Programming Education We are hosting the 3rd Annual National Elementary and Junior High School Programming Competition (JJPC)! We’re hosting the 3rd Annual National Elementary and Junior High School Programming Competition (JJPC)! This year’s theme is “What Kind of World Would You Like to See?”
Details for the U-22 Programming Contest 2018 were also released today. This year’s theme is “The World Is What You Make It.”
Starting this year, the JJPC and U-22 will collaborate to further promote programming education.
We will hold a joint awards ceremony on October 21.
We look forward to receiving many entries!
■National Elementary and Junior High School Programming Contest
http://jjpc.jp/
■U-22 Programming Contest
http://www.u22procon.com/ 
As a member of the JJPC executive committee and a judge for the U-22 contest, I’ll be doing my best!
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.”
