Role of NMIJ in Japan and Asia

1. Role ofNMIJ in Japan andAsia Yukinobu MIKI Vice-President of AIST Director of NMIJ

2. CONTENTS 　・ 10-years history of NMIJ/AIST for 2001-2010, and next step, 2013-2022. 　・ Cooperation Activitiesof NMIJ,-2013, - Domestic ones for SMEs, - International ones collaborating with other NMIs in Asia, and APMP. 　・ JICA-NIMT project (2002-2008) , and its follow-up. 　・ Expected Roles of NMIJ/AIST for the future.

3. National Institute ofAdvancedIndustrialScienceandTechnologyAIST National Metrology Institute ofJapanNMIJ Tsukuba site

4. Establishment of AIST, NMIJ From Governmental Institute to Independent Administrative Institution (IAI) METI Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry MITI Ministry of International Trade and Industry Jan., 2001 Reorganization Mid-Term Objectives Mid-Term Plan AIST Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (15 Laboratories, 1 training center) ・National Research Laboratory of Metrology (NRLM) ・Electro-Technical Laboratory (ETL) ・National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research（NIMC） ・Geological Survey of Japan（GSJ） etc. Economic Planning Agency NewAIST National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology April,2001 Merged into one NMIJ National Metrology Institute of Japan

5. NEW RyoRyoji Chubachi (2013 - ) History of AIST 2010 Tamotsu Nomakuchi (2008-2013) 2005 HiroyukiYoshikawa (2001-2008) 3rd Phase 2001 2nd Phase AIST 1st Phase The root of AIST Geological Survey of Japan (1882) Electrotechnical Laboratory (1891) Missions Weights and Measures Training Institute 7 Regional National Industrial Research Institutes National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research National Institute for Resources and Environment Mechanical Engineering Laboratory National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology Nat’l Inst. for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research National Research Laboratory of Metrology

6. Six Specialized Research Fields in AIST Advanced Research Information Technology & Electronics Life Science & Technology Metrology and Measurement Technology Nanotechnology, Materials & Manufacturing Geological Survey and Applied Geoscience Environment & Energy Basic Research for Science & Technology Research for Long-Term Government Policies

7. AIST Mission in the Third Mid-Term ■Contributions to the New Growth Strategy Research and development to address “Green Innovation” and “Life Innovation” . ■ Reinforcement of industrial competitiveness. Promotion of leading-edge technology development which will not allow other nations to catch up. ■ Steady implementation of geological survey and measurement standard development. Establishment and reinforcement of intellectual basis to support innovation as well as safe and secure society. ■ Reinforcing Functions of Open Innovation Hub Formation of industry-academia-government cooperation sites to facilitate innovation by utilizing the “people” and “locations” of AIST.

8. Organization Structureof NMIJ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY National Metrology Institute of Japan NMIJ Headquarter Metrology Management Center (MMC) Metrology Institute of Japan (MIJ) • 11 Divisions for Physical Metrology • Time and Frequency, Lengths and Dimensions, Mechanical Metrology, • Temperature and Humidity, Acoustics and Vibration Metrology, • Quantum Radiation, Material Properties, Electricity and Magnetism, • Fluid Flow, Electromagnetic Waves, Photometry and Radiometry Metrology Planning Office Metrology Quality Office Reference Materials Office • 4 Divisions for Chemical Metrology • Inorganic Analytical Chemistry, Organic Analytical Chemistry, • Nanomaterial Characterization, Measurement Standards System Metrology Training Center International Metrology Cooperation Office • 2 Divisions for Legal Metrology • Legal Metrology, Dissemination Technology

9. 10-years History of NMIJ

10. 10-years history of NMIJ/AIST for 2001-2010 ・Preface - Innovation and Metrology- ・National Measurement Standards DevelopmentPlan– Milestone in 2010 – ・Cooperation and Competition Following International Mutual Recognition - The World After the Conclusion of CIPM MRA – ・Traceability andtheJCSSScheme - The Spread of Measurement Literacy and the Expansion of Calibration Laboratories – ・A Bottom-up Approach for Dissemination and Enlightment - The NMIJ Metrology Club – ・Measurement Standards in Society -Secure/safe social infrastructure -Measurement Standards for supporting daily life -Measurement Standards support industrial technology - Next-generation of measurement standards/calibration system. ・National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ)in the 3rd term. ・Expectation forNMIJ

