Activity

1. ASP-SaaS-Cloud Promotion Council

ASP-SaaS-Cloud Promotion Council works to expand the ASP, SaaS market in collaboration with the Market Expansion Study Group. In particular, we will consider issues and problems for dissemination to specific fields and industries, and make countermeasures and recommendations.

a. Achievements of ASP-SaaS-Cloud Promotion Council

2015
  • Creation of a "guidebook" that shows how cloud providers interpret "Guidelines for ASP-SaaS providers in the field of school affairs" issued by MIC in 2010.
2014
  • Creation of a guide on matters and precautions required for information disclosure of bridges, etc. based on demonstration experiments and secondary use.
  • Creation of a guide necessary for expanding information disclosure and secondary use during restoration and reconstruction to lifeline private companies.
  • Considering and proposing a guide that explains the detail technical achievements related to management and operation and information provision, user contact points, service level setting and agreement, etc.
2013
  • Creation of a guide on matters and precautions required for information disclosure and secondary use of ground information.
  • Creation of a guide on matters and precautions required for information disclosure and secondary use of agricultural product information.
  • Creation of a guide on matters and precautions required for information disclosure and secondary use of marine product information.
  • Creation of a guide on matters and precautions required for information disclosure and secondary use of disaster prevention information.
2012
  • Creation of a data governance guide on data storage, management and secondary use in the field of social capital.
  • Creation of a guide to promote the secondary use of ground information owned by the public sector.
  • Creation of a guide on reference models to support compliance with rice traceability laws and efforts to address obligations.
  • Creation of a collaboration guide on matters and precautions required for ASP, SaaS providers collaborate to provide services.
2011
  • As social capital ages, we promote basic studies focusing on ASP / SaaS utilization measures, which are effective means for efficient maintenance.
  • Organization of the possibilities and issues of introducing ASP / SaaS that contribute to the smooth operation of the "Rice Traceability System", and summarization of the matters that businesses should be aware of.
  • Creation of "User Guide" and "Information Disclosure Guidelines for Safety and Reliability of Cloud Services" to protect cloud service users and ensure compliance
2010
  • For ASP / SaaS deployment in the school affairs field, we will sort out issues, consider solutions, and create "guidelines for businesses“.
  • Analyzing and examining promising fields related to social services (eg agriculture field) where the ASP / SaaS model is expected to spread from a cross-sectoral perspective.
  • Creation of "SLA Reference Cases" for specific cases of agreement with medical institutions regarding matters to be agreed upon at the time of contract (service level, responsibility decomposition, etc.).
2009
  • Creation of "Data Center Information Disclosure Guidelines" and Examination of ASP / SaaS Certification System.
  • Deployment of ASP / SaaS model in the field of social services and arrangement of issues.
  • Creation of "Guidelines for Safety Management and Information Disclosure of ASP / SaaS Businesses handling Medical Information“.
2008
  • Creation of "ASP service and businesses safety and reliability guideline" and consideration of introduction of businesses certification system
  • Consideration of disclosure of interface, clarification of division of roles, etc. to promote mutual use of ASP.
  • Consideration of building a directory based on public information about companies that use networks.
  • Consideration of cooperation measures with other countries such as Asia that make use of Japan's know-how that precedes ASP.

b. Guidelines, etc. that ASPIC has been working on

As an activity to promote the spread of ASP, SaaS, and cloud, we have been working on the creation of guidelines, etc. to appropriately spread and expand cloud services and promoting the disclosure and secondary use of information.

Map of Guidelines
Guidelines

2. Society for Cloud computing

ASPIC promotes various societies to generate sound market and expand market every fields and business types.

Following figure shows placement of the society.

3. Member Support

ASPIC promotes expanding ASP / SaaS / Cloud business and member's business actively by various events as follows.

a. ASP, SaaS and Cloud Award

The purpose of this award is to enhance social cognition how the business model and the technology of ASP / SaaS / Cloud computing contributes to the social and gets customer satisfaction, and to improve awareness of ASP / SaaS vendors that get excellent results at ASP / SaaS / Cloud business.

b. Cloud Business Exchange Meeting

ASPIC holds Cloud Business Exchange Meeting for ASP / SaaS / Cloud vendors to provide a business matching chance. Vendors who have the possibility of cooperation each other exchange ideas to expand own business by alliance.

c. General Meeting, Seasonal Meeting

The meeting provides the latest information of policy, business case, etc. related with ASP / SaaS / Cloud computing.

d. Provision of Information

ASPIC distributes the sophisticated technical articles related ASP / SaaS / Cloud computing that are issued by various media to members.