The WIDE Project (Widely Integrated Distributed Environment) is an Internet project in Japan founded by Keio University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and The University of Tokyo that was started in 1985.
WIDE aims to integrate academia and industry in a single group that overcomes lines between organizations as an autonomous force utilizing new technologies for a better society.
This mission has guided the actions of the project for two decades and will continue to be a cornerstone of its activities.
[2] The president is Jun Murai, a professor of Keio University SFC.
[3] It has been a core proponent of IPv6 research (KAME project), development and deployment in Japan.