CREATIVE KIDS TOP Neurodiversity National Personnel Authority President’s Award Ceremony

Neurodiversity

2024.02.26
National Personnel Authority President’s Award Ceremony

An awards ceremony and reception were held for the National Personnel Authority President’s Award, which honors outstanding national civil servants.

The award recipients were the Policy Open Lab TECH FORMING Team of the Financial Services Agency; the Naniwa Juvenile Detention Center of the Ministry of Justice; the entire crew of the fisheries research vessel “Kaiyo Maru” of the Fisheries Agency; the Emergency Disaster Response Team (TEC-FORCE) of the Kyushu Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism;the Japan Meteorological Agency’s Meteorological College, and Mr. Hideki Noguchi of the Japan Coast Guard.

Once again, congratulations to all the award winners.

https://www.jinji.go.jp/kisya/2402/2402sousaisho01.html

The National Personnel Authority President’s Award is presented annually to national civil servants (individuals or occupational groups) who have “made outstanding contributions to the improvement of public services and the lives of the people, and met the expectations of the public, through many years of steadfast efforts and courageous actions driven by high motivation.” This award,"established in Showa 63." I was humbly entrusted with the role of selection committee member.

At the roundtable discussion, I sat next to Director Kurashige of the Naniwa Juvenile Detention Center and heard about the actual conditions at the facility.

The Naniwa Juvenile Detention Center was established in Taisho 12 as Japan’s first juvenile detention center and has just celebrated its 100th anniversary. As the backgrounds of the inmates—including developmental challenges and poor upbringing—continue to change, the center has established an appropriate support system that looks ahead to their lives after release.

There are some parallels with the discussions in the Neurodiversity Project, so I’d like to hear more about this.


　

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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.”