CREATIVE KIDS TOP CANVAS Workshop Collection in Fukuoka Surpasses 20,000 Visitors!

CANVAS

2018.04.01
Workshop Collection in Fukuoka Surpasses 20,000 Visitors!

Workshop Collection in Fukuoka.
Thank you to all the visitors, exhibitors, and everyone who helped organize the event.
The total number of visitors over the two days exceeded our target of 20,000. Amazing!!!
It took six events in Tokyo to surpass 20,000 visitors, but Fukuoka did it in just three.
In the evenings, the Workshop Collection events—including discussions on programming education and future Education x IT plans for Fukuoka—were full of excitement.
At last year’s roundtable discussion, Mr. Niitsu, who is on secondment from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to Kyushu University, declared, “We’ll make it happen at Kyushu University!”
And, true to his word… the next event has been confirmed to take place at Kyushu University’s Ito Campus!!!
At yesterday’s networking event, he declared, “We’ll surpass 50,000 attendees at the Kyushu University event. If we don’t, I’ll stay in Fukuoka for another year!”
The partnership between Mr. Niitsu and Mr. Toru Tanigawa, former director of the Kyushu University Entrepreneurship Center, is unbeatable.
I’m looking forward to seeing how things unfold in Fukuoka from here on out.

*I took the liberty of using this photo from Mr. Yamada at GOODAY. President Yanase, Mr. Yamada, Mr. Iwahashi, and Mr. Watanabe—great job everyone! (*^^*)



　

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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.”