11. Establishment of NMIJ in AIST Found in 2001 National Metrology Institute of Japan NMIJ Headquarters https://www.nmij.jp/english/ NMIJ: National Metrology Institute of Japan National Research Laboratory of Metrology (NRLM) Physical and Mechanical Standards Electrotechnical Laboratory (ETL) Electrical Standards National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research (NIMC) • Metrology Institute of Japan (MIJ) • ・11 Divisions for Physical Metrology • ・4 Divisions for Chemical Metrology • ・2 Divisions for Legal Metrology • Metrology Management Center (MMC) Reference Materials Metrology Training Center Training

12. Development of Measurement Standards and Reference Materials of NMIJ Measurment Standards Reference Materials Over 250 in 10 years Over 250 in 10 years National Program National Program Under the National Project to establish new NMI in Japan, NMIJ 12

13. Traceability System of Japan (JCSS) • JCSS (Japan Calibration Service System) was introduced by the Measurement Act amended in 1992. • A voluntary traceability system separated from legal metrology. • Consists of (1) provision of national standards and (2) accreditation of calibration laboratories. • Aims (1) ensuing reliable measurement and (2) confidence of quality control in the industries. • Calibration certificates with a JCSS logo assures:(1) Acceptance of the certificate in the world, (2) Traceability to the national measurement standard, and (3) Technical and operational competence of the laboratory. • 400 000 calibration certificates and 208 calibration laboratories.

14. Statistical Fact on Issued Calibration Certificates (CCs) and Accredited Laboratories under JCSS 500000 400000 300000 Number of CCs 200000 250 100000 200 More than 400 000 calibration certificates (CCs) were issued in a year, and 235 laboratories have been accredited in 2010 under JCSS! 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 150 Fiscal year Number of Accredited Labs. 100 50 0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Fiscal year

15. Calibration services and CRM distributions Total earnings: 300 Million Yen (3 Million US dollars)

16. Development of Intellectual Infrastructure Review & Assessment Method Microbial Gene Resources Measurement Standards Geological Map Advanced Measurement Technology Management of Chemical Physics Database Certified Reference Materials • 1st national plan, 2001-2010 • 250 physical standards • 250 CRMs • JCSS * • 2nd national plan, 2013-2022 • 106 physical standards • 260 CRMs • Dissemination of JCSS Key Words: choice and concentration, user’s point of view, promotion, information technology *Japan Calibration Service System 16

17. Domestic Cooperation Activities

18. Research Bases of AIST Hokkaido： Biology-related manufacturing technologies Tohoku：Low-environmental-load chemical processing technologies Kansai：Ubiquitous energy technologies, cooperative medical and engineering technologies Fukushima2014.04~Renewableenergy Tokyo Waterfront: Biology-information technology fusion technologies Chugoku：Biomass energy technologies Tsukuba Tokyo Chubu：Advanced material processing technologies Kyushu： Production metrology technologies, hydrogen energy technologies Shikoku：Health technologies

19. Various Approaches for Supporting SMEs - for small and medium-sized enterprises - NMIJ/AIST Public Institution Sector NMIJ Metrology Club SMEs SMEs AIST Liaison Office AIST Reasearch Bases SMEs SMEs

20. 北海道 ★★★ ★★★ 青森 Specified stricken region 秋田 岩手 ★ 山形 宮城 石川 富山 新潟 ★★ 福島 福井 長野 兵庫 京都 滋賀 ★★★★ 群馬 栃木 茨城 長崎 佐賀 福岡 島根 鳥取 山口 岐阜 山梨 広島 岡山 ★★★★ 埼玉 千葉 大阪 奈良 三重 愛知 静 岡 東京 大分 香川 熊本 ★★ 愛媛 神奈川 徳島 ★★★★★ 宮崎 沖縄 高知 和歌山 鹿児島 Running National Project “Supporting Industries” conducted by Small and Medium Enterprise Agency ・2009-2013 FY, continued.Totally 123 items selectedfrom all over Japan in 22 different technology areas. Public Institutions, Universities AIST NMIJ collaboration New Technology collaboration ★★ ★★ ★★★ SMEs ★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ ★★★ ★★ ★★★ ★★ ★★★★★★ ★★ ★ ★ ★★★★★ outcome output ★★★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★★ ★ ★ R&D ★★★ ★★★★ New Products ★ 20

