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INDEX

Featured News
・The 2nd Blockchain × Education Symposium Scheduled for Friday, January 25

1. Announcements from the Secretariat
・Invitation to the Digital New Year’s Party
・Sponsorship of the “Project to Envision the Future of Physical Education” Event, etc.

2. Columns & Interviews
Interviews with Kim Ji-hyun, Kyung Gil, and Hiroshi Fukuda

3. Project Activity Reports
AI × Education Working Group Report

4. Announcements from Participating Organizations
Packed with seminar and event information for everyone from preschoolers to working professionals

5. Recommended Related News
Introducing the latest news on digital textbooks and programming education

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Featured News
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■ The 2nd Blockchain × Education Symposium Scheduled for Friday, January 25
In the first half, Mr. Tsuneki Takahashi of Sony Global Education—one of the first companies in Japan to enter the blockchain business in the education sector—
will give a presentation on their initiatives. In the second half, participants will
explore and discuss ideas for utilizing blockchain
in education.
Registration: https://a00.hm-f.jp/index.php?action=R1&a=196&g=335&f=670

Details: http://lot.or.jp/wp/report/688/

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1. Announcement from the Secretariat
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■ Announcement: “Digital New Year’s Party”
We will hold a digital New Year’s party on February 8. We are widely inviting participants—not limited to those in the educational IT industry—
but including anyone involved in digital technology or IT.
Registration: http://urx2.nu/O7CQ
Details: http://lot.or.jp/wp/report/596/

■ Business Model Discovery & Presentation Event
(To be held in Okinawa on February 1) A gathering of business “ideas, plans, models, and resources,” as well as
hidden gems—products, services, and technologies—from within companies.
An event held in various locations where participants can submit entries and offer support to discover new business opportunities.
We are currently recruiting participants for the Okinawa event in February. (Supported by the Telecom Services Association,
the ICT Business Research Group, the Japan-Europe Industrial Cooperation Center, and the Learning of Tomorrow Association)
Event Details & Registration: http://ict.telesa.or.jp/2018bm.html　

Last Year’s Results: http://ict.telesa.or.jp/2017bm.html ■ “Project to Envision the Future of Physical Education”
The Learning of Tomorrow Association sponsored the kickoff event for this project, held on January 12,
where a diverse group of people came together to consider the future of physical education.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2314775932135943&id=2272611603019043

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2. Columns & Interviews
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[Interview] Kim Ji-hyun and Kyung Gil
(Director and Researcher, Nonprofit Organization CONNECT; SW Education Platform)
http://csforall.jp/interview/3192/

[Interview] Hiroshi Fukuda (Representative Director, meleap Co., Ltd.)
From the CiP Council’s interview series “Packed to the Brim”
https://takeshiba.org/inteview05/

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3. Project Activity Report
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■ Report on the 4th AI × Education Working Group Meeting
A report on the presentation by Ko Ishiyama, President and CEO of ExaWizards, Inc., and
the discussions held by working group members.
http://lot.or.jp/wp/project/675/

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4. Announcements from Participating Organizations
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<Research, Reports, and Announcements>
[Currently Underway] CVJ Workplace Art Project: From Art Exhibitions to Sales in the Office
The first installment of the Workplace Art Project, organized by the CVJ General Incorporated Foundation
and supported by the Okawa Dream Foundation, is currently underway at Yahoo Japan Corporation. This initiative aims to
“support artists” and “enhance corporate creativity.” CVJ plans to expand this project to other companies in the future.
(Okawa Dream Foundation)
http://cvj.or.jp/news/

<Seminar and Event Information for Students and Professionals>
[Call for Participants] IPv6 Summit in SHIZUOKA 2019 & IPv6 Hands-On Seminar
(Feb. 14–15) The Summit will serve as a forum to discuss the current state of IPv6,
as well as its future development and impact. Co-hosted with JPNIC and FINO, the event will feature
lecture-style seminars explaining the fundamentals of IPv6 technology,
as well as hands-on exercises using virtual routers to practice the practical operation
of IPv6 networks.(Internet Association of Japan)
Details: https://www.iajapan.org/ipv6/summit/SHIZUOKA2019.html

[Call for Participants] Seminar Hosted by the Radio Cooperation Association: Heisei 30, 2nd Information and Communications Lecture
(Feb. 25) Representatives from various organizations will present the latest updates on topics including the preparation status for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games and
“omotenashi” (hospitality) for international visitors, as well as advanced video services utilizing 4K and 8K,
various attractions leveraging the 5th-generation mobile communication system, and a smooth
radio wave usage environment.
(Information and Communications Promotion Foundation)
https://www.dsk.or.jp/4sonota/04_kouen.htm

<Event and Workshop Information for Preschoolers through High School Students>
[Applications Open] Entries Now Being Accepted for the Japan Game Awards 2019 “U18 Division”
(Deadline: March 29) The U18 Division is a game creation contest
aimed at discovering the next generation of game creators,
targeted at elementary, junior high, and high school students aged 18 and under.
Submissions are now being accepted.
(Computer Entertainment Association)
https://u18.awards.cesa.or.jp/news/20181203/

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5. Recommended Related News
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6. Media
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(RiseMom) [Major News of 2018 – Education ICT] METI’s “Classrooms of the Future” Initiative and
Other Active EdTech Developments
https://resemom.jp/article/2018/12/29/48403.html

教育家庭新聞)[New Year’s Message] Toward the Realization of a “Learning of Tomorrow Society” (Chairman Hiroshi Komiyama)[New Year’s Message] 2019: Insights from Key Figures in the Education Industry (Nanako Ishido, Chairperson)
https://resemom.jp/article/2019/01/01/48413.html

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Learning of Tomorrow Newsletter Vol. 005
Publisher: Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
Date of Publication: January 18, 2019
Editor-in-Chief: Nanako Ishido
Editors: Yu Tsuchihashi, Yuko Akamatsu
URL: http://lot.or.jp/

e-mail: info[a]lot.or.jp
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