Electronic commerce is an important IT infrastructure that supports the information economy, and it is the information economy that contributes to the advancement of production and corporate management, in addition to the original acceleration and efficiency of commerce.
On the one hand, the use of electronic commerce is spreading at a healthy pace and in 2006 the business to business EC (B to B EC) market scale reached 231 trillion yen. However there are still some important problems such as: (1) There is no interoperability because the use of electronic commerce has advanced independently within individual companies and within the industry. In addition, information sharing that goes beyond company and industry borders is difficult, but necessary for dealing with social issues that will be encountered in the future. (2) A variety of problems such as information security, personal information protection, intellectual property rights, and consumer protection are becoming apparent as the use of electronic commerce as an IT infrastructure expands.
Knowledge, experience, and a network have been gained through more than ten years of organized activities since the Next Generation Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan started in 1996.
Using these acquired assets, ECOM always supports users and vendors who are involved in electronic commerce beyond the framework of company and industry. We work toward the solution to the problem between companies and industry and reflect customer opinions in our policy, cooperate with foreign countries, and send information to the consumer.

From the Continuous Activity Prospectus
Next Generation Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM)