Quick Timeý Dz GIF ê Lí£ ÉvÉçÉOÉâÉÄ Ç ™Ç ±Ç ÃÉsÉN É`ÉÉÇ ¾å©Ç ÈÇ …Ç ÕïKóvÇ Ç • ÅB Introduction to New Media Development Association June 2001 http://www.nmda.or.jp/index-english.html e-mail: [email protected] What is the NMDA? Non-profit and an auxiliary organization of Ministry of Economy, International Trade and Industry Established to develop the Hi-OVIS (the world first interactive information optical visual system) in 1972 Refer to City of Light: The Story of Fiber Optics by Jeff Hecht, Oxford University Press 1999 To promote the spread on New Media and to contribute to the realization of the information society What is the NMDA? (Continued) Scope: System design, research and development, experimental operation of systems related to new media, and study on new media applications Budget: 5,442 million yen (about 45 million US dollars) in fiscal year 2000 and more than 90 % comes from METI Location: Mita-kokusai Bldg. 1-4-28 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073, Japan Hosting Organizations Internet Association Japan Trade organization for major Internet/online service providers and Internet business companies in Japan Mellow Society Forum Promotion body of the Mellow Society Concept (Elderly Persons Online) Association for the Promotion of Advanced Information City Promotion body of the Advanced Information City Concept Activities at the NMDA As a R & D platform with companies for the the information society Rating and filtering on the Internet Electronic administrative agencies Smart card systems as an infrastructure To support the narrowing of information gaps between cities and rural areas Preparation of advanced information systems in local areas As a consultant to local governments for the planning of information systems Activities at NMDA (Continued) Promotion to build a society in which elderly persons can play active role with information systems Campaigns to boost awareness of the Mellow Society Concept (Elderly Persons Online) Implementation of information systems for elderly persons Experiment of Electronic Commerce for elderly persons
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