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2015.04.08
Digital Ehon Award / International Digital Ehon Fair to Be Held

The Digital Ehon Awards and the International Digital Ehon Fair have been confirmed!
Submissions are now open!
Please feel free to submit your entries using works like “Flying Cat,” which we posted earlier!
We look forward to discovering more wonderful works this year.

*Click here for the press release.

The “International Digital Ehon Fair” is a digital book fair where
children’s picture books, books, and other forms of digital expression known as “Digital Ehon.”
It is a digital book fair where all of these are gathered in one place.

At the 2014 event, we received 250 entries from 40 countries around the world,
and we have been promoting the appeal and diversity of “Digital Ehon” to the entire world.
In 2015, we plan to widely solicit Digital Ehon entries from even more countries and
continue to expand the event.

● International Digital Ehon Fair Official Website
http://d-childrensbookfair.net/

In addition, the “Digital Ehon Award,” which is a related initiative of the “International Digital Ehon Fair,”
solicits Digital Ehon books from around the world and,
following evaluation by a distinguished panel of judges, selects award-winning works such as the Grand Prize and Runner-up.
During the 2014 event, we received over 300 entries from approximately 20 countries.
For this fourth edition, we plan to solicit and showcase works from even more countries.

[Digital Ehon Award Judges]　

Koji Ishikawa / Picture Book Author
Tsuguhiko Kadokawa / Chairman of the Board, KADOKAWA Corporation
Rika Kayama / Psychiatrist, Professor at Rikkyo University
Yuichi Kimura / Picture Book Author
Yoichi Sakakibara / M.D., Vice President, Ochanomizu University
Tomoyuki Sugiyama / President, Digital Hollywood University
Tetsuya Mizuguchi / Creator and Producer, Specially Appointed Professor, Keio University
Kenichiro Mogi / Neuroscientist, Senior Researcher at Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Specially Appointed Professor at Keio University　　　　　
(Listed in Japanese syllabary order; honorifics omitted)

● Digital Ehon Award Official Website
http://www.digitalehonaward.net/

In addition, the “FlyingCat” digital picture book creation tool, distributed by Digital Ehon Co., Ltd. (Taito Ward, Tokyo), which serves as the award’s administrative office, has been designated as an officially recognized tool for this award, and we will actively accept submissions of works created using “FlyingCat.”
http://flyingcat.bookjam.net/jp/


　

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  • Digital Picture Book Author

    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.”