We held the first meeting of “Robot Revolution Initiative Council (abbreviated RRI)”the Manufacturing business Revolution through IoT WG”.
Manufacturers of control equipments and network equipment such as Mitsubishi Electric and Hitachi, IT vendors such as Fujitsu and NEC, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, IHI, Hitachi Zosen, Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor, Honda Motor Co., , Think tanks, 75 companies including a wide range of manufacturing affiliates, 19 organizations of various organizations and industrial associations, and 7 university faculty members participated.
At the opening greeting, Shuzo Takada of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Manufacturing Industry Bureau said, “In May last year, Prime Minister Abe was at the OECD and the message to realize the robot revolution in the sense of industrial innovation through robots In response to this, relevant ministries such as the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Cabinet Office and other ministries and agencies entered into discussions at the robot revolution realization meeting and in January this year, In summary, in February, the Japanese economic revitalization headquarters was decided, and furthermore, in order to promote public and private society what needs to be materialized in the essence of the robot revolution realization meeting, in May this year the Robot Revolution Initiative Council Today, it was decided to establish the first working today.With the movement of German Industry 4.0 and the American Industrial Internet Consortium in the United States, this work will supplement the area where Japan is lagging, and advance what is going forward I would like to lead the world by doing so, so I will discuss ways to create model cases, share information, and respond to movements of standardization such as IEC and ISO. “
Mr. Kubo from the secretary general explained and advised the operation policy of the WG and appointed the following joint chief to carry out future WG activities.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Executive Officer Deputy General Manager, FA System Business Division Mr. Masayuki Yamamoto |
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Hitachi, Ltd. |
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