21. Contribution to recovery from the Fukushima Accident • ・Observation and Promotion for Reliable measurements ofionizing radiation • ・Training coursesfor the measurements of surface contamination and radioactivityfor industrial products in Fukushima Photon energy spectra of fallen radioactive materials on the ground at NMIJ (15 and 19 March 2011) • ・Radioactivity measurements of soil samples, etc. • ・Development of an environment CRM of 134Cs, 137Cs in brown rice to meet the needs of radioactive cesium analyses. NMIJ CRM-7541 134Cs, 137Cs in brown rice

22. International Cooperation Activities

23. AIST’s Global Network France Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA/DRT) U.S.A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany - State University of New York (CNSE) Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Canada National Institute for Nanotechnology, National Research Council of Canada (NINT-NRC) Germany Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Forschungszentrum Jülich Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (FhG) Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Norway Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF) Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) Korea Korea Research Council for Industrial Science and Technology (ISTK) Korea Institute of Geoscience and Material Resources (KIGAM) Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) Finland Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) Russia All-Russian Scientific-Research Institute of Metrological Service (VNIIMS) UK The University of Sheffield Mongolia Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MMRE) Belgium Interuniversity Microelectronics Center International (IMEC) China Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) China Geological Survey (CGS) Mexico Centro Nacional de Metrologia (CENAM) Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) Vietnam Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) Taiwan Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) Malaysia SIRIM Berhad (SIRIM) Indonesia Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) India Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology Republic of South Africa Council for Geoscience (CGS) Brazil National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) New Zealand GNS Science (GNS) Thailand National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR) National Institute of Metrology (NIMT) Comprehensive MOUs (35) Australia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) National Measurement Institute, Australia (NMIA) Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Specific MOUs(not all are shown) As of October 2012 23

24. Cooperation with APMP (Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme) • NMIJ took the chair in 1999-2003 (*1) and secretariat in 1999-2007 (*3) • NMIJ is a member of Executive Committee (*2) • Japan is responsible of 4 TC chairs (*4) • Actively participating in regional inter-comparisons. Members Full: 23 economies Associate: 5 economies General Assembly Chair Person (NMIA, Australia) *1 Executive Committee (7 members) *2 Developing Economies Committee (DEC) WG for Material Metrology Secretariat in NMIA, Australia(2012-) *3 11 Technical Committees + 1 WG (1) Acoustic, Ultrasound & Vibration:(2) Electricity & Magnetism*4:(3) Fluid Flow*4: (4) Length*4: (5) Mass & Related Quantities*4:(6) Photometry & Radiometry: (7) Amount of Substance: (8) Quality System: (9) Ionizing Radiation: (10) Thermometry:(11) Time & Frequency: (12) Materials Metrology

25. CMCregistration number （updated : Jul. 2, 2013） Red= increaseBlue=decrease

26. Key Comparison Database (KCDB)（updated : May 13, 2013） Germany USA Japan（Key: 291, Pilot: 61） UK France Korea China Russia Australia Italy Green：number of the Pilot lab. Yellow ：number of the Key Comparison lab.

27. Growing Role of APMPin Global Metrology Community - as seen in sharing rate of contribution under Metre Convention- 2011 2013

28. 27th APMP General Assemblyand Related Meetings, Kobe, JAPAN 【2011FY】 Organized the 27th APMP General Assembly • Date: 4th(Sun.)to 9th(Fri.) December, 2011 • Place: Kobe International Conference Center • Participants: major NMIs in Asia-Pacific region and delegates from the world metrology organizations • 421 participants from 90 organizations of 33 economies Organized a parallel symposium on「Nanotechnology and Material Metrology」 • ca. 190 participants including those from non-metrology organizations 27th APMP General Assembly Symposium on 「Nanotechnology and Material Metrology」 27th APMP, 2011 Kobe, Japan 28th APMP, 2012 Wellington, New Zealand 29th APMP, 2013 Taipei, Taiwan

29. JICA-NIMT Project , and its follow-up

30. JICA-NIMTProject • NIMT、National Institute of Metrology (Thailand)was established in June, 1998 • The Japanese government launched the JICA-NIMT Project (2002-2008) under the auspices of JBIC and JICA upon the Thai government’s request • 42 quantities of technical transfers were completed for the establishment and dissemination of the standards and also calibration procedures by NMIJ and some other Japanese organizations such as JEMIC, JQA, CERI and NITE. completed the new building in 2005 and ceremony held in 2006

