This online workshop, by the Cooperation and Support Action INSTAR, aims to foster alignment and create grounds for EU-Japan collaboration on 6G research and development towards pre-standardisation/standardisation. The workshop is structured around three main pillars:
- State of play of 6G standardisation and research in Europe, covering key domains such as network architectures and systems and NTN, spectrum usage, Open RAN, and energy-efficient and sustainable 6G technologies.
- Perspectives from leading Japanese 6G experts, highlighting Japan’s technological priorities, ongoing R&D activities, and pathways towards pre-standardisation/standardisation.
- Interactive discussions on alignment and joint actions, focusing on identifying common priorities, synergies, and gaps, and on shaping concrete joint outputs, including collaborative research initiatives (e.g., SNS JU - Japan opportunities, Horizon Europe-Japan opportunities) and coordinated contributions to global standardisation bodies.
This workshop is part of the overall INSTAR activities focused on strengthening international cooperation in standardization, research, and innovation through structured dialogues and joint priority settings.
Audience: Participation by invitation. JBCE, Japanese 6G experts; TTA, Republic of Korea 6G experts; INSTAR partners; European experts involved in the 6G ETF and beyond; 6G-IA, SNS-JU experts, EC .
Expected outcome:
- Potential interest in collaborating towards 2026 Horizon Europe and SNS JU proposals or similar.
List of joint actions to develop until the end of INSTAR (e.g., to speak with a specific SDO; or to prepare a recommendation document to an SDO; public events, etc).
Agenda
| Time (CET) | Session Details | Speakers |
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9:00 - 9:10 CEST 16:00-16:10 JST | Opening Remarks and Agenda Overview Welcome and outline of knowledge area prioritisation objectives | Damir Filipovic, BluSpecs and INSTAR coordinator Prof. Dr. Rute C. Sofia, fortiss, INSTAR 6G ETF Chair |
9:10-9:40 CEST 16:10-16:40 JST | Insights into 6G Europe Development and Policy Frameworks Overview of European 6G initiatives, strategic priorities, and standardisation landscape. | Moderator: Damir Filipovic, BluSpecs and INSTAR coordinator |
| DG CNECT: European 6G policy context | Remy Bayou, EC DG CNECT
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| SNS JU: Programme objectives and links to standardisation | Tambiala Madiega, SNS-JU Office | |
| 6G-IA: Industry and research priorities | Dr. Kostas Trichias, 6G-IA | |
9:40-10:30 CEST 16:40-17:30 JST | EU Perspective on Knowledge Areas and Standardisation Priorities (INSTAR) | Moderator: Prof. Dr. Rute C. Sofia, fortiss, INSTAR 6G ETF Chair |
| INSTAR / 6G ETF: Key knowledge areas & priorities: overview on the main findings | Samyuktha Indrasena, IioT Researcher, fortiss, Germany (10 min) | |
| ITU-R: IMT-2030 directions | Dr. Marja Matinmikko-Blue, Research Director, University of Oslo, Finland (ITU-R) (10 min) | |
| IETF: Networking & sustainability tracks (GREEN) | Dr. Diego R. Lopez, Senior Technology Expert at Global CTIO unit Telefonica, Spain (IETF) (10 min) | |
| IEEE: Research-to-Standards (P1955 Working Group on 6G Empowering Robotics) | Prof. Dr. Periklis Chatzimisios, (IEEE) (10min) | |
Alignment Discussion (10m)
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10:30-11:20 CEST 17:20-18:20 JST | Enabling Topics: Beyond-5G and 6G Technologies | Moderator: Dr. Hidetaka Ozawa (JBCE) |
| Overview on examples of Japan’s national Beyond-5G/6G vision, technological priorities, and standardisation strategy. | Mr. Yasushi Furukawa, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) (10 min) | |
| National Beyond-5G / 6G vision & standardisation strategy | Dr. Kentaro Ishizu, NICT (10 min) | |
| Key technology priorities for Japan-EU collaboration | Mr. Takehiro Nakamura, NTT DOCOMO, INC. CSO (10 min) | |
| Applied research & key technology priorities | Dr. Mianxiong Dong, Muroran Institute of Technology (10 min) | |
| O-RAN perspective | Dr. Mitsuhiro Kachitsu, OTIC, Rakuten Mobile (10 min) | |
11:20-11:40 CEST 18:20-18:40 | Enabling Topics: NTN & Pre-Standardisation | Moderator: Prof. Dr. Rute C. Sofia, fortiss, INSTAR 6G ETF Chair |
| NTN related activities in NTN promotion project in XGMF | Dr. Morio Toyoshima, NICT (10 min) | |
| NTN and new services | Dr Tomaso de Cola, DLR (10 min) | |
11:40-12:10 CEST 18:40-19:10 JST | Beyond-5G and 6G Directions towards Pre-Standardisation Aligning early research, proof-of-concepts, and pre-standardisation activities across regions. | Moderator: Damir Filipovic, BluSpecs and INSTAR coordinator |
| EU-Japan digital and 6G dialogue | Mr. Yasushi Furukawa, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) (10 min) | |
| 6G MIRAI-HARMONY and current standardisation collaboration mechanisms | Dr. Md Munjure Mowla, IS-Wireless /6G MIRAI | |
| Path forward | Carlos Lopez, EC, DG Connect | |
12:10-12:30 CET 19:10-19:30 JST | Convergence and Next Steps Summary of aligned priority area, agreed follow-up actions, and closing remarks | Prof. Dr. Rute C. Sofia, fortiss, INSTAR 6G ETF Chair |
