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Introduction to New Media Development Association

June 2001

http://www.nmda.or.jp/index-english.htmle-mail: info@nmda.or.jp

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 JapanTrade organization for major

Internet/online service providers and Internet business companies in Japan

Mellow Society ForumPromotion body of the Mellow Society Con

cept (Elderly Persons Online)

Association for the Promotion of Advanced Information CityPromotion body of the Advanced Informati

on City Concept

Activities at the NMDA

As a R & D platform with companies for the the information societyRating and filtering on the InternetElectronic administrative agenciesSmart card systems as an infrastructure

To support the narrowing of information gaps between cities and rural areasPreparation of advanced information systems in

local areasAs 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 systemsCampaigns 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