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Citizenship activities of NTT Group companies in fiscal 2007

1.Social welfare

Category	Example	Summary	Company
Support for differently abled people	Distribution of "Please Call" notebooks	A communication tool for people with hearing or speech impairments and elderly people. When away from home, the notebook can be used to write down a telephone number, name, and a message asking a person nearby for assistance in making calls. (approx. 220,000 distributed so far)	NTT EAST NTT WEST
Support for differently abled people	Distribution of "Fureai Sokutatsubin" fax paper	Fax paper designed as a communication tool to make it easier for people with hearing or speech impairments to send faxes (approx. 165,000 pads distributed so far)	NTT EAST NTT WEST
Support for differently abled people	NTT mimi-Project (Ear-Project) activities	A working group consisting of NTT Group hearing impaired and other employees examine NTT Group products and services from the standpoint of hearing impaired people with the goal of improving customer service.	NTT EAST NTT COMWARE NTT CLARUTY
Support for differently abled people	Operation of Yu Yu Yu portal site for differently abled and elderly people	NTT CLARUTY operates Yu Yu Yu, a portal site that provides a full range of useful information services enabling differently abled and elderly people to carry out tasks such as finding information, creating documents, and publishing websites on their own.	NTT CLARUTY
Support for differently abled people	Provision of information on barrier-free facilities	NTT DoCoMo offers content for mobile phones and other devices providing information on barrier-free facilities in the Hokkaido, Kansai, Kyushu areas.	NTT DoCoMo
Support for differently abled people	Support for an NTT Group sign language circle	Activities of Heart Language, an NTT Group sign language circle, were supported by providing conference rooms etc.	NTT Advanced Technology
Support for differently abled people	Fundraising activities for the Japan Guide Dog Association on an OCN website	Online fundraising activities through the OCN Jolly website as part of activities to foster understanding of the need for guide dogs for people with visual impairments.	NTT Communications
Support for children	Support for setting up Kodomo 110 no Mise and Kodomo 110 no Ie safe havens for children in shops and homes	Help was provided in establishing Kodomo 110 no Mise and Kodomo 110 no Ie (literally "Children's Emergency Services Shop" and "Children's Emergency Services House") locations to help prevent crime against children. When in danger, children can go to volunteers in the program for protection, after which police, schools, and parents are contacted.	NTT DoCoMo NTT LOGISCO
Support for welfare organizations etc.	Donations of used PCs to welfare facilities	Used PCs were donated to local communities and non-profit groups, thus contributing to both society and the environment through recycling and reuse.	NTT Communications NTT COMWARE
Support for welfare organizations etc.	Cake sales	Cakes and other sweets made in welfare confectioneries staffed by differently abled people were sold in NTT offices on occasions such as Valentine's Day, White Day, and other events, and were also given as small parting gifts to participants at NTT DATA's general shareholder meeting.	NTT Communications NTT DATA
Support for welfare organizations etc.	Can pull tab collection	NTT EAST set up collection boxes to collect pull tabs which were then donated to volunteer groups to help purchase wheelchairs.	NTT EAST
Support for welfare organizations etc.	Support for orphanages	Children at orphanages were invited to amusement parks and baseball games, and also given presents paid for by proceeds from a Christmas bazaar and donations.	NTT DoCoMo
Support for welfare organizations etc.	Exchanges with facilities and workshops for people with intellectual disabilities	Items made in workshops by differently abled people were exhibited and sold at the company. A group of employees from NTT Yokosuka Research and Development Center also put on a "Fureai Concert" at a facility for people with intellectual disabilities.	NTT (Cyber Communications Laboratory Group)
Support for welfare organizations etc.	Employee donation activities	NTT DATA collected and donated items to volunteer organizations. Donated items included used stamps and prepaid cards, foreign coins left over from overseas trips, and unwanted CDs and calendars.	NTT DATA

