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As Japan’s sole National Research and Development Agency specializing in the field of information and communications technology, the National Institute 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.
In 2004, the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) was established by merging the Communications Research Laboratory (CRL) and the Telecommunications Advancement Organization (TAO).