The mission of the Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC) is “To realize a new paradigm of communications that enriches people’s lives.” Communication is an extremely important element of human society. The focus of research and development at RIEC is information and communication technology (ICT). Throughout its history, ICT has radically changed methods of communication, enabling people to exchange information in ways that overcome human limitations of speed, quantity, and quality. The forms of communication in today’s world have expanded from “person to person,” to “person to thing,” and to “thing to thing,” expanding the limits of space and time, and enable ever greater diversity. All of the activities of RIEC are aimed at contributing to the prosperity of Japanese academia and society and more broadly to the welfare of human society, with the ultimate goal of helping to shape a thriving and advanced information society.
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