CFIEC Webinar "Three Crises in the Digital Future: the Crisis of Network, Privacy, and Data Distribution"

Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 10:00 - 11:45
Organized by: Center for International Economic Collaboration (CFIEC)
Lecturer: Hiroshi Esaki, Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
　　　Kaori Ishii, Professor, Faculty of International Information Studies, Chuo University
　　　Noboru Koshizuka, Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
　　　Makoto Yokozawa, Director, Center for International Economic Collaboration (Moderator)
　　　(Titles omitted)
Delivery format: Online seminar (YouTube Live)
Size: 300 people
Admission: Free

Please register at the URL below.
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　The "digital future" is a new concept based on the declaration adopted at the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) Digital Ministerial Conference in December 2022. It is based on a declaration adopted at the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) Digital Ministerial Conference in December 2022. The declaration expresses a commitment to not only the development and promotion of the digital economy, but also the pursuit of people's happiness based on the concept of "well-being" (a satisfying living environment), and to tackle overall issues including inequality, discrimination, war, and global warming through digital transformation.

　Today, companies, countries, and societies are rushing to digital transformation. On the other hand, when the expected results are not achieved due to failures in the transformation process or the occurrence of technical problems, people begin to have doubts about digital transformation. At the same time, the rapid development of new technologies may have already rendered traditional techniques and methods obsolete. In this situation, a great deal of effort and expense must be expended to try to keep up with modern technology.

　There is also a human aspect to digital transformation, which relies heavily on the willingness and ability of consumers, employees, and digital "users. However, not all people are willing to participate in the transformation, and some may lack an understanding of the new technologies and processes. These challenges demonstrate the importance of a holistic approach, with appropriate planning and resources, to ensure a successful digital transformation of society as a whole, leading to a bright digital future.

　This year's session will focus on three crises for the "digital future": (1) the crisis of the Internet, (2) the crisis of privacy, and (3) the crisis of data distribution. Following lectures by Japan's leading experts in each of these areas, we will provide a forum for discussion and exchange of perspectives from each field to find a way forward for Japan's digital future.

　The moderator will be Yokozawa of the Center for the Promotion of International Economic Cooperation (CFIEC).

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1. 10:00 - 10:05 (5 min.) Program description, self-introduction of speakers (Secretariat)
2. 10:05 - 10:10 (5 min) Introduction (Makoto Yokozawa)
3. 10:10 - 10:25 (15 min) Presentation (1) (Mr. Hiroshi Esaki)
4. 10:25 - 10:40 (15 min) Presentation (2) (Mr. Natsuori Ishii)
5. 10:40 - 10:55 (15 min) Presentation (3) (Noboru Koshizuka)
6. 10:55 - 11:40 (45 minutes) Discussion and Q&A based on preliminary questions
7. 11:40 Adjournment

<Instructor Biography
Mr. Hiroshi Ezaki
Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
1987 Completed Master's program in Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University.
He joined Toshiba Corporation in April of the same year, and was a visiting researcher at Belcore Corporation in New Jersey, U.S.A. for two years from 1990 and at Columbia University in New York City, U.S.A. for two years from 1994. He has been an associate professor at the Center for Large Scale Computing, University of Tokyo since October 1998, and an associate professor at the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, University of Tokyo since April 2001.
Representative of WIDE Project, Representative of MPLS-JAPAN, Executive Director of IPv6 Promotion Council, President of JPNIC (Japan Network Information Center), Representative of Green ICT Project, University of Tokyo, Vice President and Steering Committee Chairman of Japan Data Center Association, President of IPTV Forum Senior Expert, Digital Agency. D. in Engineering (University of Tokyo).
He is the author of "Cyber First: The Reverse Economy of Digital and Real" (Impress, June 2017), "Internet by Design" (University of Tokyo Press, June 2016), "Why did the University of Tokyo succeed in saving 30%?" (Gentosha, March 2012).

Kaori Ishii
Professor, Faculty of International Information Studies, Chuo University
March 2007 Completed Doctoral program in International Business Law, Graduate School of Law, Chuo University, Doctor of Law (LL.M.)
After graduating from the Faculty of Law, Tokyo Metropolitan University, he worked as a lawyer, an associate professor at the Graduate University of Information Security, and an associate professor at the University of Tsukuba Library, Information and Media, before assuming his current position in April 2019.
He specializes in privacy and personal information protection law and information law.
Member of the Information and Communications Council, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications; Special Member of the Government Tax Commission; Ad-hoc Member of the Industrial Structure Council, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Member of the Committee for the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of New Technologies, etc.
His main publications include "The Philosophy and Contemporary Issues of the Personal Information Protection Law: History and International Perspectives on the Right to Privacy" (Keiso Shobo, 2008), "The Present and Future of the Personal Information Protection Law: Global Trends and Future Prospects for Japan" (Keiso Shobo, 2017), "EU Data Protection Law" (Keiso Shobo, 2020), "Personal Information Protection Law Commentar" (Keiso Shobo, 2021), etc.

Noboru Koshizuka
Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
D. in 1994 from the Department of Information Science, Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo.
He has been an assistant professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, an associate professor at the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, the University of Tokyo, an associate professor at the Center for Information Infrastructure, and an associate professor at the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, the University of Tokyo, since 2009.
Since 2002, he has also served as Deputy Director of YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory.
He also serves as a board member of the Open & Big Data Utilization and Regional Development Promotion Organization, Chairman of the Weather Business Promotion Consortium, an expert member of the National Strategic Special Zone Advisory Council of the Cabinet Office, and an advisor to Kochi Prefecture on IoT promotion.
He specializes in computer science. Through his research on ubiquitous computing, he is working on location information services, traceability of food, pharmaceuticals, industrial products, etc., especially the Internet of Things (IoT), open data, smart buildings, and smart cities.

Makoto Yokozawa (Moderator)
Director, Center for the Promotion of International Economic Partnerships
Senior Researcher at Nomura Research Institute until FY 2019, in charge of R&D and laboratory management in industry-academia collaboration with Kyoto University, and from April 2020, in charge of research and policy making in the digital field at the Center for the Promotion of International Economic Partnerships Co-Chair of the Digital Committee of the OECD Industrial Economics Advisory Board, ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) Digital Ambassador (Asia Pacific) of the ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) Digital Economy Committee, Co-Chair of the B20 India Digital Transformation TF, Leader of the International Strategy WG of the Keidanren Digital Promotion Committee, and member of NEDO's Technical Committee.
His major (co-)publications include "The Silicon Valley Model" (NTT Publishing, 1995), "Ubiquitous Networks" (Nomura Research Institute, 2000), and "The World Beyond Corona" (Center for the Promotion of International Economic Partnership, 2020).

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