Programming Education [Media] Several media outlets have featured “Microsoft YouthSpark: Programming for All—For All Children and Youth.” Several media outlets have covered “Microsoft YouthSpark: Programming for All—For All Children and Youth.”
This is an initiative launched by Microsoft Japan in collaboration with CANVAS and the certified NPO Sodateage Net to provide computer science education starting July 1 to children and young people—including girls, those living in remote areas, people with disabilities, and unemployed youth—who face barriers to accessing such education.
CANVAS will work toward training 200 instructors and conducting 100 classes and workshops over the course of one year.
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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.”
