The Global Information Summit (GIS) hosted by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, will be held on February 14-15 at Tokyo International Forum. This summit is a place where leaders and experts in the IT world gather together and exchange views on contemporary challenges in the world of information communication technologies.

The main topic of the discussion will be "Digital @Home - The New Lifestyle in the Seamless Environment." With the proliferation of large-capacity Internet circuits and easy-to-use digital equipment, digital content distribution services are becoming a reality. Digital systems that take information processing by computers for granted are spreading into homes and are taking in even visual contents. In this backdrop, how will technologies advance? Where are the new business opportunities? How will existing industries be restructured? We will be discussing these subjects with the Japanese, U.S., European, and Asian markets in mind.

The content of the summit will be reported broadly in the newspapers and publications of the Nikkei Group as well as on this website.