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The 24th ECHONET Forum Report March 03, 2026

The 24th ECHONET Forum was held on February 6th at the Seavans S Building Large Hall and was also streamed exclusively online via YouTube. There was a total of 110 participants, 70 people participated at the venue and 110 people participated online. Six members also exhibited at the venue.
Managing members and general members can watch the presentation, presentation materials, and product exhibits here (all in Japanese except Prof. Hu’s, no simultaneous translation nor subtitles).

The 24th ECHONET Forum Program

1. Opening Remarks ————————————————————————- (Katsuhiko Hiramatsu, Representative Director)
2. Presentation “ECHONET Consortium Activity Report for FY2025” ———— (Katsuhiko Hiramatsu, Representative Director)
3. Special Presentations 1
   1. 3-1 “Japan’s Energy Efficiency Policies for Housing Sector, Including the Definition of GX ZEH”
      　　　　　　　—————————————————– (Mr. Shunsuke Miyaoka, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy)
   2. 3-2 “Smart Homes and Data Exchange in the Physical AI Era”
      　　　　　　　—————————————————– (Dr. Yasuo Tan, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
4. ECHONET Lite Web API Interoperability Introduction
   1. 4-1 “Initiatives and Standardization of the IENAKA Data Collaboration Platform at JEITA”
      　　　　　　　—————————————————– (Mr. Naoki Shiraishi, JEITA)
   2. 4-2 “Cloud Services Powered by “UCHITAS””
      　　　　　　　—————————————————– (Mr. Takahiro Endo, INTEC Inc.)
5. Member technology presentations
   1. 5-1 “Introduction to a Hands-on Technical Seminar Using a Miniature IoT Unit Set”
      　　　　　　　—————————————————– (INTERNET BUSINESS JAPAN Co., Ltd.)
   2. 5-2 “Introduction of IoT Device security supporting Echonet Lite DA”
      　　　　　　　—————————————————– (SEALSQ Corp)
   3. 5-3 “CRAzy Regulation Rush: A Quick Guide”
      　　　　　　　—————————————————– (TÜV Rheinland Japan Ltd.)
   4. 5-4 “Initiatives to utilize data sharing platforms for the home”
      　　　　　　　—————————————————– (ACCESS CO.,Ltd.)
6. Special Presentations 2
   1. 6-1 “Edge AI for Smart Home Applications in Taiwan” (English presentation, Japanese materials)”
      　　　　　　　—————————————————– (Prof. Chih-Lin Hu, National Central University, Taiwan)
7. Smart meters demand response demonstration project
   1. 7-1 “Building the DRready interface”
      　　　　　　　—————————————————– (Mr. Wataru Hirohashi, Waseda University)
   2. 7-2 “Demonstration project utilizing IoT routes for next generation smart meter and the potential of DR Ready.”
      　　　　　　　—————————————————– (Mr. Masato Koyama, TEPCO Power Grid, Inc.)
      　　　　　　　—————————————————– (Mr. Inayoshi Hiroaki, Chubu Electric Power Grid Co.,Inc.)
      　　　　　　　—————————————————– (Mr. Kaieda Kenichi, Kansai Transmission and Distribution, Inc.)
8. FY2025 Business Report
   1. 8-1　Steering Committee ————————————— (Ren Sakata, Chairman of Steering Committee)
   2. 8-2　Technical Committee ————————————– (Takashi Murakami, Chairman of Technical Committee)
   3. 8-3　Promotion Committee ————————————- (Masato Nagasawa, Chairman of Promotion Committee)
9. Closing Remarks ——————————————————– (Kenji Shiraishi, Managing Director)

Member exhibitions:

1. “Introduction to a Hands-on Technical Seminar Using a Miniature IoT Unit Set”
   　　　　　　　　————————————　(INTERNET BUSINESS JAPAN Co., Ltd.)
2. “IoT Device security supporting Echonet Lite DA”
   　　　　　　　　————————————　(SEALSQ Corp)
3. “UCHITAS Business Platform and Home Manager”
   　　　　　　　　————————————　(INTEC Inc.)
4. “Initiatives to utilize data sharing platforms for the home”
   　　　　　　　　————————————　(ACCESS CO., Ltd.)
5. “Utilizing EL in High School-University Collaboration and Mountainous Areas”
   　　　　　　　　————————　(Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Sugimura laboratory)
6. “[Next Generation Smart Meter] DR demonstration Project utilizing IoT Routes”
   　　　　　　　　————————————　(TEPCO Power Grid, Inc.)

Opening Remarks
Katsuhiko Hiramatsu, Representative Director

2. ECHONET Consortium Activity Report for FY2025.
Katsuhiko Hiramatsu, Representative Director

6-1 Edge AI for Smart Home Applications in Taiwan.
Prof. Chih-Lin Hu, National Central University, Taiwan