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2014.04.22
[Related Articles] Articles on Digital Textbooks (from DiTT)

・Public Elementary Schools to Collaborate with Cram Schools: Takeo City, Saga Prefecture, Starting in FY2015
http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG4K5J9PG4KUTIL02B.html

・The Day Textbooks and Notebooks Are Replaced by Tablets—Pilot Study on ICT Education at Meguro Ward First Junior High School, Tokyo
http://news.mynavi.jp/articles/2014/04/21/microsoft/

・Publication of “Guidelines on Information and Communication Technology for Promoting the Use of ICT in Education
(Handbook) 2014 (Junior High Schools and Special Needs Schools Edition)” Published
http://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_news/s-news/01ryutsu05_02000049.html

・The University of Tokyo and Others / Research Report on Special Education Utilizing ICT Released
http://ict-enews.net/2014/04/21doit-japan/

・Ritsumeikan University / Symposium on Learning Support for Children with Foreign Roots to Be Held in May
http://ict-enews.net/2014/04/22ritsumeihuman/

・Intellectual Property Headquarters Begins Verification and Evaluation (Part 1)
http://www.huffingtonpost.jp/ichiya-nakamura/story_b_5145120.html

・“Digital Youth Award 2014,” a Student App and Idea Contest
Finals – Aim for the “Imagine Cup” in Seattle, USA (1) The “Ideas” Category, Packed with Youthful Creativity
http://yukan-news.ameba.jp/20140416-219/


　

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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.”