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2018.07.06
The 6th Digital Ehon Awards Are Here!

The Digital Ehon Award is back this year!
The Digital Ehon Award, which has been held since 2012 with the aim of discovering and promoting high-quality digital Ehon books that nurture children’s creativity, is celebrating its sixth edition this year.
The 5th edition of the award, held in 2017, received entries from 32 countries around the world, marking its growth into an international award.
We look forward to receiving many entries again this year. The deadline is September 28, 2018.
http://www.digitalehonaward.net

[Judges]　(Titles omitted; listed in alphabetical order)
・Koji Ishikawa / Picture Book Author
・Tsuguhiko Kadokawa / Chairman of the Board, KADOKAWA Corporation
・Yuichi Kimura / Picture Book Author
・Yoichi Sakakibara / M.D., Professor Emeritus, Ochanomizu University
・Tomoyuki Sugiyama / President, Digital Hollywood University
・Kenichiro Mogi / Neuroscientist, Senior Researcher, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.

[Judges for the Digital Educational Materials Award] (Titles omitted; listed in alphabetical order)
・Yuki Ujihashi / Senior Researcher, NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute
・Takashi Sakai / Board Member, Japan Society for Educational Informatics; Specialist, Special Needs Education Classroom, Setagaya Municipal Hachiman Elementary School
・Kazufumi Nakagawa / Professor, The Open University of Japan (Ph.D.)
・Soichiro Hirai / Special Researcher, ICT Innovation Research Department, Information and Communications Research Institute, Inc.


　

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  • Digital Picture Book Author

    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.”