村井 純

About

Doctor of Engineering. In 1984 established "JUNET," Japan's first network-to-network connection. In 1988 launched the "WIDE Project," a research consortium on the Internet, working to build out and spread the Internet network. Led the early Internet toward support for multiple languages, starting with Japanese. Has served as Advisor to the Cabinet Secretariat, Advisor to the Digital Agency, and chair of many committees of other ministries and agencies, and is also active in international academic societies. In 2013 was inducted into the ISOC "Internet Hall of Fame" (Pioneer category). Known as the "Father of the Internet in Japan." Author of many books including "Internet" (Iwanami Shinsho).

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