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City & Tech

2020.02.17
The 6th City & Tech Committee Meeting

This morning was the City & Tech Committee meeting. Participants included the University of Tokyo, RIKEN, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, SoftBank, Tokyu Land Corporation, Ericsson, Mercari, Aisin Seiki, One2Ten, the Data Distribution Promotion Council, the Organization for the Advancement of Video Streaming, KMD, and CiP.
https://citytech.jp
Professor Toshiya Watanabe from the University of Tokyo spoke about the “Beyond AI” Institute, a 20-billion-yen project between the University of Tokyo and SoftBank. I hear he usually doesn’t accept speaking engagements outside the university, but he made a special exception to speak to us today (*^^*)
Next, Mr. Miyazaki from NEC discussed proof-of-concept experiments in Nanki-Shirahama, which aims to become a “holy land” for IoT, and
https://jpn.nec.com/press/201910/20191025_01.html
Mr. Ino from KMD Research Institute presented on EHR & PHR initiatives in Sukumo City, Kochi Prefecture.
We’d like to implement all of these initiatives at Takeshiba while coordinating with one another.

第6回CT委員会　活動報告
https://citytech.jp/report/6th-ct-comittee/

　

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    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.”