 
							IOWN
Dissemination Activities
Dissemination Activities
IOWN Global Forum
The IOWN Global Forum is an international organization established to realize the IOWN
						concept.
To realize the lofty goals of IOWN, it is necessary to unite the world's forces.
						Collaboration is required at various levels, including technology, products, services, information, and
						rules.
Companies and organizations participating in the IOWN Global Forum are not limited to ICT
						providers. Many user companies and organizations participate in discussions on specific use cases for IOWN.
						The unique feature of this project is that it examines the state of technology by delving into the thoughts
						of each company.
 
					Collaboration with international standardization organizations
For international information and communications services to be viable, component devices
						must be interconnected internationally and operate as designed. Arrangements for interfaces between devices,
						networks, and network operators are essential. International standardization bodies establish this agreement
						across countries.
In particular, to spread IOWN technology throughout the world, whether in
						developing or developed countries, it is important to cooperate with the de jure*1 standardization
						organization, which influences regulations in each country, especially ITU-T*2, which is a de jure
						standardization organization in the telecommunications field.
At the CxO Roundtable hosted by the
						Director of ITU-T in December 2023, NTT proposed the importance of securing IOWN's international
						connectivity and establishing de jure standards for global expansion, including in developing countries.
						This proposal was approved by CxO and ITU-T executives from all over the world who attended the meeting, and
						the IOWN Global Forum and ITU agreed to strengthen their relations. In the future, it will be important to
						strengthen cooperation with international standardization organizations, especially ITU-T, to disseminate
						IOWN.
*1 De jule
There are three broad categories of standards organizations (Figure
							1).
De jure standards organizations: Standards created through official, written procedures that are
							in force worldwide. According to the WTO agreement, only three organizations are in this category: ITU,
							IEC, and ISO.
Regional and National Standards Bodies: Public standards bodies that establish
							standards that apply only within specific regions or countries. Representative examples are the European
							Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the Asia-Pacific Telecommunication Community (APT).
							Standardization bodies in Japan include the Committee on Information and Communications Technology (TTC)
							and the Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB).
Forum Organization: A standard created
							by a forum formed by companies interested in a specific field. Although its effect is limited to the
							members of the forum, the limited number of participants makes it possible to establish a standard with
							appropriate granularity sooner. Typical examples include the Third Generation Partnership Project
							(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and the IEEE.
*2 ITU-T
ITU (International Telecommunication Union) is one of the specialized
							agencies of the United Nations and is a de jure*1 standardization organization. It is one of the few
							international standardization organizations in which states are members, and currently has more than 190
							member nations (companies and academic institutions can also join in addition to nations). ITU-T is the
							telecommunications standardization arm of ITU and plays a very important role in international
							standardization in the field of telecommunications. Typical international standards established by ITU-T
							include E. 164, which specifies international telephone numbers, and H. 264, which specifies video
							compression methods. Seizo Onoe, former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of NTT DOCOMO and Chief
							Standardization Strategy Officer (CSSO) of the holding company, is currently serving as ITU-T Director
							(the first ITU-T Director from Japan).
 
						Figure 1 Standardization Organization
 
             
         
							 
							 
							 
							 
         
         
         
                         
                         
                        