The Importance of Collaboration between Academia and Industry in International Standardization

Abstract

Standardization in Japan has been driven primarily by the government, including the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and industry, but in basic fields and in recent years, in the field of cutting-edge technology, not only social implementation technology but also basic data collection and analysis in academia are extremely important. Furthermore, the consensus-building process in Japan's standardization has traditionally required the cooperation of not only industry associations but also academia. From this perspective, METI has been discussing the standardization policy to strengthen collaboration between academia and standardization. This symposium will discuss the current state of collaboration between academia and industry, issues that will contribute to the further development of standardization activities in Japan, and efforts to resolve these issues.