JPNIC Translated Document

Source document: jpnic-pub/jpnic-shuisho.txt
Date of the source: March 11, 1993
Date of the last update of this translation: February 14, 1996

This is a translation of a JPNIC document. JPNIC provides this
translation for convenience of those who can not read Japanese. But it
may contain mis-translations, and is by no means official. One should
consult the source document written in Japanese for detail.
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  ESTABLISHMENT OF JAPAN NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER (JPNIC)

Prospectus of Establishment:

 In Japan, allocation and administration of shared resources such as
network addresses that are necessary for computer networks have been
conducted by specific voluntary groups up to the present.  However,
the rapid development of computer networks has increased the allocation
and administration quantity massively, which leads to delay of the work
of such voluntary groups, thus hindrance to the development of
well-balanced computer networks has begun to occur.  Besides, diverse
types of computer networks have come to be available for researchers
in the fields other than computer technologies, and consequently the
necessity for an organization which serves as a window for general
inquiries has also increased.

 Therefore, for outgrowth from the conventional voluntary system of
volunteers of each network organization to a system for fair and
rapid processing by the cooperation of each network project, the Japan
Network Information Center (JNIC) was inaugurated in December 1991 under
the Japan Committee for Research Networks (JCRN), and JNIC has kept
activity for about one and half years.  In consequence, allocation
and administration of network addresses, a system for providing the
network information, and estimation of work quantity have become possible,
besides, JNIC has been used as a service though not satisfactory.  However,
organizational foundation, especially financial foundation, could hardly
be improved, therefore, it is hard to establish a system sufficient for
supporting the development of computer networks and to correspond to
commercial internets hopeful from now on.

 Under these circumstances, we established the Japan Network Information
Center newly as an independent organization, and we hope to contribute
to the development of computer networks by the cooperation and support of
many organizations concerning computer networks.  So, we would like to
get your approval for it.  The new Japan Network Information Center is
abbreviated as JPNIC, for relations with other countries.

Rules:

 As defined by the rules of the Japan Network Information Center attached
separately, this Center was established as a voluntary organization.

Secretariat:

 The secretariat of this Center is located in Mansui Bldg. 3F,
2-9-18, Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101, Japan

Establishment Date:

  March 10, 1993

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Proposers (in order of the Japanese syllabary)

Full name Belonging

Shoichiro Asano Academic Information Center
Haruhisa Ishida Tokyo University Computer Centre
Kazuo Ushijima  Kyushu University, Faculty of Technology,
    Information Engineering Department
Yoshio Koyanagi Tokyo University, Faculty of Science,
    Information Science Department
Tuneyoshi Kamae Tokyo University, Faculty of Science, Physics Department
Yukio Karita  High Energy Physics Research Institute, Data Processing Center
Hiroaki Takada  Tokyo University, Faculty of Science,
    Information Science Department
Shoichi Noguchi Tohoku University, Applied Information Study Research Institute
Koki Higashida  Science University of Tokyo, Information Processing Center
Masaki Hirabaru Tokyo University Information Network System Operation Center
Jun Murai Keio University, Faculty of Environmental Information
Mizuho Mori Science University of Tokyo, Information Processing Center
Shin Yoshimura  Internet Initiative Planning Co., Ltd.