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2025.06.23
Learning of Tomorrow News

・Educational Innovation in the Age of AI—The Dawn of “Next GIGA” as Seen in Presentations by Google and Microsoft Japan: EDIX Tokyo 2025 (ITmedia PC USER)

・Forbes’ “100 People Who Will Save the World”: The Next Generation of Leaders (Forbes JAPAN)

・Are U.S. universities truly among the world’s best? The underlying strength of Chinese universities, which have steadily and tenaciously overtaken them (Toyo Keizai ONLINE)

・How a Child’s “Why?” Turns into Learning: Japan’s AI “Felo” Integrates Research, Exploration, and Communication (Children and IT)

・Patrick, President of Otis Elevator Japan: “Deeply Impressed by Their Creativity and Passion”—Yamagata Higashi High School Awarded $20,000 STEM Education Grant for AI Scooter Development; Otis Employees Serve as Volunteer Mentors (Gadget Tsushin)

・Why Noboru Ando, a leading expert on “AI-powered education,” categorically states, “Children should not be allowed to use AI starting in elementary school”: Focus on fostering “curiosity and creativity” while emphasizing “ethics and morality” (Toyo Keizai Education × ICT)

・Understanding How Things Work Scientifically: Why Programming Education Is Essential in the Age of AI <Professor Akinobu Ando, Hiroshima Institute of Technology> (Kyoiku Katei Shimbun)

・Estimates indicate a shortage of 1 million science and engineering professionals by 2040; government to provide targeted support to private universities (Mainichi Shimbun)

• “Schools used to be stricter” is a huge misconception… Why the number of children refusing to go to school continues to rise even though teachers don’t yell and there are plenty of learning materials. A psychiatrist warns, “Children burdened with quotas are being pushed to the brink” (PRESIDENT Online)

・Tomoki Iida, Executive Officer at Benesse Corporation: “Reskilling Is Evolving with Generative AI” (Nikkei ESG) 

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    Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
    Director, B Lab
    Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
    Chairperson, CANVAS

    After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
    He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
    His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”