InfoTrends ISTrends - Issue 55 (fwd)

[P. J. Ponder]

Anybody know what this is about?  I noticed it in the current issue of 
Information Society Trends.  Thanks.  Happy Independence Day USA!  


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Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 16:00:49 +0200
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Subject: InfoTrends ISTrends - Issue 55

Information Society Trends
Issue number: 55 - (13.6.96 - 27.6.96)

[big piece snipped out here] 

TECHNOLOGY

The Japanese Ministry of International trade and Industry (MITI) is
planning the launch in 1997 in collaboration with Japanese electronics and
computer firms of trials for an electronic certification system which
would be used for the transmission of formal documents as well as to
provide a high level of security for electronic commerce. 

[more stuff snipped out here]
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