December 11, 2020 Establishment of Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium, and Holding of General Meeting, and Establishment of Beyond 5G New Management Strategy Center

Based on a report entitled Strategy Outline of Beyond 5G Promotion-Roadmap to 6G (June 2020), the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) will establish the Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium. The Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium will hold a general meeting on Friday, December 18, 2020, to promote the strategy strongly and positively through industry-academia-government collaboration. Simultaneously, MIC will establish the Beyond 5G New Management Strategy Center on the same day for industry-academia-government collaboration to strategically acquire and standardize intellectual property.

1. Establishment of Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium

1. Overview of Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium

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  MIC released Beyond 5G Promotion-Roadmap to 6G in June 2020. Based on this, Beyond 5G Promotion Strategy Roundtable members as founders have established Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium (hereafter referred to as the “Consortium”).
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  The Consortium consists of the General Assembly and its affiliated committees, i.e., the Planning and Strategy Committee and the International Committee. Furthermore, the Consortium will work closely with related organizations, including the 5th Generation Mobile Promotion Forum (5GMF), which promotes the spread and deployment of 5G, and the “Beyond 5G New Management Strategy Center, which works on the acquisition and standardization of intellectual property rights of Beyond 5G.
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  The Consortium aims to introduce Beyond 5G quickly and smoothly and strengthen the international competitiveness of Beyond 5G toward the realization of a strong and vibrant society expected in the 2030s.

2. Enrollment

https://www.e-toroku.jp/b5g/

3. Establishment General Meeting

4. Future plans

The Consortium will hold a general meeting about once a year and advance discussions at its affiliated committees.

2. Establishment of Beyond 5G New Management Strategy Center

MIC will establish the Beyond 5G New Management Strategy Center and the Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium on December 18, 2020, as announced by MIC on November 27, 2020.
Furthermore, on the same day, a membership meeting will be held for the establishment. For details, MIC will provide the URL for online participation to those who have applied for membership.