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National Institute of Informatics, Japan
Address: 2 Chome-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 101-0003日本
As Japan's
only general academic research institution seeking to create
future value in the new discipline of informatics, the National
Institute of Informatics (NII) seeks to advance integrated
research and development activities in information-related
fields, including networking, software, and content. These
activities range from theoretical and methodological work
through applications. As an inter-university research institute,
NII promotes the creation of a state-of-the-art
academic-information infrastructure (the Cyber Science
Infrastructure, or CSI) that is essential to research and
education within the broader academic community, with a focus on
partnerships and other joint efforts with universities and
research institutions throughout Japan, as well as industries
and civilian organizations.