Learning of Tomorrow [Announcement] Keidanren × Learning of Tomorrow: “Toward Realizing Learning That Paves the Way for the With/Post-Coronavirus Era” 
The second installment of the "Learning of Tomorrow Online Symposium" co-hosted series (?).
Keidanren × Learning of Tomorrow: “Toward Realizing Learning That Paves the Way for the With/Post-COVID Era.”
https://lot.or.jp/report/3033/
In September, the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) released “Urgent Recommendations to the New Cabinet for Promoting EdTech,” proposing measures that should be implemented immediately to improve the infrastructure—including hardware, software, and educational personnel—so that all public elementary, middle, and high schools can begin utilizing EdTech within the next year.
Similarly, the Learning of Tomorrow Association also released its “Statement on Promoting Post-COVID-19 Education” and made recommendations on three key areas: “improving online learning environments in schools and at home,” “implementing hybrid education that combines online and in-person learning,” and “pioneering future-oriented education.”
As the spread of the novel coronavirus becomes increasingly serious, there is a need to update our educational systems in order to realize a new era of learning.
Therefore, in collaboration with Keidanren, we will host representatives from three ministries—the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications; and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry—to discuss the theme “Toward Realizing Learning That Paves the Way for the With/Post-COVID Era.”
Since this seems to be the last symposium of the year, I’m looking forward to seeing everyone online (*^^*)
■ Date and Time: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
■ Scheduled Speakers (Titles Omitted):
Daisuke Asano: Director, Service Policy Division, Commerce and Services Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (and concurrently Director, Education Industry Office)
Chikara Iikura: Director, Information Circulation Promotion Division, Information Circulation Administration Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Yuichi Imai: Director, Division of Information Education and Foreign Language Education, Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Rieko Komiyama: Chair, EdTech Strategy Study Group, Innovation Committee, Keidanren
Nanako Ishido: President of Learning of Tomorrow
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.”
