The preparation of a foundation for data trading is moving forward

 ■The preparation of a foundation for data trading is moving forward           

The founding general meeting of the Data Trading Alliance corporation was held in Nagatacho, Tokyo.

It is an organization that works to establish a technological and institutional environment where data providers can provide data smoothly and with peace of mind, and data users can easily determine which data they want and collect and use this data.

http://data-trading.org/

This conference was set up under private leadership, based on reviews done in the IT strategy department of the Cabinet Secretariat, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. I am participating as a director.

A platform for the supply and usage of big data is the foundation of industry and society in the AI era.

This issue is also an urgent and important one for the country.

A world-leading two-year discussion on intellectual-property policies that would promote the use and application of data and AI also happened in the committee of the government’s IP headquarters, where I served as chairman.

Although the discussion was on IP plans, data and AI were first on the agenda, and along with the construction of IP policies to promote the use and application of data and AI, “the construction of a foundation for data trading” was clearly specified.

The keywords are “safety” and “peace of mind”.

An environment where the data can be provided and used with peace of mind is important.

Although Japan is safe, it is an insecure society. Both when it comes to the sharing economy and when it comes to digital education, although we are safe, our insecurity is taking the lead, and we are remaining an underdeveloped country in terms of usage.

But if we remain an underdeveloped country in terms of data usage, there is no future for Japan.

Just as the IP headquarters led the world in going into this discussion, I would like to move ahead and make preparations in order to ask the world about data trading.

It is clear that this is an important international topic. Let’s get our attitude for that purpose ready through collaboration among industry, government and academia.

The conference includes four committees:

The Committee for Review of Usage Standards (for the formulation of independent rules on usage in data trading)

The Committee for Review of Technological Standards (for creating standard specifications for data catalogs, metadata, etc.)

The Authorization and Inspection Committee (run by third parties in order to ensure the suitability of data-trading business)

The Committee for the Promotion of Use and Application