MIC MRA International Workshop2024

Day 1, March 6, 2024
Overview: Regulation and Certification System of Japan, EU, UK and USA

9:30	Doors open
10:00	Opening
10:05	Opening Address Naohiko Ogihara (Director-General of the Radio Department, MIC, Japan)
10:20	Current status and future developments regarding radio wave utilization Noboru Usuda (Director of Certification Promotion Office, MIC, Japan)
10:50	Present and future action regarding conformity certification system based on Telecommunications Business Law Akihiro Matsumoto (Deputy Director, Telecommunication Systems Division, MIC, Japan)
11:10	Trends in radio equipment directives Luis Miguel Vega Fidalgo (Policy Officer, DG GROW, EU Commission RED, EU)
11:45	Lunch Break
14:00	Current status of the certification system in Europe Holger Bentje (Chairman, RED-CA, EU)
14:30	Current status of radio regulations in the US Jamie Coleman (Branch Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology Spectrum Policy, FCC, USA)
15:10	Implementation of TEL MRAs - United States Designating Authority Report Ramona J. Saar (Program Manager, TEL MRA Program, NIST, USA)
15:40	Break
16:00	Activities in TCB Council William Graff (Emeritus Chairman, TCB Council, USA)
16:30	Testing and certification of radio equipment in the UK Michael Derby (Technical Director, Element Materials Technology, UK)
17:00	Panel Discussion ～Hot Topics Regarding Certification Systems of EU, USA and Japan Jamie Coleman(FCC), William Graff(TCB Council), Ramona J.Saar(NIST), Luis Miguel Vega Fidalgo(RED), Holger Bentje(RED-CA), Nobuhiro Nakanishi (ICCJ), Noboru Usuda(MIC)
17:30	Closing

Day 2, March 7, 2024
Case Study: Mutual Recognition Agreement for Telecommunications Equipment

9:30	Doors open
10:00	Current status and future prospect of MRA Nobuhiro Nakanishi (ICCJ, Japan)
10:30	International standards of ISO17025 and ISO17065 in Certification Roger Sheng (APAC Liaison, UK)
11:10	Introduction of international common tests for wireless equipment William Graff (Technical Assessor, TCB Council, USA)
11:40	IECEE efforts through common testing of electrical safety equipment Toshiyuki Kajiya (Director, The Institute of Global Safety Promotion, Japan)
12:10	Lunch Break
14:00	Block chaining of test result reports Bernie Fuller (Managing Director, Blockchain Verified Sweden, EU)
14:30	Cybersecurity in the current situation in Europe Matthias Springer (Senior Vice President, Functional Safety & Security, TUV Nord Cert GmbH, EU)
15:00	Closing Address Masahiko Tominaga (ICCJ, Japan)
15:10	Closing

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