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2016.09.12
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・Docomo and Others Conduct Pilot Study on ICT-Based Education in Combined-Grade Classrooms
http://resemom.jp/article/2016/09/08/33681.html

・Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Announces Preliminary Budget Request for FY2017, Allocating 400 Million Yen for Programming
http://ict-enews.net/2016/09/7soumu-2/

・Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Selects 46 Local Governments for ICT Education Advisor Dispatch Program
http://ict-enews.net/2016/09/6mext-2/

・Education Reform: Reports from the Field—Ikeda Elementary School (Affiliated with Osaka University of Education) Explores the Use of Information and Communication Technology / Osaka
http://mainichi.jp/articles/20160910/ddl/k27/100/434000c

・Shouldn’t Parents of Infants and Toddlers Be the Ones to Learn About “21st-Century Education”!?
http://www.sankei.com/life/news/160905/lif1609050023-n1.html

・Soccer Star Honda’s First Investment Is in Education—Life is Tech, Which Provides Programming Education for Middle and High School Students, Raises 700 Million Yen
http://jp.techcrunch.com/2016/09/12/lifeistech-raises-700m-yen/

・How to Start “Programming Education” in Elementary Schools… Teachers on the Front Lines Exchange Information on Best Practices and Tools
http://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/event/1019278.html


　

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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.”