2.Promotion of education and culture

Category	Example	Summary	Company
Concerts	NHK Symphony Orchestra concerts, etc.	Under the concept "music is communication", NTT EAST and NTT WEST have sponsored a total of 184 NHK Symphony Orchestra concerts at venues throughout Japan since 1985 to provide people in all regions with the opportunity to enjoy quality music. People with hearing impairments were provided with Tokimeki bone sound conduction stereo headphones to enable them to enjoy the music.	NTT EAST NTT WEST
Concerts	NTT DATA Concert of Concerts	NTT DATA has held classical music concerts at Suntory Hall since 1996 to broaden communication with customers through arts and culture. The two concerts held in fiscal 2007 were attended by 3,000 members of the general public.	NTT DATA
Concerts	NTT Philharmonic Orchestra	The NTT Group has supported the NTT Philharmonic Orchestra since it was founded by NTT Group employees to contribute to the enhancement of NTT's creative corporate culture through music.	NTT NTT EAST NTT Communications NTT DATA NTT DoCoMo NTT FINANCE NTT LOGISCO NTT ADVERTISING NIPPON CAR SOLUTIONS NTT Quaris DoCoMo Systems NTT INTERNET
Concerts	DoCoMo Concerts	NTT DoCoMo stages free public concerts in Roppongi Hills.	NTT DoCoMo
Concerts	Sponsorship of the Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation	NTT Urban Development dispatched employees to the Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation and sponsored the Foundation's own concerts.	NTT Urban Development
Concerts	Sponsorship of Viola Space	NTT FINANCE has since 1997 sponsored Viola Space, a viola festival proposed by internationally acclaimed musicians Nobuko Imai, Masao Kawasaki, and Mazumi Tanamura to contribute to the enrichment of society through the development of music culture.	NTT FINANCE
Concerts	Sponsorship of The Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition in Hachioji	NTT AFTY was a sponsor of the world class Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition held in Hachioji.	NTT AFTY
Painting & Arts	Operation of NTT InterCommunication Center (ICC)	NTT EAST opened the NTT InterCommunication Center (ICC) in April 1997 in Tokyo Opera City in Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo, as a cultural facility for presenting ideas for the society of the future through promoting dialog between technology and the arts with a core theme of communication.	NTT EAST
Painting & Arts	NTT DoCoMo Future Museum	Since 2002, NTT DoCoMo Future Museum creative drawing contests have been held to encourage children to present their dreams and visions of the future in a visual format.	NTT DoCoMo
Cooperation in social education	Instructor dispatch to the e-Net Caravan program	NTT Group companies dispatched instructors to e-Net Caravan. Instructors in this program hold seminars that target mainly parents and teachers in an effort to raise awareness regarding safe and secure use of the Internet. e-Net Caravan is organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology together with the Telecommunications Carriers Association.	NTT EAST NTT WEST NTT Communications NTT DoCoMo
Cooperation in social education	Websites for children	Children's websites Super Media Kids and Communications World Adventure (both in Japanese only) were established to encourage children to have fun as they learn about communications media and develop ICT literacy.	NTT EAST NTT WEST
Cooperation in social education	Donation of used PCs and supplies to schools	Used PCs are donated to schools when computer systems are updated. Also, four times a year about 500 sheets of thick A3-sized paper used to divide products are donated to local elementary and child-care centers to be used as poster paper for art projects.	NTT EAST NTT LOGISCO
Cooperation in social education	Easy IT classes and other events for children	Classes and events such as Internet Basics, Summer Vacation IT Experience for Children, and Safe Mobile Phone Use are held to provide children with hands-on experience with IT and give parents and children opportunities for positive interaction.	NTT Communications NTT DATA NTT DoCoMo
Cooperation in social education	Workplace tours and hands-on learning experiences	NTT Group companies welcome study tours of local elementary and secondary school students, Japan Self-Defense Forces Academy students, community residents, and municipal government employees to provide opportunities to discover new technologies and experience research achievements and the coming age of ubiquitous communications.	NTT(Science and Core Technology laboratory Group) NTT DoCoMo NTT Claruty NTT AFTY NTT LOGISCO
Cooperation in social education	Accepting teachers for private sector training	NTT EAST cooperates with a program to provide teachers with opportunities to work and train in private companies to gain experience in corporate management and business activities.	NTT EAST
Cooperation in social education	Open lectures on cutting edge research achievements	The Cyber Communications Laboratory Group holds lectures that are open to the public to introduce cutting edge NTT technologies and encourage a deeper understanding and interest in science and technology.	NTT (Cyber Communications Laboratory Group)
Cooperation in social education	IT seminars (Science Camps) for high school students	The NTT Science and Core Technology Laboratory Group assisted in the Japan Science Foundation's Science Camp, an educational program for high school students. Over two days, 15 high school students toured company laboratory facilities, and participated in experiential seminars and group discussions.	NTT (Science and Core Technology Laboratory Group)
Cooperation in social education	Science field trips for local elementary and junior high school students	The NTT Information Sharing Laboratory Group builds children's interest in science through conducting field trips and lectures with the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers to introduce communications technology history and the latest research and development.	NTT (Information Sharing Laboratory Group)
Cooperation in social education	NTT Core Technology Symposium open to the public	The NTT Cyber Communications Laboratory Group organized a symposium showcasing the latest technologies and stimulating discussion between researchers, technology professionals, and creators. The theme of the fourth Core Technology Symposium, held in fiscal 2007, was "The Next Generation Cyberspace Connecting Humans and Robots"	NTT (Cyber Communications Laboratory Group)

