November 21, 2024 FY2024 Central Emergency Communication Conference Seminar

 The Central Emergency Communication Conference (chaired by YUMOTO Hironobu, Director-General of the Telecommunications Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)) will hold a seminar to deepen people's understanding and knowledge of the smooth implementation of emergency communications.

1. Purpose

 The Central and Regional Emergency Communication Conferences comprise approximately 2,200 parties involved in emergency communications, including relevant ministries and agencies, local governments, designated public institutions, and radio station licensees. Their main activity is to develop a communications system to ensure that information is transmitted quickly and accurately in an emergency.
 Held since 1996, this seminar forms part of the efforts of the Emergency Communication Conferences, with this year marking the 25th time it has been held. At this seminar, representatives of Accenture Japan Ltd. and Mitsubishi Research  Institute, Inc. will introduce their disaster prevention measures, including specific examples.
 As this seminar will be held online, anyone interested can attend.
 At this seminar, representatives of KDDI Corporation and the Public Safety Radio Communications Office of MIC will introduce disaster prevention measures, including specific examples.

2. Event outline

Time and date: Thursday, December 19, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Online via a web conference system (to be held in a Webex Virtual Meeting Room)
Location: Online using a web conferencing system (scheduled to be held on Teams)
Target participants: Emergency Communications Council members and those who are interested in disaster prevention
Participation fee: Free

3. Outline

• Lecture 1: "Support for the recovery of Noto Peninsula from earthquake disaster using Starlink and our current efforts"
• Lecturer: KDDI Corporation
  

  Business Planning Department, Business Design Division, Business Solution Sector
  MIWA Tomoaki

• Content:
  

  In response to widespread communication failure caused by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, we used Starlink to provide support to the affected areas. I will introduce details of such support and what we have noticed at the site. I will also introduce current efforts for what we have noticed and services in the future.

• Lecture 2: "Considerations for ensuring communications during disasters based on experiences of response to the Noto Peninsula earthquake"
• Lecturer: MIC
  

  Director of the Core Communication Office, Fixed and Satellite Radio Communications Division, Radio Department, Telecommunications Bureau, MIC
  NAKAGAWA Takuya
  

• Content:
  

  Although there were some difficulties in securing and restoring the communications environment following the Noto Peninsula earthquake due to circumstances unique to the peninsula, new technologies such as satellite internet proved extremely useful. I will introduce new communications technologies using satellites, as well as future measures to ensure a communications environment for those affected and those involved in disaster response.