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Article: CATEGORIES SELECTED FOR THE 2008 (24TH) JAPAN PRIZE.
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- November 17, 2006
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TOKYO, Nov. 17 /Kyodo - AsiaNet / --
The Science and Technology Foundation of Japan announced today the two categories for the 2008(24th) Japan Prize, and determined their definition as follows:
Field I:Information/Communications
"Information Communication Theory and Technology"
The advance and wide-spread use of computers and networks has brought about a cyberspace heretofore unknown to humankind.
It has made the social structure flexible and promoted borderless economic activities, extensively widening the living space of people.