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The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (情報通信研究機構, Jōhō Tsūshin Kenkyū Kikō; NICT) is Japan 's primary national research institute for information and communications. It is located in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan.
About NICT Top As Japan’s sole National Research and Development Agency specializing in the field of information and communications technology, NICT is charged with promoting ICT sector as well as research and development in ICT, which drives economic growth and creates an affluent, safe and secure society.
NICT aims to promote the social implementation of research outcomes and realize a future society through research in the Five priority R&D areas, Four strategic fields, and Foundational R&D for innovation, as well as through the functions of the “Innovation Hub,” which connects NICT with external organizations.
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT, President: TOKUDA Hideyuki, Ph.D.), together with 11 international research partners, has demonstrated a record-breaking 430 terabits per second (Tb/s) optical transmission using a novel approach that extends the capacity of standard-compliant cutoff-shifted optical fibers well beyond the original design.
Location of NICT facilities Headquarters 4-2-1, Nukuikitamachi, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-8795, Japan Tel：+81-42-327-7429 Access map
TOPPAN Holdings, NICT, and ISARA Establish Proof of Concept for Technology Enabling Seamless Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography for Certificate Authorities Secondary root certificate maintains security of communications between servers and clients to facilitate a phased transition from current to quantum-safe cryptography