February 2021

No.0028
ARIB officials were awarded by the ITU Association of JapanOn 6 October 2020, the 52nd celebration event of "World Telecommunication andInformation Society Day" was held in Tokyo, organized by the ITU Association of Japan(ITU-AJ) and supported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC),ARIB, and TTC.
In the ceremony, ITU-AJ presented "Accomplishment Awards" to those having
distinguished achievements for international standardization and international
cooperation in the fields of telecommunications and broadcasting.
Following two officials from ARIB were awarded.
• Mr. Seiji SAKUMA (ARIB)
Aiming for international dissemination of ISDB-T (terrestrial digital broadcasting
system developed by Japan) which is the ITU standard as well as ARIB standard, hehas been working as DiBEG (Digital Broadcasting Experts Group) secretariat ofARIB from 2013 to the present to promote introduction of ISDB-T to Latin America,Africa, Southeast Asia, which has led to system adoption of 19 countries.
He made a great contribution to international cooperation by advancing thesophistication of broadcasting abroad.
• Mr. Kazuo NAKAMURA (KDDI / ARIB)
He contributed to formulation of 5G standards in collaboration with overseas
standardization organizations such as ETSI and ATIS as a driving force from ARIB, aJapanese partner of the international standardization project for wirelesscommunication technology (3GPP, oneM2M, etc.).
In addition to contributing to the standardization of M2M numbering plans andcaller identification in ITU-T SG2, he also contributed to the formulation of the newrecommendation E.108 proposed by Japan regarding emergency communication
systems for disaster.

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Among “Accomplishment Award” winners, MIC presented the especially honourable"MIC Minister's Award" to Mr. Yushi NAITO (formerly of Mitsubishi Electric).

Due to the new coronavirus infection, the event which had been regularly held in May
was postponed to October this time and was participated only by award winners andrepresentatives of the parties concerned.

5G Special Day II in CEATEC 2020 online"5G Special Day II" was held in 21 October 2020, provided in the website of CEATEC(Combined Exhibition of Advanced TEChnologies) 2020, which was organized online due
to avoidance of COVID-19. It was composed of three parts, "Initiatives of 5G utilizing inindustrial fields and future prospects" in the morning, "Initiatives of introducing Local
5G and future prospects" in the afternoon, and "EU-JP Cooperation on 5G and beyond" inthe evening. Outline and program were as follows.
1. Outline of the EventSchedule

21 October 2020

Venue

OnlineOrganizer

ARIB, 5GMF (The Fifth Generation Mobile Communications Promotion
Forum), CIAJ (Communications and Information network Association ofJapan)

Sponsor

MIC

Audience

4,313 (Morning), 3,394 (Afternoon)22. Lectures, Sessions(1) 5G Workshop (10:00 – 12:30)
Main Subject: Initiatives of 5G utilizing in industrial fields and future prospects
Title

Opening Remarks

Guest SpeechSpeaker

Dr. YOSHIDA Susumu
The Fifth Generation Mobile Communication
ForumChairman, (Professor Emeritus of Kyoto
University)
Mr. KODAMA Shunsuke
Association of Radio Industries and Businesses
Senior Managing Director
Mr. SUZUKI Shinya
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Director-General of the Radio Department,
Telecommunications Bureau

Session1: The current status of 5G utilizing in industrial fields

Summary of 5G Field Trials

Activities of CIAJ
Security in 5G use cases

Future for 5G / Local 5G business

Dr. OKUMURA Yukihiko
The Fifth Generation Mobile CommunicationForum
5G Trial Promotion Group (5G-TPG) Leader (NTTDOCOMO, INC.)(Video presentation)
Dr. TEZUKA Satoru
The Fifth Generation Mobile Communication
Forum
Chairman of Security Study Committee (Professorof Keio University)
Mr. NOGUCHI Masato
Communications and Information network
Association of Japan Research & Statistics
Committee (InfoCom Research, Inc. IOWN
Business Promotion Officer)

Session2: Issues of 5G utilizing in industrial fields and future prospects

Panel Discussion

Closing Remarks

Dr. NAKAO Akihiro(Moderator)
The Fifth Generation Mobile Communications
Promotion Forum
Chairman of Network Architecture Committee(Professor of The University of Tokyo)
Mr. IMAI Masamichi
Communications and Information network
Association of Japan
Executive Vice President

3(2) 5G International Workshop (13:00 – 15:15)
Main Subject: Initiatives of introducing Local 5G and future prospects
Title
Opening Remarks

SpeakerMr. SUZUKI Shinya

Keynote Speech

Dr. YOSHIDA Susumu

Panel Discussion

Mr. SEKIGUCHI Waichi(Moderator)

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Director-General of the Radio Department,
Telecommunications Bureau

