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e-Silkroad Press Releases 2002.7.19

July 19 (Fri.) The e-Silkroad 2002 Sapporo Innovation City Seminar” was held by about 300 persons' participation. e-Silkroad in Sapporo Executive Committee (Honorable Chairman: KATSURA Nobuo, Mayor of Sapporo, Chairman: AOKI Yoshinao, Professor of Hokkaido University, Secretariat: City of Sapporo, Sapporo Electronics and Industries Cultivation Foundation, and Asia Vision Group) was held e-Silkroad 2002 Sapporo Innovation City Seminar as a 2002 project of the e-Silkroad concept from 13:00 on July 19, 2002 in the DoCoMo hall (14-chome, Kita 1jo-nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi DoCoMo Hokkaido building atrium 1F) by about 300 persons' participation. At the seminar hall, has a greeting of Nobuo KATSURA, Mayor of Sapporo and Professor Yoshinao Aoki Hokkaido University and the keynote lecture by the professor of ZHAO, Nanyuan of China Qinghua University and the professor of Korea information communication university KANG, Minho was performed. Moreover, many engineers applied to a speech & panel discussion by the main members of IETF(*) which is present in the center of the Internet technology in the worlds including Prof. CHON Kil-Nam of KAIST.At the workshop hall, it discussed hotly how Sapporo would be designed as an innovative city model by IT. *IETF The Internet Engineering Task Force/The organization which is performing practical activity which determines the Internet Protocol which is an international standard under the Internet society The e-Silkroad concept envisions innovative, creative model IT cities in the 21st century by connecting Asian cities where the IT revolution is rapidly progressing, and by collaborating through IT-centered business and cultural exchanges. Last year, with approximately 4,000 visitors, e-Silkroad in Sapporo Convention had several positive results as a base for exchange between IT-related people and businesses in Asia centering on Korea and Japan. This seminar held as an enterprise in Sapporo-city is planned towards IT city cooperation of Asia, and development of human network formation for the further promotion and evolution of e-Silkroad conception, and going to advance the vision of e- Silkroad conception more. Contact: KIMURA (Mr.) Industry Development Section, Industry Promotion Department, Economic Affairs Bureau, City of Sapporo Tel: 011-211-2372 yoshihiro.kimura@city.sapporo.jp ICHIHASHI (Mr.) Enterprise Planning Division, Sapporo Electronics and Industries Cultivation Foundation Foundation Tel: 011-807-6000 ichihasi@sec.or.jp Outline of e-Silkroad in Sapporo is in the following site. http://www.esilkroad.org

e-Silkroad 2002 Sapporo Innovation City Seminar e-Silkroad will further evolve in 2002!!

e-Silkroad in Sapporo Executive Committee (Honorable Chairman: KATSURA Nobuo, Mayor of Sapporo, Chairman: AOKI Yoshinao, Professor of Hokkaido University, Secretariat: City of Sapporo, Sapporo Electronics and Industries Cultivation Foundation, and Asia Vision Group) has decided to hold [ e-Silkroad 2002 Sapporo Innovation City Seminar ] as a 2002 project of the e-Silkroad concept. The e-Silkroad concept envisions innovative, creative model IT cities in the 21st century by connecting Asian cities where the IT revolution is rapidly progressing, and by collaborating through IT-centered business and cultural exchanges. The Executive Committee will make every effort this year, too, in order to continuously and actively promote this concept. Last year, with approximately 4,000 visitors, e-Silkroad in Sapporo Convention had several positive results as a base for exchange between IT-related people and businesses in Asia centering on Korea and Japan. The 2nd Convention, “e-Silkroad in Shengzheng” will be held in Shengzheng, China this year. e-Silkroad 2002 Sapporo Innovation City Seminar was planned with the aim of developing human and informational networks in Asian cities for further promotion and evolution of the e-Silkroad concept. *Please refer to the attached plan for details. Contact: KIMURA (Mr.) Industry Development Section, Industry Promotion Department, Economic Affairs Bureau, City of Sapporo Tel: 011-211-2372 yoshihiro.kimura@city.sapporo.jp ICHIHASHI (Mr.) Enterprise Planning Division, Sapporo Electronics and Industries Cultivation Foundation Foundation Tel: 011-807-6000 ichihasi@sec.or.jp Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.esilkroad.org Outline of “e-Silkroad 2002 Sapporo Innovation City Seminar” e-Silkroad 2002 Sapporo Innovation City Seminar Seeking model innovative city and business networks in Asia At the forum, the following three topics will be discussed to advance the e-Silkroad concept and ensure the outcomes of last year’s e-Silkroad in Sapporo: (1) What is the model IT city in Asia like? (2) What should IT business networks in Asia be like? (3) How will state-of-the-art Internet technology change cities?, and more. Schedule (1) Date/Time: Friday, July 19, 2002, starting at 1:00p.m. (2) Place: DoCoMo Hall, Atrium 1F, DoCoMo Hokkaido Bldg. (Maximum seating capacity: 200 people in the main hall,100 people in the meeting room on 2F) Kita 1 Nishi 14, Chuo-ku, Sapporo (facing west) Program (1) Promoting the e-Silkroad concept through keynote speeches, discussions and workshops: Through keynote speeches by Prof. ZHAO Nanyuan, China Qinghua University, and Prof. KANG Minho, South Korea ICU, discussions among IT-related businesses and people, and key members of the IETF taking a central role in the world internet technology, and workshops, we will discuss what innovative cities in Asia should be, how Sapporo should be designed as a model innovative city, and how business networks in Asia should be developed. (2) Worldwide IT technical experts and researchers will gather in Sapporo: Dr. PARK Hyunje, CEO, South Korea ZooInNet, and Prof. CHON Kil-Nam, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), who was deeply committed to last year’s e-Silkroad in Sapporo and is recognized as the father of Internet in Korea, and other IETF key members will come to Sapporo and make presentations. *IETF: Internet Engineering Task Force Organization performing actual technical work which determines international standards of Internet protocol under the Internet Society. How to apply Prior application is needed for this seminar. Please apply through one of the following ways. (1) Through our website: Please apply at http://www.esilkroad.org (2) By email: Please apply with your name, organization, telephone number, and email address at apply@esilkroad.org (3) By facsimile: Please specify " apply for participation in the seminar" with your name, organization, telephone number, and transmit to 011-807-6005.

