It is a trade organization run by the New Media Development Association, an auxiliary organization of Ministry of International Trade and Industry. To date 93 organizations are members of the ENC including most of major online service providers in Japan.
ENC exists to solve problems which network service providers encounter to when they operate network services. Activities provided by the ENC include: discussion with Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) on royalties of music copyrights in online services; ethical guideline for running online services and recommended etiquette for online service users; survey reports of online service statistics in Japan.
Press releases
Privacy Information Management System P3P is now available on the Internet
Development and Operation of the Next-Generation Rating/Filtering System on the Internet
Guidelines For Protecting Personal Data (Press Release)
Guidelines For Protecting Personal Data (Revised)
Operation of the first PICS compliant label bureau in Japan
Validation Test of the First Electronic Authentication System on the Internet in Japan
Creation of the first PICS compliant label bureau in Japan
Initiative to promote the provision and the dissemination of Internet blocking capabilities
General Ethical Guideline for Running Online Services
Recommended Etiquette for Online Service Users