Other Bipartisan Parliamentary League on ICT in Education. The debate is entering its final stages! The Bipartisan Parliamentary League on ICT in Education. Discussions by the working group on the Bill to Promote the Digitalization of School Education are entering their final stages.
Afterward, I had dinner with Mr. Toshiaki Endo, the league’s chairman and the first Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, who had just returned from Pyeongchang.
I explained the “Meta School Association”—now renamed the “Learning of Tomorrow Association” (tentative name)—to both the members of the parliamentary league and Mr. Endo.
Mr. Endo gave me a great deal of advice over a long period of time—right up until just a moment ago—and my vision has taken a major step forward!
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.”
