The government considers the standardization of technology a very important contribution that Japanese companies can make to the world because of their high technologies in many areas, including environmental technology, an industry ministry official said.
"Standardization is significant to makers and users as it can help to spread excellent technology to the world," said Hirofumi Katase, director general of the Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. "The government's job is to create an environment to help companies with standardization."
Acquiring standardization for technology is a key to spread technology to the world, in which companies can achieve marketing success and make global contributions. Since the enforcement of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade in 1995 and the Agreement on Government Procurement by the World Trade Organization in 1996, demand has been rising for products certified by international standardization organizations such as the International Electrotechnical Commission, or IEC, Katase said.