Fifth Japan-ASEAN Information Security Policy Meeting and Japan-ASEAN Information Security Symposium to be Held

1.Purpose

  The policy meeting and the symposium aim to contribute to improvement of regional information security levels by strengthening international collaboration and efforts with the ASEAN countries in the information security field, one of the infrastructures for socioeconomic activities, and to strengthen the relationship between Japan and ASEAN, and to expand exchanges between them through the above-mentioned collaboration and efforts.
 

2.Time and date

  (1) Policy Meeting
  Date, etc.: October 10 (Wed) and 11 (Thu), 2012, Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo
  Hosted by: NISC, MIC and METI
  Chairs: Japan (Ryozo Hayashi, Director of Meiji Institute for Global Affairs), Cambodia (Mao Chakrya, Director General of the General Department at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, and General Director of Telecom Regulatory Agency of Cambodia)
  Attendees: Directors of bureaus and vice ministers of ministries and agencies related to economy, investment, and information and communications from the ten ASEAN member countries, ASEAN Secretariat, and directors of bureaus and vice ministers of Cabinet Secretariat, MIC and METI from Japan, etc.

  (2) Symposium
   Date and time: October 12 (Fri), 2012, 10:00-17:00
  Venue: Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (2-2-1, Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
  Language: English-Japanese simultaneous interpretation
  Hosted by: NISC, MIC and METI
  Method of application: Please enter your name, affiliation, phone number and e-mail address, and send it to the following symposium secretariat no later than October 10 (Wed), 2012.
  Capacity: 200 persons (admission free) (if applications are over the capacity, they will be accepted in order of receipt)
  Contact: Symposium Secretariat (aj-is-sympo_atmark_nisc.go.jp) *Please change “_atmark_” to “@” when you send your application

  (3) Major contents (plan)
   (1) Policy Meeting
   a. Efforts for raising awareness on information security in Japan and ASEAN
   b. Improvement and maintenance of sharing system for information security related information in Japan and ASEAN
   c. Further strengthening of collaboration in information security
   (2) Symposium 
   9:30: Opening of door 
   10:00: Start of symposium
  Part 1 Development of cloud service in the ASEAN countries, and issues and countermeasures related to its security
    Tetsutaro Uehara (part-time instructor at Kyoto University, Saga University and Open University of Japan, Senior Officer at IT Security Office, Information and Communications Bureau, MIC)
     Mitsuyoshi Sugaya: Board Member of NRI Secure Technologies, Director of Consulting Project Headquarters, Doctor of Engineering
     Tetsuo Shiozaki: Chief Architect of Cloud Business Support Headquarters, Fujitsu Limited 
     Tadashi Nagamiya: Director-General of Non-profit Organization Japan Information Security Audit Association (JASA)
     John YONG, Director of Infocomm Security & Assurance Department, Info-communications Development Authority of Singapore
   11:45: Completion of Part 1
   13:10 Part 2 (A)
   Information security environment in the ASEAN countries and efforts made by each government  Participants from the ASEAN countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia and Indonesia) Information security environment in the ASEAN countries from the perspective of Japanese companies
     NEC Corporation 14:20: Break 14:25: Part 2 (B) Information security environment in the ASEAN countries and efforts made by each government
     Participants from the ASEAN countries (Laos, Malaysia, and Myanmar) Information security environment in the ASEAN countries from the perspective of Japanese companies
     Yasuhide Yamada: Director of Manufacturing and Environmental Engineering, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
     Kazunori Yozawa: Director of Managed Security Service Promotion Office, Cooperate Planning Division, NTT Communications
   15:45: Break
   16:00: Part 2 (C) Information security environment in the ASEAN countries and efforts made by each government
     Participants from the ASEAN countries (the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam)
   17:00: Closing

   *1 The first policy meeting was held in Tokyo, Japan, in February 2009, the second policy meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, in March 2010, the third policy meeting in Tokyo, Japan, in March 2011, and the fourth policy meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in November, 2011.
   *2 Ten countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam)