The Connectivity Standards Alliance, an international community of over 700 technology companies dedicated to open standards for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced the launch of its Japan Interest Group.
This newly established Interest Group, composed of volunteer members interested in Alliance technologies and the IoT market in Japan, is led by Interim Chair Fumi Shingai, CEO of X-HEMISTRY, with support from Interim Vice Chair Shigeki Nakamura of Panasonic, and Interim Secretary Denver Mishima of Allion Japan.
The group aims to foster dialogue and collaboration among members while enhancing global standards. The official leadership election will be finalised at the end of May. The Japan Interest Group provides a platform for discussing standards within the Alliance and welcomes all Alliance Adopter, Participant, and Promoter level members to join.
“I am honoured to announce the establishment of a new branch of the Connectivity Standards Alliance in Japan, following successful launches in Europe and China. I believe there is immense potential in the Japanese smart home market, with many opportunities waiting to be explored. Japanese companies are beginning to engage within the smart home sector with great enthusiasm,” said Fumi Shingai, Interim Chair. “The Alliance has been at the forefront of standardising smart home infrastructure, including Matter and Aliro, with an array of companies participating globally. Establishing our Japanese branch creates a framework for sharing and disseminating various initiatives among Member companies. The new branch will adopt Japanese as its language and facilitate regular exchanges of information to strengthen collaboration among Members. We warmly welcome the participation of Japanese companies and anyone who may be interested in, or wish to contribute to, this global initiative.”
The Japan Interest Group operates under the Connectivity Standards Alliance Board of Directors and is tasked with the following:
- Promoting and increasing awareness of Alliance activities in Japan, with an initial focus on Matter and Aliro
- Coordinating and engaging with Alliance Marketing to actively drive Japan-based events and speaker programmes
- Proposing technical updates to meet Japan’s regional requirements through appropriate Alliance Working Groups to aid in the development of global, open IoT standards
- Attracting and recruiting new Japanese members to the Alliance
- Sharing knowledge and information among Japanese members of the Alliance
“The establishment of the Japan Interest Group heralds a new era of Alliance-wide collaboration and communication, fostering global cooperation and, more specifically, advancing the reach of Matter and the emergence of Aliro,” said Musa Unmehopa, Head of Wireless Standards & Regulations at Signify and Alliance Board Chair. “We’re privileged to enlist Fumi of X-HEMISTRY to spearhead this initiative, given his technical expertise and regional insights.”
“I’m excited to see growing interest from companies in Japan in engaging in-depth with the Alliance’s foundational standards for the IoT,” added Tobin Richardson, President and CEO, Alliance. “I look forward to this hallmarking greater value for Japanese consumers in interoperable solutions across a broad array of connected devices and experiences.”
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