e-Japan Priority Policy Program Index


I. Benchmarks

1. Benchmarks

The data included in this Appendix indicate the current status of IT society in Japan, and also are used as benchmarks for quantitatively evaluating the progress of achievements toward goals in each field listed in the e-Japan Priority Policy Program.

It is stated in the e-Japan Priority Policy Program 7-5 that "the IT Strategic Headquarters shall review the Program every spring, study the implementation status of measures every spring and autumn, and make the study results public, in order to ensure steady implementation of these measures included under this program." In order to "study the implementation status of measures," the latest data on these benchmarks shall be collected to evaluate the progress of achievements toward goals.

For your information, major benchmarks included in this Appendix are listed in each column of "1. Current Status and Tasks" sector by sector.


2. Formation of the World's Most Advanced Information and Telecommunications Networks

1) Penetration rate of the Internet by country

Country (economy)Penetration rate (%)Country (economy)Penetration rate (%)
Iceland45.0Republic of Korea21.3
Sweden44.3Belgium19.6
Canada42.3Ireland17.0
Norway41.3Switzerland16.2
U.S.A.39.4Italy15.9
Australia36.4New Zealand15.5
Denmark34.0Germany15.0
Finland32.0Singapore14.7
Netherlands24.0Hong Kong13.4
U.K.23.7France12.9
Slovenia23.0Israel10.8
Taiwan21.7Estonia10.0
Japan21.4

Source: "White Paper: Communications in Japan 2000," (former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications; NUA (Feb. 2000)

2) Installation rate of fiber-optic subscriber cables (rate at feeder points)


FY1994FY1995FY1996FY1997FY1998FY1999
Installation rate of fiber-
optic subscriber cables
(rate at feeder points)		Approx.
10%		Approx.
13%		Approx.
16%		Approx.
19%		Approx.
27%		Approx.
36%

Source: "White Paper: Communications in Japan 2000," (former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications

3) Coverage of fiber-optic subscriber cables by region (as of the end of FY1999)

Fiscal yearDesignated cities, the prefectural seats and their equivalentsCities with population of 100,000 or moreOthersNational average
Major areasAll areasMajor areasAll areas
Coverage93%56%72%31%14%36%

Source: Survey conducted by MPHPT

4) Penetration rate of high-speed Internet service


FTTHDSLCable
TVInternet		ISDN
(flat rate)
Number of subscriptions300*1
(Feb. 2001)		34,000
(Feb. 2001)		625,000
(Dec. 2000)		592,000
(Feb. 2001)
Number of homes passed *2-
(For trial service)		5,700,000 lines*3(Ref)
19,000,000
households*4		35,000,000
households
Tariffs(monthly charge) *518,450 yen
(NTT East and NTT West:: Fiber-optic IP Connection Service Base service menu + "Plala" Fiber-optic IP Connection Service)(Mar. 2001)		7,750 yen
(NTT East and NTT West: FLET'S ADSL (with a subscriber telephone line + customer-owned MODEM){OCN ADSL Access FLET'S Plan)(Mar. 2001)		5,200 yen
(Tokyu Cable TelevisionCATV)(Mar. 2001)		8,380 yen
(NTT East and NTT West: FLET'S ISDN{OCN Flat Plan Gold)(Mar. 2001)

Notes:
1. Number of subscriptions to public-use Internet access service using optical fiber cables (trial service)
2. Service provision may not be possible in some cases due to technical or other reasons.
3. Total number of residential-use circuits (excl. optical ones) installed at central offices of NTT East and NTT West providing DSL services
4. Number of households in cable TV service areas of cable TV operators offering Internet access services
5. Total of all tariffs necessary for the use of service (basic charge + communications fee + provider rate + other tariffs)
Source: MPHPT survey. All numbers of homes passed are tallied by MPHPT.

5) International comparison of communications charges


Transmission speed
(downstream/upstream)		Basic chargeCommunications chargeInternet access chargeTotal(Yen)
Tokyo(ADSL) *11.5Mbps/512kbps1,7504,0501,9507,750
New York City (ADSL) *2640kbps/90kbps1,1634,5985,761
London (ADSL) *3500kbps/250kbps1,4805,9247,404
Paris(ADSL) *4500kbps/128kbps1,1293,6061,8526,587
Tokyo(flat rate ISDN) *564kbps2,8303,6001,9508,380

Notes: As of March 1, 2001 (Data for foreign carriers' tariffs: as of Jan. 2001). Exchange rates to Japanese yen used are the closing rates on January 4, 2001 (US$1=\115.10; UK1=\174.07; FF1=\16.41). Charges listed indicate monthly charges.

*1 Tokyo (ADSL): same as the example of DSL in the table "4) Penetration rate of high-speed Internet service"
*2 New York City (ADSL): communications fee (including Internet access fee) for "Verizon Online DSL" service
*3 London (ADSL): communications fee (including Internet access fee) for BT OPEN WORLD home500
*4 Paris (ADSL): communications fee (including Internet access fee for "FT Wanadoo") for France Telecom's "Netissimo 1est"
*5 Tokyo (flat rate ISDN): same as the example of ISDN (flat rate) in the table "4) Penetration rate of high-speed Internet service"
Sources: Foreign carriers' rates are collected from their websites, etc.

6) Number of providers allocated IPv6

12 providers (as of February 2001)
Note: One IPv6 allocation allows 9,000 X 1 trillion X 1 trillion equipment assignments.
Source: JPNIC data

7) Transmission capacity of international lines (transmission capacity of international submarine cable networks) (as of February 2001)

DestinationLine capacityRemarks
North America171.82GbpsUSA, Canada
Asia143.92GbpsRepublic of Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, China, etc.
Oceania55.28GbpsGuam, Hawaii, Australia (including capacity via Asia)
Middle East50GbpsUAE, etc. (via Asia)
Africa50GbpsEgypt, etc. (via Asia--Middle East)
Europe50.56GbpsRussia, Italy, UK, etc. (including capacity via Asia--Middle East--Africa)

Source: MPHPT survey

8) Future surveys

a. The third-generation mobile phone system (IMT-2000): Number of subscriptions, number of possible subscriptions and tariffs

b. Penetration rate of digital broadcasting services: Estimates based on the number of households in service areas covered by NHK digital terrestrial broadcasting services

3. Promotion of Education, Learning and Human Resources Development

1) Number of Internet users

Penetration rate19951996199719981999
Number of users (unit: 10,000)--1,1551,6942,706
Corporate penetration rate (%)11.750.468.280.088.6
SME penetration rate (%)-5.812.319.231.8
Household penetration rate (%)-3.36.411.019.1

Notes:
1. "Corporate penetration rate" means the penetration rate to companies with 300 employees or more (excluding agriculture, forestry, fisheries and mining industries).
2. "SME penetration rate" means the penetration rate to companies with five employees or more (excluding postal services and telecommunications carriers).
Source: "White Paper: Communications in Japan 2000," (former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications

2) Public facilities with Internet access

Number of facilitiesPublic halls (including similar facilities)Libraries
1,105688

Note:
Number of facilities providing information via information systems as electronic media, such as databases, their webpages on the Internet, and PC communications
Source: "Survey on Social Education," MEXT

3) Number of public schools with Internet access and computers (as of Mar. 2000)


All schools(A)Schools with Internet access(B)Penetration rate of Internet access(B/A)Schools with PCs(C)Penetration rate of PCs(C/A)
Elementary schools23,60711,50748.7%23,34498.9%
Lower secondary schools10,4187,06867.8%10,418100.0%
Upper secondary schools4,1463,32080.1%4,146100.0%
Special education schools92555459.9%92199.6%
Total39,09622,44957.4%38,82999.3%

Source: "Survey on IT Education at School," MEXT

4) Comparison of IT environment (PCs and Internet access) at school with the U.S.


JapanUSA
Number of students per PC13/PC6/PC
Penetration of Internet access57.4%95%

Note: Data for Japan are based on figures for CY2000; data for the U.S. for CY1999.
Source: Survey conducted by MEXT

5) Number of teachers at public schools who can operate PCs (Mar. 2000)

Number of teachers at elementary, lower and upper secondary schools and special education schoolsNumber of teachers at public schools (within the schools listed in the left column) who can operate PCsRatio
886,768585,75458.5%

Source: "Survey on IT Education at School," MEXT

6) Number of human resources with IT-related master's and doctoral degrees (FY1999)

Number of human resources graduated from master's course12,650
Number of human resources graduated from doctoral course1,568

Source: MEXT Survey

7) Number of foreign nationals with the status of residence, "Engineer," and number of foreign nationals newly entering Japan with the status of residence, "Engineer"

Number of registered foreign nationals15,668
Number of foreign nationals newly entering Japan3,670

Source: Ministry of Justice

4. Facilitation of e-commerce

1) Current status of business-to-business (BtoB) e-commerce

  1. Domestic e-commerce market size

    19982000
    8.6 trillion yen21.6 trillion yen

    Source: "Market Research on Japanese Electronic Commerce 2000,"Accenture, METI and the Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM)

  2. Annual growth rate of e-commerce market (CY2000)
    Approx. 60%
    Source: "Market Research on Japanese Electronic Commerce 2000,"Accenture, METI and the Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM)

  3. Ratio of e-commerce to ordinary transactions (including comparison of Japan with the U.S.)


    		19982000
    Japan1.5%1.5%
    USA2.5%4.9%

    Source: "Market Research on Japanese Electronic Commerce 2000,"Accenture, METI and the Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM)

  4. E-commerce market size and e-commerce ratio by segment


    		19982000
    CategoryMarket size (yen)E-commerce ratio (%)Market size (yen)E-commerce ratio (%)
    1. Electronics/ Information equipment4.3 trillion8.40%12.5 trillion22.00%
    2. Automotive3.3 trillion7.40%7.3 trillion15.00%
    3. Chemicals9 billion0%24 billion0%
    4. Electric power/Gas-0%-0%
    5. Paper/Office supplies10 billion0.10%16 billion0.10%
    6. Transportation/ Physical distribution26 billion0.10%290 billion1.10%
    7. Food370 billion0.60%260 billion0.40%
    8. Textile/ Consumer goods310 billion0.50%580 billion1.00%
    9. Construction11 billion0%270 billion0.20%
    10. Industrial equipment60 billion0.10%110 billion0.30%
    11. Iron, Steel/ Nonferrous/ Raw materials230 billion0.40%390 billion0.70%
    Total8,626 billion1.60%21.74 billion3.80%

2) Current status of business-to-consumer (BtoC) e-commerce

  1. Domestic e-commerce market size

    19992000
    336 billion824 billion

    Source: "Market Research on Japanese Electronic Commerce 2000," Accenture, METI and the Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM)

  2. Annual growth rate of e-commerce market (CY2000)
    Approx. 145%
    Source: "Market Research on Japanese Electronic Commerce 2000," Accenture, METI and the Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM)

  3. Ratio of e-commerce to ordinary transactions (including comparison of Japan with the U.S.)


    		19982000
    Japan0.10%0.25%
    USA0.69%1.37%

    Source: "Market Research on Japanese Electronic Commerce 2000," Accenture, METI and the Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM)

  4. E-commerce market size and e-commerce ratio by segment


    		19992000
    Products/ServicesMarket size (yen)E-commerce ratio (%)Market size (yen)E-commerce ratio (%)
    1. PCs and related products51 billion3.60%91 billion6.07%
    2. Travel23 billion0.15%61 billion0.40%
    3. Entertainment3 billion0.02%59 billion0.35%
    4. Books and music7 billion0.30%20 billion0.75%
    5. Clothing/Accessories14 billion0.09%27 billion0.17%
    6. Gifts1.5 billion0.03%4 billion0.07%
    7. Foods17 billion0.06%33 billion0.11%
    8. Hobbies/ Sundries/ Furniture10 billion0.08%22 billion0.16%
    9. Automotive86 billion0.90%202 billion2.12%
    10. Real estate88 billion0.20%176 billion0.33%
    11. Other sales10 billion0.05%54 billion0.25%
    12. Financial products17 billion0.20%44 billion0.56%
    13. Services8.5 billion0.01%31 billion0.03%
    Total336 billion0.11%824 billion0.26%
3) Introduction status of e-commerce in SMEs
  1. Networks among SMEs via the Internet (Dec. 1999)

    Number of employees1-56-2021-5051-100101-300301 or more
    SMEs with Internet-based inter-company networks17.424.827.522.623.024.6

    Source: "White Paper on Small and Medium Enterprises in Japan, 2000," Small and Medium Enterprise Agency
4) Future surveys
  1. "Number and ratio of companies conducting business-to-business (BtoB) e-commerce"
    Source: "Basic Survey of Business Structure and Activities" METI
    Release: April 2002 (frequency: annual)

  2. "Number and ratio of companies conducting business-to-consumer (BtoC) e-commerce"
    Source: "Basic Survey of Business Structure and Activities" METI
    Release: April 2002 (frequency: annual)

5. Digitization of the Administration and Utilization of IT in Other Public Areas

1) Digitization of the administration (the central government)
  1. Number of online procedures for applications, notifications, etc.
    128 (accumulated number as of FY2000)
    Source: "Government Measures for Realizing e-Government and their Progress," the former Management and Coordination Agency

  2. Websites opened

    March 31, 1998March 31, 1999March 31, 2000
    356490874

    Source: "Progress Report on Digitization of the Administration," MPHPT

  3. Number of staff per PC

    April 1, 1998April 1, 1999April 1, 2000
    2.01.61.4

    Note: National schools under the jurisdiction of MEXT (MECS) are excluded.
    Source: "Basic Survey on Digitization of the Administration," MPHPT

  4. Number of PCs installed at ministries and agencies

    SegmentInternal
    bureaus    		Attached
    organs    		Special
    organs    		Regional
    bureaus
    and offices    		Total
    PCs installed in FY2000
    (FY1999)    		50,204
    (45,432)    		67,278
    (57,843)    		38,151
    (35,029)    		158,078
    (137,451)    		313,711
    (275,755)
    Number of staff in FY200046,016111,09061,848225,868444,822
    Ratio of staff to PCs in FY2000
    (FY1999)    		0.9(1.0)1.7(1.9)1.6(1.7)1.4(1.6)1.4(1.6)

    Note: National schools under the jurisdiction of MEXT (former MECS) are excluded.
    Source: "Basic Survey on Digitization of the Administration," MPHPT

  5. Ratio of PCs connected to LANs

    SegmentInternal
    bureaus    		Attached
    organs    		Special
    organs    		Regional
    bureaus
    and offices    		Total
    PCs installed in FY2000
    (FY1999)    		47,475
    (42,351)    		43,268
    (35,471)    		24,611
    (24,132)    		91,567
    (76,251)    		206,921
    (178,205)
    Ratio of PCs connected to
    LANs in FY1999    		94.6%64.3%64.5%57.9%66.0%

    Note: National schools under the jurisdiction of MEXT (former MECS) are excluded.
    Source: "Basic Survey on Digitization of the Administration," MPHPT
2) Digitization of the administration (local governments)
  1. Websites opened
    FY


    Local government    		FY1998FY1999FY2000
    Number of governments with websitesRatio (%)Number of governments with websitesRatio (%)Number of governments with websitesRatio (%)
    Prefectures47100.047100.047100.0
    Municipalities1,29839.91,83356.42,14566.0
    Total1,34540.81,88057.02,19266.4

    Source: "Plans and Progress Survey of Local Governments' Digitization," MPHPT

  2. Number of PCs installed at local governments

    FY


    Local government    		FY1998FY1999FY2000
    Number of PCsRatio (staff/PC)Number of PCsRatio (staff/PC)Number of PCsRatio (staff/PC)
    Prefectures169,3542.0228,9121.5263,7911.3
    Municipalities201,6074.6278,5923.4384,5312.4
    Total370,9613.5507,5042.5648,3222.0

    Note: "Staff" means general staff at local government headquarters and branches (excluding teachers, firefighters and police officers).
    Source: "Progress Report on Digitization of Local Governments," MPHPT

  3. Local governments with LANs

    FY


    Local government    		199819992000
    Number of local govts.Local govts.with LANRatio (%)Number of local govts.Local govts. with LANRatio (%)Number of local govts.Local govts.with LANRatio (%)
    Prefectures474595.7474697.94747100.0
    Municipalities3,2551,26638.93,2521,71852.83,2522,36272.6
    Total3,3021,31139.73,2991,76453.53,2992,40973.0

    Source: "Progress Report on Digitization of Local Governments," MPHPT

  4. Usage trends of local government LANs by application

    SegmentNumber of governments with LANsNumber of systems by administrative work
    E-mailBBSFacilities
    management    		Document
    management    		Electronic
    conferencing    		Electronic
    approval
    Prefectures47
    (46)    		186
    (129)    		123
    (101)    		66
    (48)    		64
    (46)    		36
    (32)    		13
    (8)
    Municipalities2,362
    (1,683)    		984
    (569)    		821
    (489)    		605
    (351)    		456
    (302)    		149
    (77)    		44
    (35)
    Total2,409
    (1,729)    		1,170
    (698)    		944
    (590)    		671
    (399)    		520
    (348)    		185
    (109)    		57
    (43)

    Note: Figures in parentheses indicate data as of April 1999.
    Source: "Progress Report on Digitization of Local Governments," MPHPT

  5. Number of systems introduced at local governments by administrative work


    		E-mailBBSFacilities managementDocument managementElectronic conferencingElectronic approval
    FY19984513562352186429
    FY199969859039934810943
    FY20001,17094467152018557

    Source: "Progress Report on Digitization of Local Governments," MPHPT
3) Digitization in science, technology and academic fields
  1. Current status of the Science Information Network (SINET)


    		As of January 2001
    Major Line speed (Mbps)270
    Number of organizations connected753
    Number of organizations connected to the Super SINET
    (10Gbps)    		-

    Source: MEXT

  2. Current status of ITBL (IT-Based Laboratory)


    		As of January 2001
    Number of organizations connected to ITBL-
    Number of organizations connected to backbone "IMnet"163
    Line speed of backbone "IMnet"155

    Source: MEXT

  3. Number of databases


    		FY1999
    Number of science information databases2,682

    Source: "List of databases created by universities in Japan," National Center for Science Information Systems (NACSIS)
4) Penetration rate of medical ordering systems at hospitals (October 1, 1999)
10.5%
Source: "Survey on Medical Care Institutions (static survey)," MHLW
5) Number of optical beacons installed (as of the end of March 2000)
24,305
Source: National Police Agency (NPA)
6) Number of toll gates with electronic toll collection systems (as of the end of March 2001)
63
Source: MLIT

6. Ensuring of Security and Reliability over Advanced Information and Telecommunications Networks

1) Survey results on IT security measures


1999
Ratio of companies with information security policies18.9%
Ratio of companies with firewalls50.7%
Ratio of companies with back-up systems24.3%

Source: "Survey on Information Security," Japan Information Processing Development Corporation (JIPDEC)

7. Crosscutting Issues

1) International comparison of R&D levels
  1. Number of papers on computer science

    Time period of publication1995-19911996-19921997-19931998-19941999-1995
    Entire world32,03934,17236,11037,95339,565
    USA14,90015,40915,91316,26516,509
    Ratio of USA to the world (%)46.545.144.142.941.7
    Japan2,8683,3683,5453,7783,965
    Ratio of Japan to the world (%)9.09.99.810.010.0

  2. Number of citations to papers on computer technology

    Time period of publication1995-19911996-19921997-19931998-19941999-1995
    Entire world109,90896,90582,70565,86945,689
    USA68,75859,08449,60138,94826,531
    Ratio of USA to the world (%)62.661.060.059.158.1
    Japan4,2623,6713,2642,6021,804
    Ratio of Japan to the world (%)3.93.83.94.03.9

    Source: Data are based on "National Science Indicators on Diskette," Institute for Scientific Information (USA)
2) Trends in technology trade
  1. Comparison by country

    SegmentTechnology exportsTechnology importsAmount received/
    Amount paid(times)
    ContractsAmount received
    (100million yen)    		ContractsAmount paid
    (100 million yen)
    FY1994
    Total9,0994,6217,6183,7071.25
    By regionNorth America1,6651,5004,7922,6190.57
    Europe1,4228102,7331,0770.75
    FY1995
    Total9,0735,6217,7123,9171.43
    By regionNorth America1,7931,7294,9042,7930.62
    Europe1,4989432,7051,0970.86
    FY1996
    Total13,1807,0277,3764,4201.59
    By regionNorth America2,1752,3534,8303,2270.73
    Europe1,5451,0702,4451,1490.93
    FY1997
    Total10,0088,3167,8884,3841.90
    By regionNorth America1,9413,9455,0203,1351.26
    Europe1,5761,2462,5861,1981.04
    FY1998
    Total9,5179,1616,6874,3012.13
    By regionNorth America1,9214,8044,2743,0611.57
    Europe1,4641,5502,2621,1851.31
    FY1999
    Total10,9589,6086,3864,1032.34
    By regionNorth America1,9795,5004,0212,9161.89
    Europe1,9491,3742,1631,1361.21

    Note: Data in and after FY1997 include figures for software industry.
    Source: "Study Report on Science and Technology," MPHPT

  2. Trends in telecommunications, electronics and measuring instrument industries

    SegmentTechnology exportsTechnology importsAmount received /
    Amount paid(times)
    ContractsAmount received
    (100million yen)    		ContractsAmount paid
    (100 million yen)
    FY19941,2799471,8851,5170.62
    FY19951,3151,5281,8541,7340.88
    FY19961,9711,5441,9261,8220.85
    FY19971,3551,7161,9521,8600.92
    FY19981,1821,5861,6971,6300.97
    FY19991,1741,2661,4701,6450.77

    Source: "Study Report on Science and Technology," MPHPT
3) Number of patents
  1. Number of applications filed and registrations granted (telecommunications technology)

    FY199319941995199619971998
    Applications23,74821,31823,45823,98424,98426,558
    Registrations4,0623,8405,91914,0048,7508,849

    Note: This table is based on the classification that most adequately describes inventions that are filed for applications with specific classification attached.
    Source: "Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2000," Japan Patent Office (JPO)
4) Optical local loop network coverage by region (as of the end of FY1999)
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