Learning of Tomorrow Report on the First General Meeting of the Parliamentary League for ICT in Education for Fiscal Year 2023 
I participated as an advisor, alongside Ichiya Nakamura, Executive Director of the Learning of Tomorrow Association, in the general meeting of the Parliamentary League for Promoting the Use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Education (Chairman: Representative Toshiaki Endo; hereinafter referred to as the “ICT Parliamentary League”).
Five years have passed since the enactment of the “Act on the Promotion of Information Technology in School Education (2019),” and while the “GIGA School Initiative” has been implemented, we conducted hearings with relevant government ministries and agencies regarding its current status and challenges. According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), while the utilization of one device per student is progressing, there are significant disparities in usage patterns depending on the region, school, andteachers. The ministry reported that it is crucial to ensure that the “routine use of devices” becomes widespread in schools nationwide and to go beyond a simple shift from paper to digital, thereby driving a transformation in the very way children learn.
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.”
