organizations Head Office Ote Center Bldg. 1-1-3, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan

List of direct lines General Administration Department TEL : +81-3-5218-1050 FAX : +81-3-5218-1070

Policy and Strategy Department TEL : +81-3-5218-1052 FAX : +81-3-5218-1071 Good Health Software Promotion Council (GHS) 4th Floor, Ote Center Bldg. 1-1-3, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0004, Japan Public Relations Office TEL : +81-3-5218-1053 FAX : +81-3-5218-1072 TEL : +81-3-3217-2555 https://good-hs.jp/ Market Innovation Department TEL : +81-3-6268-0003 FAX : +81-3-5218-1078

Business Development Department TEL : +81-3-5218-1056 FAX : +81-3-5218-1075 Japan Electronics Show Association (JESA)

Green Digital Innovation Office TEL : +81-3-5218-1054 FAX : +81-3-5218-1073 4th Floor, Ote Center Bldg. 1-1-3, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0004, Japan TEL : +81-3-6212-5231 FAX : +81-3-6212-5225 http://www.jesa.or.jp/ Electronic Commerce Center TEL : +81-3-5218-1062 FAX : +81-3-5218-1081

Service Center TEL : +81-3-5218-1086 FAX : +81-3-3217-2725 Information Technology Security Center (ITSC)

4th Floor, Ote Center Bldg. 1-1-3, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0004, Japan TEL : +81-3-5218-2231 FAX : +81-3-5218-2232 http://www.itsc.or.jp/

Kansai (Western Japan) Branch 7th Floor, DK Building, 8-7, Nishi-Tenma 6-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0047, Japan PC3R Promotion Association TEL : +81-6-6364-4658 FAX : +81-6-6364-4560 7th Floor, Nakakita Bldg. 8, Kanda Ogawamachi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0052, Japan TEL : +81-3-5282-7685 FAX : +81-3-3233-6091 http://www.pc3r.jp/

Mobile Computing Promotion Consortium (MCPC)

Overseas Offices JEITA Washington DC Office JEITA Beijing Office JEITA Brussels Office 2nd Floor, Hasegawa Green Bldg. 5-12, Shiba-Koen 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0011, Japan 1819 L Street, NW, Suite 400, (Joint office with JETRO) (JMC office) TEL : +81-3-5401-1935 FAX : +81-3-5401-1937 http://www.mcpc-jp.org/ Washington, DC 20036, USA 7003 Chang Fu Gong Office Building, Rue de la Loi 82 TEL : +1-202-974-2476 Jia-26, Jian Guo Men Wai Street, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium VCCI Council (VCCI) FAX : +1-202-974-2478 Beijing, China 100022 TEL : +32-2-230-6992 TEL : +86-10-6513-9015 FAX : +32-2-230-5485 7th Floor, Noa Bldg. 3-5, Azabu-dai 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-0041, Japan FAX : +86-10-6513-7079 TEL : +81-3-5575-3138 FAX : +81-3-5575-3137 https://www.vcci.jp/

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Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association https://www.jeita.or.jp/ 2021-2022 PROFILE

As of July 1, 2021