Learning of Tomorrow [Announcement] “The Fundamental Principles of a Digital Society That the GIGA School Initiative Must Not Lose Sight Of” For the first "Learning of Tomorrow Online Lunch Symposium" following the Golden Week holiday, we are pleased to welcome Mr. Hiroki Takaya from the Cabinet Secretariat’s Digital Agency Preparatory Office and the RIKEN Research Institute to speak on the topic, “Fundamental Principles of a Digital Society That the GIGA School Initiative Must Not Lose Sight Of.”
Mr. Takaya (former Director of the Information Education and Foreign Language Education Division, Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), who served as the head of the GIGA School Initiative and was a key figure in promoting ICT education.Amid rapid progress toward a digital society—including the deliberation of the Digital Reform Bill—Mr. Takaya will speak from his current position about the perspective of digitalization, particularly what is important when viewing the GIGA School Initiative through the lens of the new Basic Act on the Formation of a Digital Society, and the key points we should keep in mind at this time.
Mr. Takaya is so popular that as soon as we posted it online, we got over 300 applications that very same day! So, the deadline might be coming up soon?!?!
Please apply as soon as possible.
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.”
