Digital Textbooks [Newsletter] Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council News, Issue No. 48 Published ◆◇ [Special Edition] Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council News ◇◆ Vol. 048
□■□ Announcement: Digital New Year’s Party □■□
We will be holding our annual “Digital New Year’s Party.”
http://www.digital-signage.jp/event/
This New Year’s party is open to both members and non-members alike and is intended for everyone in industries related to digital media, IT, content, and more.
We believe it will be an excellent opportunity to learn about trends in the digital industry for 2014.
We hope you will invite your colleagues and join us.
We look forward to seeing you there.
We have received confirmations of attendance from Hiroshi Osaki, President of Yoshimoto Kogyo; Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, Chairman of the Kadokawa Group;
Masaaki Saito, Chairman of the Recording Industry Association of Japan; Norio Murakami, former Honorary Chairman of Google Japan;
and many others.
The entire organizing committee sincerely looks forward to your participation.
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◆ Digital New Year’s Party 2014: Event Overview ◆
■ Date and Time: Friday, February 7, 2014, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Registration opens at 6:00 PM)
■ Venue: Akasaka Shubia
1F Akasaka Business Place (formerly Plaza Mikado Building), 2-14-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
http://www.subir.co.jp/access/map_hall.html
■Target Audience: Anyone from the media, IT, content, and other industries
■Participation Fee: 5,000 yen
■Registration: http://p.tl/qHVh
■Inquiries: party@digital-signage.jp
■Organizers: Digital Signage Consortium, Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council
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◆◇ DiTT NEWS ◇◆ Vol. 0048
Publisher: Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council
Date of Publication: January 23, 2014
Editor-in-Chief: Nanako Ishido
Editor: Asaka Uchiyama
URL: http://ditt.jp/
e-mail: ditt@ditt.jp
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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.”
