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 by moving forward with research, demonstrations, public awareness, and policy proposals regarding IT, technology, and education, such as policies to nurture IT talent as well as measures to introduce AI, big data, and blockchains into education.

   The plan is moving forward, with Keio University Associate Professor Nanako Ishido and chairwoman of the NPO CANVAS at the center. It brings together 31 industry groups, such as IT, software, transmission, broadcast, anime, video games, and music. Industry associations such as the Japan Business Federations are also taking part. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the intellectual-property headquarters, and the IT headquarters are also cooperating.

　The public entities working in the digital field, such as in IT, software, or content, are all focusing on developing human resources, but this is the first movement to cut through that. Let’s design an education system for the next generation under private leadership. 

　I am taking part as managing director. As I am also moving forward with new movements, such as the establishment of iU or the establishment of the CiP digital National Strategic Special Zone, I will infuse this flow into this organization.