e-Silkroad Press Release Vol.5 / 2001.09.06

The "e-Silkroad in Sapporo Convention" (a sponsorship of e-Silkroad in Sapporo executive committee), which aimed at the cooperation of IT companies of Asia or IT cities, was held at the Sapporo Park Hotel (3-chome, Minami 10jo-nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi) 3F Park Hole from September 4 to 5.

Business in Asia and the cooperation of talented people centering on IT will be advanced based on the cooperation of the IT advanced cities in each country. The new Silk Road in the 21st century will be produced as this convention via the Silk Road carries man, monochrome, and information and the new value covering economy and culture is induced. In change of the cold war structure and divided by the North South problem the big time from Asia in the 20th century, it is a focus in the 21st century which attracts attention as a vision of the new Asia cooperation. The convention opened by the cutting of the ribbon for celebration by Professor Yoshinao Aoki of Hokkaido University Graduate School of Engineering and Mr. Simon of the Asia Vision Vice-President, Mayor Nobuo Katsura of Sapporo-city who is the head of the creditable committee, and the executive committee chief on September 4. A seminar was held which assembled the exhibition and the presentation of Asian countries, and the internal and external lectures were given over two days. It was stated that during this period, 3000 persons came in, and the cooperation of Asia was realized. At the exhibition and presentation, 80 information communications related companies from five nations, such as domestic Sapporo and other Asian nations were displayed. The actual condition of the IT industry in Asia, such as the newest technical theme which cultivates a broadcloth band time, the product, technology and the product of South Korea in which it first appeared, similarly for Japan, and Bangalore, etc., was exhibited widely. Moreover, exhibition of the market persons concerned also were the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers, JASDAQ, and etc., and they became suitable at the convention that aimed at the cooperation of technology, talented people, and capital. The items of an exhibition company are as follows. (34 companies from Sapporo, 11 companies, Japan companies except Sapporo, 29 companies from Asia and South Korea, one company from China, two companies from India, one company from Bangladesh, and two companies from the United States) A presentation stage was installed in the Exhibition Hall, having the inside of the schedule for two days 21 companies (five companies of domestic, 16 companies overseas) They advanced technology and a product – presentation. The audience interested in its technology and product were assembled. With the Conference Hall and Emerald contiguous to the Exhibition Hall, the colorful "seminar session" was performed on both the 4th and the 5th all day. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the International Science Cooperation Section Head, Hisashi Michigami, was a keynote lecturer with the theme of "IT and the frontier of Asian cooperation-Japan." The theme at the beginning of the session on the 4th was first about "being <part I> a dynamic network AJIA from e-Silkroad IT Asia summit and the exchange between cities." Then, there was a city presentation from the vice-mayor and government persons concerned of each representative country, such as from South Korea, Daejeon-city, Shenyang of China, Shengxheng of China, Bangladesh, India, and, finally Fukusako Syoichiro of Sapporo-shi assistant official was greeted. Moreover, from the afternoon, the session by each city university researcher was performed during part II after Director Yoshihiro Taya of Sony EMCS Inc. corporate officer managing director's guest speech. Then, IT Japan session which assembled the Japan-South Korea woman enterpriser, the venture supporting group of Japanese every place, etc., and the broadband technology session which introduces an optical network solution were developed. Next 5th were held in the two halls. There were colorful themes from a mobile session and a broadcloth band home session, a YUBIKITASU session, an investment session, a digital movie session, e Silk Road contents archive session, and amusement session technology to contents. A total of seven sessions were held. There were a total of 43 colorful lecturers, such as a lecturer who played an active part in various places, such as in the spotlight of IT lecturers of rich internationality, or a lecturer invited from the city persons concerned from each country, a researcher, or a South Korean or Japanese guest and those on the front line of business. Moreover, the seminar participants in two days amounted to 1500 persons. Moreover, over these two days, by the broadcloth band online network game, the pro gamer appeared in two places, this Hall and the Big Camera. Also was performed fighting-game-demonstration by the No.1 South Korean pro gamer on stage. At the Big Camera Hall on the 4th, a Japanese pro gamer waged war a general participant, etc. with a participation of about 150 spectators. Although this convention ended in the closing ceremony on September 5, e-Silkroad in Sapporo executive committee agreed to holding the next event in Shengxheng of China. A Shengxheng-city vice-mayor and Yoshinao Aoki, the executive committee chief exchanged hard handshakes and promised a reunion in a venue next time.

