2010 ・ 3 ・ 4 Manabu ETO

Standardization Education in Japan The standardization education in Japanese universities and postgraduate schools had depended on the private initiative of instructors of universities who had participated in standardization activity. –Chiba University: Professor Ikeda –Osaka Institute of Technology: Professor Komachi, Professor Hiramatsu –Hitotsubashi University: Professor Kurihara 1st ICES meeting was held in Tokyo in th meeting was held in Tokyo in 2009 The next ICES workshop will take place from 5-6 July 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Surveys conducted by JSA (2006) A questionnaire survey was conducted for concerned parties of universities 45 people in 33 universities replied

Surveys conducted by JSA (2008) Lectures of universities / postgraduate schools are searched on web

List of Graduate School Classes Graduate School of Intellectual Property, Osaka Institute of Technology Technology Standards and Intellectual Property Institute of Business and Accounting, Professional Graduate School, Kwansei Gakuin University Standardization as Business Solution Graduate Course of Interdisciplinary Intellectual Property LawsInternational Standardization Strategy Graduate Course of Interdisciplinary Intellectual Property Laws International Standardization and Legislation Graduate School of Innovation Management, Tokyo Institute of Technology Innovation and Standardization Graduate School of Technology Management, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Standardization Strategy Graduate School of Technology Management, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Industrial Technology Standards Master of Intellectual Property, Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Technology, Tokyo University of Science Standardization Strategy Graduate School of Economics, University of Toyama Technological Standards and their Strategy (focusing on the DVD standards) Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology Interdisciplinary theory on “Standardization” School of Knowledge Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Technological Standards Graduate School of Global Information and Telecommunication Studies, Waseda University International Standards, and Information and Telecommunications Infrastructure Institute of information Security International Standards and its Guideline

Human resources education activity The Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) formed the standardization human resources cultivation special committee and released the report "role of future standardization human resources" in July >> Indicated the educational support The Japanese Standards Association (JSA) started "development of training and educational programs on standardization" in >> Development of educational materials "Strategic standardization human resources cultivation project" of the Research Institute for Digital Media and Content, Keio University >> Developed the curriculum of standardization education

Expansion of education of postgraduate schools Institute of Business and Accounting, Professional Graduate School, Kwansei Gakuin University “Standardization as Business Solution” Graduate School of Innovation Management, Tokyo Institute of Technology “Innovation and Standardization” The Graduate School of Global Information and Telecommunication Studies, Waseda University “International Standardization, and Information and Telecommunications Infrastructure” This course is a model course using the instructional materials developed from JSA’s “Standardization Education Program” project. Lectures and class costs was given by JSA staff. This course uses the model curriculum for International Standardization Education designed by JISC members, and is sponsored by JSA. Lectures will be given by 10 guest speakers This course is an IT-related Standardization course supported by the standards-related departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. This course will take a comprehensive approach by Guest speakers

Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Toranomon postgraduate school The International Standardization Strategy Professional Course was offered in fiscal 2009 in the Graduate Program in Systems for Intellectual Creation at the Toranomon graduate school of the Kanazawa Institute of Technology (K.I.T.) in Tokyo. It aims at the promotion of "Strong professional talent of an international standardization strategy and standardization business" as part of the intellectual property specialty human resources development to correspond to the flow of the international standardization value in recent years in this course. It is the first to start a course in Japan as a special course where the standardization strategy develops human resources in the graduate school. (As of May, )

K.I.T Standardization Courses for 2010 Non-degree enrollment status will be available for students who wish to take only courses related to standardization without pursuing a degree. This system will start from April, CourseContact Technological Standards 1 Kamijo, Yukiko Associate Professor Technological Standards 2 (new in 2010) Junichi Nagano Guest Professor International Standardization Manabu Eto Guest Professor IT Standards Yukio Hiramatsu Guest Professor International Standardization Practices Giichi Marushima Professor Negotiation Study Masahiko Isshiki Guest Professor International Negotiation Kouji Sumida Guest Professor

Expansion of Standardization Course The courses offered by Kwansei Gakuin University (MBA) and Tokyo Institute of Technology (MOT) have been popular among their students, and recently certified as college courses without any support from JSA. The MOT course at Waseda University is also going to offer the ‘Technological Standards Strategy’ course (2 college credits) from fiscal The Graduate School of Intellectual Property at Nihon University is going to offer the ‘International Standardization and Intellectual Property’ course (2 college credits) from fiscal ・ Actively promote the introduction of some standardization course (2 - 4 college credits) to the graduate schools, which have MOT and/or MIP courses. ・ For other graduate schools, encourage them to give a few classes regarding the standardization in their Business Strategy and/or Technology Management courses that are mandatory for an MBA degree. ・ It is also essential to introduce some Intellectual Property and Standardization courses for students who are majoring in engineering, business and commerce or business administration.