Programming Education Press Conference Announcing the Second National Programming Competition for Elementary and Middle School Students I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather for a while now, but I started running a fever on Friday night… I have a series of events
this week—including hosting, giving a lecture, and doing interviews—so I really hope I’ll be back on my feet by the end of the day.
Anyway, we’re holding the National Elementary and Junior High School Programming Contest again this year! The kickoff event is this
Friday.
Speakers will include Mitsuru Sugaya, author of *Hello, Microcomputer*; Mr. Kurihara from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Mr. Mikuma from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications; Mr. Ito from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Masahiko Inami, Chair of the Executive Committee; Ryo Shimizu, President of UEI and member of the Executive Committee; Satoshi Endo of Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute; and (yours truly).We hope you’ll join us.
http://ascii.jp/elem/000/001/446/1446077/
■Date and Time: Friday, March 10, 2017, 3:00 p.m.–5:00
p.m. ■Venue: The University of Tokyo, Ito International Research Center, 3rd Floor,
Central Classroom 7-3-1
Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ext01/iirc/access.html
■Organizer: National Elementary and Junior High School Programming Competition Executive Committee; Secretariat
: Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute, Inc., UEI Co., Ltd., and CANVAS
(NPO) ■Program
: Opening Remarks by the Competition Executive Committee Chair;
Remarks by Supporting Organizations
; Explanation of the “2nd National Elementary and Junior High School Programming Competition”; Talk Seminar with Guest
Speakers ■Speakers: Masahiko Inami
, Competition Executive Committee Chair(Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
) Mr. Kiyoshi Kurihara, Specialist attached to the Counselor (in charge of Information) at the Bureau of Research Promotion, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mr. Yoshinori Ito
, Counselor, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (in charge of the Bureau of Economic and Industrial Policy)and Director of the Industrial Human
Resources Policy Office; Mr. Yuji Miya, Director of the Information and Communications Utilization Promotion Division, Information
and Communications Administration Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications; Mr. Mitsuru Sugaya, Manga Artist
, Novelist, and Professor in the Character Design Course, Faculty of Manga, Kyoto Seika University; Ms
. Nanako Ishido (Executive Committee Member); Mr. Ryo Shimizu
, Chairperson of the NPO CANVAS;(Executive Committee Member) Satoshi Endo
, President, UEI Co., Ltd. (Executive Committee Member) Satoshi Kakukawa, Director and Chief Researcher
, Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute ■ Participation Fee: Free
■ How to Participate: Please register via the link below ==
> http://lab-kadokawa16.peatix.com (You will be redirected to the Peatix registration page)
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.”
