About us
Organization Outline
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Name |
JIPDEC （ Japan Institute for Promotion of Digital Economy and Community ） |
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Establishment |
December 20, 1967 |
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Capital |
3,999 million yen |
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Budget |
2,376 million yen (FY 2025) |
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Number of Employees |
86 (as of April 1, 2025) |
Board of Directors
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President |
Hideji SUGIYAMA |
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Executive Managing Director |
Shuichi WADA |
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Managing Director |
Tetsuya SAKASHITA Shuichi MATSUMOTO Toru YAMAUCHI |
Headquarters
Locations
Roppongi First Building, 9-9 Roppongi 1-chome,
Minato-ku Tokyo, 106-0032 Japan
Departments
| Names of Departments | Activities of Departments |
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| PrivacyMark Promotion Center | Operation of PrivacyMark® System |
| Digital Trust Assessment Center | Trust service evaluation business Business certification through the authentication of electronic signature Registration and management of Standard Company Codes |
| Utilization of Digital Information Research Department | Research on the development of a platform for the use of digital information |
| Accrdited Personal Information Protectoin Organization Administrative Office | Acting as an accredited personal information protection organization |
| Public Relations Office | Public relations |
| Security Management Promotion Office | Promotion of information security management |
Corporate History
| December, 1967 | Japan Information Processing Development Center (JIPDEC) was established. |
| September, 1968 | Japan Computer Usage Development Institute (CUDI) was established. |
| March, 1970 | Institute of Information Technology (IIT) was established. |
| April, 1976 | CUDI and IIT were incorporated into JIPDEC. |
| April, 1984 | Japan Information Technology Engineers Examination Center (JITEC) was established (JITEC was moved to the IPA in 2004). |
| February, 1985 | Center for the Informatization of Industry (CII) was established (CII was abolished in 2000). |
| October, 1992 | Japan Electronic Data Interchange Council (JEDIC) was jointly founded by 39 industrial organizations as a voluntary organization (JEDIC was abolished in 2012). |
| July, 1995 | Japan STEP Promotion Center (JSTEP) was established (JSTEP was abolished in 1998). |
| October, 1995 | Research Institute for Advanced Information Technology (AITEC) was established (AITEC was abolished in 2003). |
| January, 1996 | Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan was established. |
| April, 1998 | JIPDEC established the PrivacyMark System on April 1, 1998 |
| July, 1998 | JSTEP was reorganized into Japan EC/CALS Organization (JECALS). |
| April, 2000 | CII, and JECALS were incorporated into the ECOM. |
| April, 2002 | JIPDEC officially started the operation of the ISMS (Information Security Management System) accreditation activities. |
| April, 2003 | JIPDEC was designated as the official investigative body for the e-Signature Act. |
| June, 2005 | JIPDEC was designated an accredited personal information protection organization under Japanʼs Act on the Protection of Personal Information. |
| April, 2006 | Database Promotion Center, Japan was incorporated into JIPDEC. |
| April, 2011 | “JIPDEC” became a general incorporated foundation and revised its Japanese name. |
| December, 2011 | The office was relocated to Roppongi 1-chome. |
| April, 2012 | JIPDEC launched the JCAN Certificate service. |
| July, 2013 | JIPDEC launched ROBINS-The Cyber Business Register. |
| April, 2014 | JIPDEC PIA (Privacy Impact Assessment) support service was started. |
| January, 2016 | JIPDEC was recognized as Japan’s first Accountability Agent in compliance with APEC CBPR system. |
| October, 2017 | JIPDEC launched the JCAN Trusted Service Registration. |
| December, 2017 | JIPDEC marked its 50th Anniversary of establishment. |
| April, 2022 | The ISMS conformity assessment scheme marked its 20th Anniversary |
| April, 2023 | The PrivacyMark System marked its 25th Anniversary |
| April, 2024 | JIPDEC Certified as Global CBPR System Accountability Agent |