We are holding the "e-Silkroad in Sapporo" convention which aim to promote the meeting, inter-exchange and business cooperation among the IT people from Japan and other Asian countries.

Presently, in Asian countries, broadband adaptation advances with the quick spread of Internet, in addition to the immersed power in the economic development with IT innovation, we can say that quick IT revolution is advancing in Asia. On the other hand, in order for Japan to be recognized as e-Japan concept of government, the way is in the regulation reformation and business reform which will recover the lag of its IT innovation. The IT revolution is confronted with unbalanced development, including technology, manpower and capital strength in South Korea and China. I am convinced that these Asian countries, when it becomes possible, bear the true IT competitiveness by mutually servicing a system which can compensate the technical, capital and manpower, paving the way of new globalization.

Sapporo city so far developed the IT industrial support concept which commences the Sapporo Techno Park. From this place with overflowing frontier spirit, where many IT talents are produced, shows the industrial accumulation and is called the Sapporo Valley. In those developments, you catch the change of technology and society softly, which promotes as being the Sapporo city style.

From this innovational city of Sapporo, the Asians and information come across, trade off, cooperate, for the attempt to create a new culture and business model, which has very important meaning in the Japanese IT revolution and formation of digital network society.
The long Silk Road at one time linked people and goods in Asia. We can now see right before us the e-Silkroad of the 21st century which will link Asian countries. Don't you think that from the free and generous city of Sapporo begins, the journey to the e-Silkroad of a new person and information?