Chairman  Kazumasa Fujie

IPA realizes an IT-based society where all citizens benefit

When you hear the term IT, what do you imagine? You may think of things around you like PCs and mobile phones.
Some of you may imagine the ATMs at banks or convenience stores, or train stations’ automatic ticket gates that we pass through with a touch of our smart cards.
Whatever the case, IT has become indispensable in our daily life today.
Behind these familiar IT devices lies a network connecting each device. Beyond that, the network is connected to a large-scale system, which spreads across the globe. This network forms part of the important foundation (infrastructure) that supports the entire society.
In order to lead our convenient and safe lives every day, it is necessary for us to sustain and develop a stable environment for this infrastructure.
To achieve this goal, we at IPA (Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan) work hard to contribute to the stable growth of our IT-based society from the perspective of promoting sound IT development, especially in the field of software and information systems.
IPA will continue to make serious efforts through various activities, such as improving the safety and reliability of software and information systems, nurturing human resources involved in the IT industry, and cooperating internationally toward the realization of a society where all citizens can appreciate and acknowledge the merits of IT.