JAPANESE PARLIAMENT DELEGATION AT EURESCOM
28 August 2000 - European Institute for Research and Strategic Studies in Telecommunications GmbH (EURESCOM)

Heidelberg. On 27th August a delegation of the Japanese parliament visited EURESCOM on their information trip to Europe. The delegation consisted of four members of the Diet communications committee and three accompanying representatives from the House of Representatives, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and from Japan Broadcasting Corporation.

The leader of the delegation, Mr Tadamasa Kodaira, expressed the committee's high interest in EURESCOM, acknowledging that this model of collaborative research is world wide unique. In his presentation Dr. Carrelli, Director of EURESCOM, explained the current situation of telecommunications in Europe and the advantages of collaborative research. He stressed that EURESCOM is a virtual company, which organises over 40 projects containing 3,000 man months in the most efficient and cost-saving way.

The special interest of the Japanese guests was aroused, when Dr. Carrelli announced the openness of the organisation for new shareholders, which might soon be extended to non-European operators and providers. In the case of Japan there had already talks taken place in the past with NTT.

A second major topic of discussion was UMTS. The Japanese, who had already visited the German Regulatory Authority on Telecommunications and Post in Mainz, were amazed by the high prices paid in the German auction. Dr. Carrelli pointed out that adequate returns would be possible with new services that meet market demand. This is already a subject of current EURESCOM research. Dr. Carrelli identified m-commerce, remote diagnostics and localisation as important fields for services to be developed.

After the discussion the delegation visited Heidelberg Castle and the old town centre of Heidelberg. Before coming to Germany the Japanese had already been to Finland and Britain. The Diet communications committee issues law proposals on broadcasting and telecommunications, and pushes developments of the IT sector in Japan.

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