3.Local community development and interaction

Category	Example	Summary	Company
Participation in community events	Participation in community events, festivals, and bazaars	NTT Group companies open their facilities to the public and participate actively in the festivals, bazaars, and other events of their respective communities.	NTT NTT EAST NTT WEST NTT DATA NTT DoCoMo
Participation in community events	Participation in local public and private sector volunteer activities	Employees actively participated in community volunteer networks supporting local festivals and other events, for example by supporting a festival at a healthcare facility for the elderly and providing parking facilities.	NTT Advanced Technology NTT LOGISCO
Participation in community events	Helping municipalities to adopt advanced technologies	NTT AFTY participates in staging seminars and other activities aimed at helping local communities adopt advanced technologies.	NTT AFTY
Recovery assistance	Disaster relief fund drives	NTT WEST organized a fund drive to aid disaster recovery efforts after the earthquake that occurred offshore of the Noto Peninsula.	NTT WEST

4.International exchange and contribution

Category	Example	Summary	Company
Education	Foreign trainees	NTT EAST and NTT Cyber Communications Laboratory opened their doors to foreign trainees.	NTT (Cyber Communications Laboratory Group) NTT EAST
Education	Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV)	Employees are dispatched to the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, organized by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). As of March 31, 2007, 8 employees were working as volunteers in various countries.	NTT EAST NTT WEST NTT DATA
Education	Support for building schools	NTT DoCoMo provided support for the construction of schools in Thailand in cooperation with the Asian Women & Children's Network (NGO). As of March 31, 2007, 9 schools had been completed.	NTT DoCoMo
Emergency assistance	Toll-free phone service for refugees	NTT Communications supported the operation of a toll-free refugee hotline for the Japan Association for Refugees, an NPO that provides help to refugees staying in Japan.	NTT Communications
Greening	Support for reforestation	NTT DoCoMo supported environmental protection activities in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, through Conservation International (NGO).	NTT DoCoMo
Greening	Support for Green Network	To cultivate employee environmental awareness through participation in tree planting activities, NTT COMWARE supported "Make the Desert Green!" NPO desert afforestation projects through donations and other activities.	NTT COMWARE
Others	Fairtrade coffee	NTT Communications offers Fairtrade coffee in some of its cafeterias. Fairtrade products are made in developing countries and support sustainable lifestyle improvements for producers by offering them fair prices for their products on a continuing basis.	NTT Communications

