Joint ITS promotion by four governmental bodies, industry, and academics
In Japan, four governmental bodies concerned with ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems), namely the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT), National Police Agency (NPA), Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications (MPMHAPT), and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), are involved in promoting ITS under the Strategic Headquarters for the Advanced Information and Telecommunications Network Society (IT Strategic Headquarters), which is spearheading the IT revolution in Japan. The IT Strategic Headquarters was established in January 2001, headed by the Prime Minister and the decisions made by the former Advanced Information and Telecommunications Society Promotion Headquarters set up in 1994 including the Promotion of ITS are carried over to the IT Strategic Headquarters. In addition, the four governmental bodies also collaborate in the promotion of ITS with ITS Japan (former VERTIS), which is an industry-academic ITS promotion organization, and ITS Standardization Committee (former ISO/TC 204 National Committee) that promotes international standardization of ITS.