e-Silkroad Press ReleaseVol.4 / 2001.08.07

The outline on September 4-5 "an e-Silkroad in Sapporo Asia IT convention" is decided. A colorful seminar session is held. Perhaps there were more than 100 companies of exhibition domestically and from other Asian information companies.

The "e-Silkroad in Sapporo Asia IT convention," which aims at the cooperation of IT companies of Asia or IT cities was held at the Hall of Sapporo Park Hotel (3-chome, Minami 10jo-nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi) 3F Park Hole from September 4 to 5. With IT persons involved in South Korea, IT staffs from Sapporo-shi, the Sapporo Economic Affairs Bureau, the Sapporo electronics center, and the e-Silkroad in Sapporo executive committee had Professor Yoshinao Aoki of Hokkaido University Graduate School as the executive committee chief, the KATURA Nobuo Sapporo mayor as the head of the creditable committee, and the Sapporo electronics center as the secretariat. About 300 Japan-South Korea IT staffs were assembled, and the kickoff seminar was already decorated with the opening of "e-Silkroad in Sapporo" was held on June 20 at the Hokkaido University Scientific Exchange Hall, attracting the attention as the main event. About 100 information communication related companies domestic, from Sapporo and from other parts of Asia, displayed the contents of a convention, advanced business cooperation and exchange and aimed at construction of a tough human network while they performed the exhibition and presentation by the newest technical theme which cultivates a broadcloth band time. The exhibition application from Asian countries centering on South Korea or domestic areas continues to grow to present and is finally likely to exceed 110 companies. Moreover, the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers etc. also had an exhibition of market persons concerned and cooperation of technology, man, and investment in Asia, explored on stage in Sapporo, known for its SAPPORO BREWERIES ballet. The greatest result of this event is to promote the company cooperation within Asia, and it can be said that this is the purpose. Moreover, the schedule to which the colorful "seminar session" was performed over both days, the 4th and the 5th, in the Conference Hall and Emerald contiguous to the Hall are on the attached sheets. At the beginning of this seminar session, the presentation of the Asia IT advanced city, the keynote lecture of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the International Science Cooperation Section Head, Hisashi Michigami, etc. was presented under the theme "e-Silkroad IT Asia summit and the exchange between cities to dynamic network Asia." Moreover, in many sessions, a South Korean company appeared with Japanese companies and spoke about experiences of a broadcloth band advanced nation. Moreover, at the hall, the No.1 South Korean pro in the world of game also appeared. The Park Hotel Hall and the Big Camera Hall are connected with a broadcloth band online network game, and a war-waging demonstration was performed. Exchange of skillful WAZA is a must. * e-Silkroad in Sapporo is the formal name of the "tentative name, Asia Vision IT Forum." * Although the Silk Road is commonly notated as “The Silk Road,” it is written as “Silkroad” as a proper noun-usage for events. * Although the formal name of an event is an English notation, it is good in a report also to have the Japanese notation of e-Silk Road. Also in an executive committee, a Japanese notation called e-Silk Road is also used.

e-Silkroad Press ReleaseVol.3 / 2001.06.20

"e-Silkroad in Sapporo" kickoff seminar is carried out. An e-Silkroad Sapporo declaration, which appeals to the cooperation of IT industries in Asia, is issued.

