National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
情報通信研究機構 Jōhō Tsūshin Kenkyū Kikō | |
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Formed | October 1896 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Japan |
Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications |
Website | http://www.nict.go.jp/en/index.html |
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (情報通信研究機構, Jōhō Tsūshin Kenkyū Kikō, NICT) is Japan's primary national research institute for information and communications. It is located at 4-2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8795, Japan.
NICT was established as an Independent Administrative Institution in 2004 when Japan's Communications Research Laboratory (established 1896) merged with the Telecommunications Advancement Organization. Today NICT's mission is to carry out research and development in the field of information and communications technology.[1] It has a range of responsibilities including generating and disseminating Japan's national frequency and time standards; conducting type approval tests of radio equipment for the Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) and marine radar based on Japan's Radio Law; and providing regular observations of the ionosphere and space weather. It also operates the JJY, a low frequency time signal.
In late August 2015, it was announced that a terahertz radiation scanner developed by the institute would be one of the instruments carried by the ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, currently due for launch in 2022.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Fujitsu Laboratories, NICT and Kyushu University Achieve World Record Cryptanalysis of Next-Generation Cryptography". Fujitsu Laboratories. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "Japan tech to explore Jupiter moon". The Yomiuri Shimbun. Japan. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
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- There are 102 institutions as of April 1, 2012. Bold institutions employ national public servants.
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- ja:National Institute of Special Education
- National Center for University Entrance Examinations
- ja:National Institution For Youth Education
- ja:National Women's Education Center
- National Museum of Nature and Science
- National Institute for Materials Science
- ja:National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention
- ja:National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
- ja:National Institute of Radiological Sciences
ja:National Center for Teachers' Development- Japan Science and Technology Agency
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- RIKEN
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- ja:National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health
- Japan Arts Council
- ja:Japan Student Services Organization
- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
- ja:Institute of National Colleges of Technology
- National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Health,
Labour, and
Welfare
- ja:National Institute of Health and Nutrition
- ja:National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
- ja:Organization for Workers Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid
- ja:Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job
Seekers - ja:Welfare And Medical Service Agency
- ja:National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono
- Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
- ja:Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization
- ja:National Hospital Organization
- ja:Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency
ja:National Institute of Biomedical Innovation- ja:Readjustment of Facilities for Insured Persons and Beneficiaries Organization
- Government Pension Investment Fund
- ja:National Cancer Center
- ja:National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Hospital
- ja:National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
- ja:National Center for Global Health and Medicine
- ja:National Center for Child Health and Development
- ja:National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontrogy
Agriculture,
Forestry and
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- ja:Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center
- ja:National Center for Seeds and Seedlings
- ja:National Livestock Breeding Center
- ja:National Fisheries University
- ja:National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
- ja:National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
- ja:National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
- ja:Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
- ja:Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
- ja:Fisheries Research Agency
- ja:Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation
- ja:Farmer's Pension Fund
- ja:Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Credit Foundations
Economy,
Trade and
Industry
- ja:Information-Technology Promotion Agency
- ja:Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
- ja:National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training
- Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
- National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
- New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
- Japan External Trade Organization
- ja:Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization
- ja:Information-technology Promotion Agency
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation- ja:Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation
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- ja:Public Works Research Institute
- ja:Building Research Institute
- ja:National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory
- ja:National Maritime Research Institute
- ja:Port and Airport Research Institute
- ja:Electronic Navigation Research Institute
- ja:National Institute for Sea Training
- ja:Marine Technical Education Agency
- ja:Civil Aviation College
- ja:National Agency of Vehicle Inspection:
- Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
- Japan National Tourism Organization
- ja:Japan Water Agency
- ja:National Agency for Automotive Safety & Victims' Aid
- ja:Organization for Environment Improvement around International Airports
- ja:Maritime Disaster Prevention Center
- ja:Urban Renaissance Agency
- ja:Fund for the Promotion and Development of the Amami Islands
- ja:Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency
ja:Japan Housing Finance Agency
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