Digital Textbooks Announcement of the Seminar: “Let’s Promote the Digital Transformation of Education” 
A seminar will be held jointly by the bipartisan “Parliamentary League for Promoting the Use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Education,
” the NPO Information and Communications Policy Forum (ICPF), and DiTT.
We will discuss what kind of educational system the “Bill on Promoting the Use of Information Technology in School Education” aims
to achieve and what institutional reforms are required to realize it, and we will hold a broad discussion with relevant stakeholders to support the
bill’s passage.
We hope you will join us.
http://kokucheese.com/event/index/466407/
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Seminar: “Let’s Promote the Digitalization of Education”
■ Date and Time: Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 5:40 PM – 7:15
PM ■ Location: Conference Room
101, 1st Floor, House of Councillors Members’ Building ■ Program:
Moderator: Hajime Yamada (Chairman, ICPF)
5:40 PM Opening
Remarks
Toshiaki Endo, Member of the House of Representatives (Chairman of the Parliamentary League)
5:50 PM: Regarding
the “Bill on the Promotion of Information Technology in School Education”
Michihiro Ishibashi, Member of the House of Councillors (Secretary-General of the Parliamentary League)
6:15 PM: Educational Transformation
Brought About by the “Bill”
Naoto Kikuchi (Director, DiTT)
6:45 PM: General Discussion
7:15 PM: Closing
■Free
Admission■Co-hosted by: Bipartisan ICT Parliamentary League, ICPF, DiTT
■Registration:
http://kokucheese.com/event/index/466407/
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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.”