31. Exchange of Researcherswith Asian Countriesin the last fiveyears, 2008-2012 Total: 111 NMIJ→Other Institute: 77 Other Institute→NMIJ: 34 Others Korea Taiwan China NIMT: 54 NMIJ→NIMT: 48 NIMT→NMIJ: 13 Philippines Singapore Malaysia Thailand Indonesia DSS others TISTR Vietnam TPA ASEAN

32. Collaborations betweenASEAN NMIsandNMIJ/AIST 2020 New NMIJ/AIST program （2013-,AIST ） 3rd step Metrology Network in ASEAN 2015ASEANintegration NMIJ/AIST ・Exchange Researchers ・NMIJ Metrology Seminar ・NMIJ Bottom-up Seminar TICA-JICAThird Country Training 2013 Extension to Neighbouring Countries 2nd step ・Dispatch of Experts ・Acceptance of Trainees ・Dispatch of Trainers, Lecturers JICA-NIMTProject 2008 ASEAN NMIs 1st step Facility and Technology Transfer ASEAN Seminars Workshops ・Measurement Standards ・42quantities (physical, chemical) ・Quality System… 2002

33. “AIST Workshop for Innovation Ecosystem”in Thailand • Bangkok on October 30, 2012 • Japan-Thailand collaboration on standards and conformity assessment, calibration technology • This collaboration event is based on long and close partnership between NIMTand NMIJ. Opening remark by Dr. Nomakuchi, AIST ex-president Participants more than 230. Dr. Miki, Dr. Usuda presented their talks. Contribution to end users of measurement standards in Thailand or ASEAN countries. NMIJ is collaborating with NIMT, TISTER, DSS, NSTDA and other institutes in Thailand.

34. “CMM seminar organized by NIMT and NMIJ in co-operation with JICA” August 22-23, 2013 in Pathumthani, Thailand • NIMT-NMIJ collaboration on transfer of accurate measuring technology and training of measurement experts • Designed for three-dimensional coordinate measurement system users and related-business representatives in manufacturing and examination fields. More than 270 participants from 12 countries joined the seminar. Business exhibitions were opened.

35. Expected Roles of NMIJ, AIST for the future

36. For the establishment of Quality Infrastructure Document Standards Testing Method/ EvaluationMethod Compatibility Standardization Quality/ Safety Calibration Method Certification upon Assessment Metrology Standards Accurate measurement Conformity Assessment Management System Units&Traceability For global mutual acceptance

37. Standardization activity in AIST AIST supplies primary standards for metrology Fields of International Standardization contributed by AIST Widespread Products /market penetration ・Welfare Technology for the elderly / handicapped ・ Environmental-friendliness, etc. National Metrology Institute = AIST Primary standard ・Energy & Environmental Measurement ・Material-Evaluation Technology, etc. Strongly related Standardization area: mainly by companies Secondary standards Working standards ・Nanotechnology, Robotics ・Information Communication technologies ・ Applied Biotechnology, etc. Pre-competitive Basic Standards Testing Standards Products Standards Metrology and standardization are strongly related. ・International rule (standardization) is indispensable to metrology standards. ・Metrology standards are indispensable to document standards (traceability). Basic standards: terminology, … Testing standards: Test Method, procedure, … Products standards: compatibility, safety, …

38. Towards a Sustainable Society Solutions for the 21st Century High reliability andhigh durability ofphotovoltaics • Promotion of Green Innovation • Renewable Energy • Energy-saving • Securing and effective use of resources • Fundamental materials/devices • Reduction of environmental loads by industry • Assessment/management technology High-power SiCelectronic device • Promotion of Life Innovation • Securing health • Supporting healthy lifestyle • Ensuring safety in life Stem cells for applicable for development of regenerative therapy for diabetes Infant injury prevention 38

39. Towards a Sustainable Society Solutions for the 21st Century • Industrial infrastructure supporting safety and security • Measurement standards/technologiesEstablishing common scales for industrial measurement and dissemination of advanced evaluation technology for administration measures • Geological information • Understanding and living with the earth Left: A silicon sphere, a new standard for mass based on the Avogadro constant. Right: GEO grid, innovation in Global Earth Observation. • Challenge to advanced technology development • ICT devices/systems • Innovative materials/ systems production • Support to service industry Left: Development of low-power consumption, low-cost clean sensor nodes. Right: Research on behavior analysis for wide-area indoor environments.

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