Programming Education Final Judging and Awards Ceremony for the 1st National Programming Competition for Elementary and Middle School Students Later today, we’ll be holding the “1st National Elementary and Junior High School Programming Competition”
Final Judging and Awards Ceremony at the KADOKAWA Fujimi Building!
Our head judge will be Professor Yoichiro Kawaguchi, and our judges will include Shigeru Kanemoto (CEO, Switch Science, Inc.),
Chiaki Hayashi (CEO, Loftwork), Yuichiro Masui (CTO, Toreta Co., Ltd.), and
Koji Matsubayashi (Engineer/Author, Vice President of Project Vine).
We’ll also hear from Executive Committee Chair Professor Masahiko Inami and Mr. Yuji Mikuma, Section Chief at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, who has been supporting the event!
I’ll be participating in a commemorative roundtable discussion with my fellow Executive Committee members: Ryo Shimizu, President of UEI Co., Ltd., and Satoshi Endo, Director of Kadokawa ASCII Research Institute Co., Ltd.
http://www.lab-kadokawa.com/jjpc/
From among the 10 winning entries that passed the first and second rounds of judging,
we will select the winners of various awards, including the Grand Prix/Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award and the Runner-up Prize/Asahi Shimbun Award.
This year’s theme is “Robots and Us.”
What kind of work will win the Grand Prize for this historic first edition?
We’re also holding an exhibition of the winning entries!
Children, of course, as well as parents and educators—
everyone is warmly welcome. Please come and see the exhibition!
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.”
