Activities of the APT/TTC Bridging the Standardization Gap Working Group—Holding of Ideathons in Cooperation with Universities in Southeast Asia

摘要

The Bridging the Standardization Gap (BSG) Working Group of the Telecommunication Technology Committee (TTC) of Japan has been implementing and promoting the spread of information-and-communication-technology-based solutions to address social issues in rural areas of Asian countries with support provided by the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT).It has launched a platform designed to share data obtained at pilot sites in a number of countries, related to several fields including agriculture, fisheries, the environment, medical care, education, and disaster prevention.It held events at which ideas were proposed on how to create new industries through the utilization of data across different industries.This article presents an overview of these events.