Learning of Tomorrow Social Gathering of the Parliamentary League for Education and ICT Social gathering of the Parliamentary League for ICT in Education.
Lawmakers from across party lines, representatives from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications; the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; and the Digital Agency, as well as private-sector experts—a total of about 40 people—gathered for their first in-person social gathering in quite some time.
Our first meeting was held in November 2013. We began under the name “Bipartisan Parliamentary Policy Study Group Aimed at Promoting the Use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Education.” It’s been 10 years since then! As I prepared the slides to be shown at the social gathering, I looked back at photos chronicling our journey so far, and it was a deeply moving experience.
Learning of Tomorrow has long advocated that we should pursue a “catch-up” approach to educational ICT adoption—that is, advancing both infrastructure development and cutting-edge reforms—and this catch-up has now been rapidly realized due to the external pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moving forward, we hope to ride the wave of generative AI to build a world-leading educational environment.
Once again, Professor Ishibashi’s office and Learning of Tomorrow served as the secretariat. Great job, everyone!
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.”
