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2020.01.07
[Related Articles] News on Digital Textbooks and Educational Materials

・"Draft Procurement Specifications" Published Aimed at Providing One Device Per Student, Learning of Tomorrow (Resemom)

・"42 Tokyo," a tuition-free engineering school, begins its admissions process, which lasts about one month; overseas branches report it is "very grueling" (ITmediaNEWS)
 
・How Can e-Sports Be Utilized in Education?—Cultivating Personal Skills and Stimulating the Mind [New Year Special] (Games Park)

・Takamori Town, Kumamoto Prefecture: “Tablet Library”—Collaboration with Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun to Distribute Articles; Construction Scheduled for FY2020 (Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun)
 
・Nara Prefectural Institute of Education Launches “Realizing the Nara Prefecture GIGA School Initiative” Website (ICT Education News)

・Sustainable Lab Uses AI to Quantify “SDGs” Scores for All 47 Prefectures (ICT Education News)
 
・[Major News of 2019 – Education ICT & Programming] The GIGA School Initiative and Approaches to Programming Education (Resemom)

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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.”