The kickoff seminar with which the opening of "e-Silkroad in Sapporo" is decorated, assembled about 300 Japan-South Korea IT staffs in the Hokkaido University Scientific Exchange Hall. It was held on Wednesday, June 20. At the seminar which started at 1:00 p.m. after the greeting of Mayor KATURA Nobuo Sapporo-city, Kim YUNCHON of South Korean Diet member, and Professor Yoshinao Aoki of Hokkaido University. Professor AOKI made an opening speech entitled "aiming at the birthplace of the new culture woven with an "e-Silkroad-e-silk” presenting the commemoration lecture. Moreover, Professor CHON Kilnam of a South Korean KAIST also called the father of the South Korean Internet from the South Korea gave a commemoration lecture entitled "e-Silkroad and Broadband City-Perspective from the Internet." After the Satake Hiroo of the Itochu Techno-Science Inc., the chairman of the board of directors, and the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation, Inc. representative managing director, Shunzo Morishita, performed problem institutions, respectively. "The 21st century of change which begins from e-Silkroad" made Professor Aoki into the coordinator, the South Korea side members and IT corporate management persons of Sapporo also joined, and a panel discussion was performed. (Panel-discussion participant passage is on an attached sheet) In discussion, IT persons involved in Asia including Japan and South Korea cooperate. IT competitive power of Asia is strengthened. It has a discussion for what IT society should be made in Asia in the 21st century. The "e-Silk Road Sapporo declaration" that new value would finally be created by cooperation of IT persons involved in Asia was emitted. About ten persons participated in this seminar from South Korea. South Korean mass communications also visited to cover the story and told of the cooperation of Sapporo valley and the South Korean IT industry. At the party after the seminar ended, a sight of Japan-South Korea IT staffs having a pleasant talk. Moreover, the pattern of a seminar was broadcast to the whole world through the Internet on that day. The 40 inch plasma display, which the Hokkaido University large-sized computer center took charge of this broadcast, used the gigabit class network "a HINES integrated media service base system" of Hokkaido University and was installed within 15 enclosures of Hokkaido University -- leading -- real time -- network broadcast. Furthermore, real-time broadcast was carried out through the Internet to the whole world. Moreover, they are due for non-linear editing of the contents of broadcast to be carried out and exhibited as a broadcast archive at Hokkaido University. About 100 IT companies (50 companies from Japan, 50 companies from the other countries) and venture capital, were sent to the Hall of Sapporo Park Hotel for the display of different Asian countries, such as Japan, South Korea, China, and Singapore, with the kickoff seminar held on September 4 and 5. The "e-Silkroad in Sapporo" event performed a convention made the contents of personal exchange of investment, matching of business, and IT persons concerned in Asia. An executive committee (executive committee chief : professor of a Yoshinao Aoki Hokkaido University Graduate School) made by IT persons involved in South Korea, IT staffs of Sapporo-city, the Sapporo Economic Affairs Bureau, the Sapporo electronics center, etc., made preparations in advanced. It got down, and the Katsura Nobuo Sapporo mayor was inaugurated as the head of the creditable committee. They are Sapporo-city, the Sapporo electronics center, and Asia Vision group (South Korea) regarded as a secretariat takes the part. * e-Silkroad in Sapporo is the formal name of the "tentative name, Asia Vision IT Forum." * Although the Silk Road is commonly notated “The Silk Road,” it is written as “Silkroad” as a proper noun-usage for an event. * Although the formal name of an event is an English notation, it is good in a report to make a Japanese notation, “e-Silk Road.” Also in an executive committee, a Japanese notation called “e-Silk Road” is also used in such cases.

e-Silkroad Press ReleaseVol.2 / 2001.0618

"e-Silkroad in Sapporo" formal site is open. On the day June 20 was a kickoff seminar held, also known as the Internet Relay.

The formal site of "e-Silkroad in Sapporo" opened on Monday, June 18. The address is as follows: http://www.e-silkroad-web.com/index.html Although this site is a formal site which tells the outline of the convention, "e-Silkroad in Sapporo" (e-Silk Road Sapporo) held in Sapporo-shi this year, it introduces the exhibition of companies from Japan and other parts of Asia and was considered by the executive committee that it may be used for actual business exchange. Moreover, IT persons involved in Asia and Sapporo were due to meet, and, as for this site, after the conventions ended, it is due to aim at the expansion as a portal site for strengthening cooperation. Although the kickoff seminar which invited IT Persons concerned from South Korea spoke of the opening of this "e-Silkroad in Sapporo" in a Hokkaido University Scientific Exchange Hall from 13:00 on Wednesday, June 20 is held, the pattern was distributed in real time by the Internet broadcast. I would like to direct you to have a look this site. * e-Silkroad in Sapporo is the formal name of the "tentative name Asia Vision IT Forum." * Although the Silk Road is commonly notated as “The Silk Road,” it is often written as “Silkroad” as a proper noun-usage for an event. * Although the formal name of an event is an English notation, it is good in a report to make a Japanese notation of e-Silk Road. Also in an executive committee, a Japanese notation called “e-Silk Road” is also used in such a case.