The Fifth Generation Mobile Communication
Forum
Chairman (Professor Emeritus of Kyoto
University)
Session1: The current status of introducing Local 5G
Activities of MIC
Mr. ONAGA Hisashi
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Director of Land Mobile Communications
Division, Radio Department, telecommunications
BureauOversea Trends in Asia (5G factory Dr. Seong-Lyun Kimuse cases)
5G Forum Korea(Professor of Yonsei University)
Domestic Trends (Agriculture use
Mr. SUZUKI Michihirocases)
QUNIE CORPORATIONManager
Session2: Initiatives of promoting Local 5G and future prospects

Closing Remarks

MM Research Institute, Ltd.
President (former editorial writer and columnistfor Nikkei)
Mr. Yoshinori Ohmura
Secretary General of 5GMF

Panel Discussion: "Initiatives of promoting Local 5G and future prospects"

4(3) INDICO Workshop (16:00 – 19:00)
Main Subject: EU-JP Cooperation on 5G and beyond
Title
OpeningSpeaker
Mr. HISHIDA Mitsuhiro

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Deputy Director-General for International
Economic Affairs, Global Strategy Bureau

Mr. Tonnie De KOSTER

European Commission, DG CONNECT Adviserfor Digital Single Market, International
Outreach
Thema: Use cases of 5G
DOCOMO 5G and Its Use Case
Mr. ABURAKAWA Yuji
Development Status
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
6G Laboratories
Initiatives for Local / Private 5G
Mr. KANDA TakashiServiceFUJITSU LIMITED
5G Vertical Service Office
5G beyond mobile broadband –Mr. Adrian SCRASE
enabling verticals
ETSI
Chief Technology Officer and Head of the Mobile
Competence Centre
Report on pilots, trials and market Dr. Colin WILLCOCKdevelopment
5G Infrastructure Association
Chairman of the Board
Industrial Use Cases and key
Dr. Andreas MÜLLERenablers
5G Alliance for Connected Industries andAutomation
General Chairman
Thema: Strategies for Beyond 5G / 6G
Beyond 5G Promotion Strategy
Mr. YANAGISAKO Yasuhiro-Roadmap towards 6GMinistry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Senior Planning Officer, Radio Policy Division,
Radio Department, Telecommunications Bureau
Mr. MATSUMOTO Kazuhito

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Deputy Director, ICT Standardization Division,
Global Strategy Bureau

Toward realization of openarchitecture

Mr. OHKAWA Tatsuo

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Director for 5G Industrial Policy, IT Industry
Division, Commerce and Information Policy
Bureau5

Presentation of new developments inEurope

Mr. Bernard BARANI

European Commission, DG CONNECT
Deputy-Head of Unit, Future Connectivity
Systems

Dr. Colin WILLCOCK

5G Infrastructure Association
Chairman of the Board
Thema: 5G Security InitiativesRequirements for 5G Security

Dr. Anand PRASAD

Presentation of best practices inMr. UMINO Atsushi

Industrial Cybersecurity Initiatives

Mr. TAKEUCHI Mikio

Japan's initiatives for 5G security in

Dr. MIYAKE Yutaka

Presentation of the EU policy andMs. Julie RUFF

Japan

from 5G security perspectives

ITU-T

3GPP SA3 Security Working Group
Former Chair
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Director, Office of the Director-General for
Cybersecurity
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Director for International Affairs, Cybersecurity
Division, Commerce and Information Policy
BureauKDDI Research, Inc.
Senior Manager

5G Security toolbox

European Commission, DG CONNECT
Head of Sector, Secure Value Chain

Equipment manufacturer views on

Mr. Mikko KARIKYTÖ

Closing

Mr. Mitsuhiro HISHIDA

regulatory framework, notably the5G security

ERICSSON
Chief Product Security Office
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Deputy Director-General for International
Economic Affairs, Global Strategy Bureau, MIC

Mr. Tonnie De KOSTER

European Commission
DG CONNECT Adviser for Digital Single
Market, International Outreach6

Result of the Elections to the Secretary General and
Deputy Secretary General of Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)Mr. Masanori Kondo (Japan) and Mr. Liu Ziping (People's Republic of China) were electedby the 15th General Assembly of Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (GA-15) held online from 3to 5 December 2020 as Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General respectively, forthe next three-year term (9 February 2021 – 8 February 2024).

New Secretary General / Senior Managing Director of ARIB
Mr. Syunsuke KODAMA was elected at the 30th Board ofDirectors held on 25 September 2020 as a Secretary General /Senior Managing Director of ARIB, taking after thepredecessor Mr. Fusaki MATSUI.
He entered Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications(former Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications) in 1982,
where he had been involved in many jobs of policy making in
the field of telecommunications and broadcasting. He joined
ARIB in 2015 and had been been taking initiatives in study,
research, and development.

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