The current state of convergence of telecommunications and broadcasting

 ■ The current state of convergence of telecommunications and broadcastingI was invited to the investment working group at the Regulatory Reform Council to engage in debate about broadcasting reforms. I made a presentation entitled “Telecommunications and Broadcasting Convergence 2.0.” Let me share a summary of this presentation below.What is the current state of telecommunications and broadcasting convergence?Major developments in video services are 1) convergence, 2) smartphones and 3) large screens.There are three trends: 1) the development...

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The Government’s new IT strategy

 ■ The Government’s new IT strategy I asked the Cabinet Secretariat’s IT Strategy Office about the Government’s new IT strategy. Their reply was that they would push ahead with digital reform of Government services.The three pillars of their approach are:1. The full digitalization of Government services2. The full disclosure of Government-held data3. Laying the foundations of digital reforms1. The full digitalization of Government servicesThe goal is to create a society in which all Government services — from start to finish — can be completed...

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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ Committee for the Future of Broadcasting Services

 ■ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ Committee for the Future of  Broadcasting Services This is a committee to discuss the future of broadcasting at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC).It is a committee set up based upon the recommendations of the Regulatory Reform Council. It is charged with discussing how to effectively make use of broadcast bandwidth, with an eye to the future of broadcasting. I am participating as one of the committee members.This is the first time I have participated in discussions...

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Our response to next-generation IT is coming into view

 ■Our response to next-generation IT is coming into view  The CSIS-Nikkei Virtual Thinktank made the policy proposal that we should “aim to actualize the optimum society that has adapted to the next generation of IT”.As this is consistent with my awareness of the problem, and is also closely related to my activities, I will take note of it.The proposal argued that as the labor shortage worsens further, productivity increases through technological innovation are indispensable, and we should promote research and development “by constructing...

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Copyright Act amendments suitable for the network age have materialized

 ■Copyright Act amendments suitable for the network age have materialized              Along with amendments to the School Education Law to recognize digital textbooks as legitimate textbooks, a reform bill for the Copyright Act has been passed in the Diet. There are two points to take note of with regard to the amendments to the Copyright Act.1)Establishing flexible restrictions on rights that are compatible with the progress of digitization and the development of networks　It is now possible to...

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The preparation of a foundation for data trading is moving forward

 ■The preparation of a foundation for data trading is moving forward           The founding general meeting of the Data Trading Alliance corporation was held in Nagatacho, Tokyo.It is an organization that works to establish a technological and institutional environment where data providers can provide data smoothly and with peace of mind, and data users can easily determine which data they want and collect and use this data.http://data-trading.org/This conference was set up under private leadership, based...

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The “Super-Education Association” founding prospectus

 ■The “Super-Education Association” founding prospectus           　The founding prospectus of the Super-Education Association has been released.　The lack of IT talent has been an issue in our country for 30 years. However, while IT has penetrated all levels of our society and economy in recent years, and the demand for IT talent has increased not just in the IT and content industries but in all industries and domains, the shrinking workforce has also meant that the difficulty in meeting that demand has been further...

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The “Super-Education Association” has been founded

 ■The “Super-Education Association” has been founded   　As digital education and programming education become required in elementary schools, the lack of talent in the fields of IT and AI is increasingly worsening.　That’s why the civil cooperation network known as the “Super-Education Association” has been created. It focuses on combining education and technology from preschool age to when one becomes a working adult, including recurrent education where relearning is done. 　Its goal is to create education for the next generation...

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