Other [Event Report] Leaving No One Behind: Public Education in the Era of Living with COVID-19 I gave an online presentation here last night.
President Sugiyama of Digital Hollywood, a senior figure at the MIT Media Lab who has been mentoring me since I was 20; Kumi-chan, the representative of Katariba, who started her work around the same time as I did and is a fellow advocate, though we’ve never appeared together at an official event like this before; and Mr. Uruga, who served at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and is now the Vice Governor of Gunma Prefecture, and who has been a tremendous help to me in the field of programming education.
With this group, I would have loved to soak in a hot spring in Gunma while chatting over a glass of sake (*^^*)
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.”