5.Protecting the natural environment

Category	Example	Summary	Company
Greening	DoCoMo Woods, reforestation and forestry volunteers	DoCoMo Woods are used to cultivate awareness of environmental protection and a volunteer mindset among employees and their families through woodland maintenance work that brings them into close contact with nature. These woodlands, which now cover 123 hectares in 32 locations including some overseas locations, are also used as venues for interaction with local communities. NTT DoCoMo plans to establish such woodlands in all 47 of Japan's prefectures by the year 2012.	NTT DoCoMo
Litter cleanup	"Operation Clean Environment" litter cleanup events	NTT Group company employees work with organizations in their respective communities to clean nearby roads, parks, beaches, rivers, and mountains.	NTT(Science and Core Technology laboratory Group) NTT EAST NTT WEST NTT DoCoMo NTT COMWARE NTT FACILITIES NTT Erectronics NTT Advanced Technology NTT LOGISCO NTT Claruty
Environmental education	Operation of Ecology Communication Plazas	NTT EAST offers venues for community-based environmental education activities, information dissemination, and other group gatherings.	NTT EAST
Environmental educationn	Disseminating information on "Uchi Eco" eco-friendly lifestyle promotion and other environmental initiatives	NTT DoCoMo produces a pamphlet that provides examples, tips, recipes, and so forth for promoting "Uchi Eco" eco-friendly lifestyles. DoCoMo employees apply ideas from the pamphlet in their own homes to cultivate environmental awareness and practice "Uchi Eco" household-based environmental protection.	NTT DoCoMo
Environmental educationn	Support for MIYAKE-ECO.NET, a website for dissemination of information on the nature of Miyake Island	NTT DATA has supported the recovery of Tokyo's Miyake-Jima, an island devastated by a volcanic eruption in 2000, by helping to build and operate the "MIYAKE-ECO.NET" website, which introduces the current state of Miyake's nature to people throughout Japan to foster nationwide support for the island's rehabilitation.	NTT DATA
Environmental educationn	Sponsorship of an information website	NTT DATA sponsors Think Daily, a website that provides news, reports and other information about Earth-related topics.	NTT DATA
Environmental educationn	Environmental leadership training	As part of its environmental education for employees, NTT DoCoMo provides an environmental leadership training program based on the Project WILD program promoted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Ministry of the Environment. The program has been run six times to date, training a total of 174 environmental leaders.	NTT DoCoMo
Environmental educationn	Nature experience classes	NTT DoCoMo held nature experience classes in its DoCoMo Woods for employees and their families to learn crafts such as birdhouse making and participate in talks on the environment.	NTT DoCoMo

6.Promoting sports

Category	Example	Summary	Company
Popularization of sports	Sports workshops	NTT Group companies offer sports workshops to children in their communities. They also organize soccer tournaments, inviting professional J. League players and holding friendly matches. NTT baseball, softball, and track and field clubs also hold workshops for local children.	NTT (Science and Core Technology Laboratory Group) NTT EAST NTT WEST NTT DoCoMo
Popularization of sports	Official sponsors of Omiya Ardija	NTT is a proud sponsor of Omiya Ardija, a professional soccer team in the Japanese professional J. League.	NTT EAST NTT Communications NTT DATA NTT DoCoMo NTT FACILITIES NTT ADVERTISING NIPPON CAR SOLUTIONS NTT-ME NTT DIRECTORY SERVICES ISS NTT Le Perc TelWel East Japan

7.Others

Category	Example	Summary	Company
Development of NPO activities	Mobile Communication Fund (MCF)	NTT DoCoMo established the NPO Mobile Communication Fund in 2002 as an organ for the advancement of information and communications and the betterment of society in the coming age of ubiquitous mobile communications through activities such as the award of prizes, provision of financial support to worthy organizations, and provision of scholarships to students in Asia.	NTT DoCoMo
Others	NPO Plaza, an NPO information website	NTT Communications cooperated with the Japan NPO Center to create a website that allows users to search for NPOs in Japan. NTT Communications continues to assist in operating the site.	NTT Communications
Others	"goo" Pink Ribbon Campaign	A Pink Ribbon Campaign site has been set up on the "goo" Internet portal site to broaden awareness of the importance of early detection, examination, and treatment of breast cancer. Employee volunteers participate in Pink Ribbon events and donations from employees are given to the campaign. NTT Resonant has also conducted surveys on breast cancer awareness via the Internet.	NTT AFTY
Others	OCN Dot Phone Charity Dial	Phone users can call the OCN Dot Phone Charity Dial number from OCN Dot Phones and other 050 IP telephone services to donate to charities.	NTT Communications
Others	Volunteer activities by former employees	Many people who have retired from NTT Group companies volunteer their time in various ways, including helping to clean nursing homes and hospitals, acting as guides at local tourist or historic sites, and keeping local streets, parks, and beaches clean.	Former employees of NTT Group companies