Revisions Enacted to the Broadcast Act with Approval of Simultaneous Transmission by NHK - Part 2

 ■Revisions Enacted to the Broadcast Act with Approval of Simultaneous Transmission by NHK - Part 2 To summarize the issues for broadcasting succinctly, it is the lack of growth.Communication has developed significantly through the internet and smartphones over the 27 years since the fusion theory was put forth.The internet is also catching up to TV in terms of scope of advertising.TV is doing well to endure while stagnating.However, there is a significant discrepancy in terms of strength.The total aggregate market value of the flagship TV...

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Revisions Enacted to the Broadcast Act with Approval of Simultaneous Transmission by NHK - Part 1

 ■Revisions Enacted to the Broadcast Act with Approval of Simultaneous Transmission by NHK - Part 1 Revisions were enacted to the Broadcast Act, clearing the path for NHK to simultaneously transmit their regular programming on the internet.I was invited to the House of Representatives’ Committee on Internal Affairs and Communications to present my opinion as a witness.This revision is help up by 3 pillars, but the simultaneous transmission by NHK is attracting attention in particular.I presented my opinion from a standpoint of agreement, or...

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Content Promotion Measures with the Liberal Democratic Party - Part 2

 ■Content Promotion Measures with the Liberal Democratic Party - Part 2 What is important is that the stage after the internet and smartphones has also arrived for content.Distribution has transitioned to 5G and the cloud, and there are varied environments in terms of devices and usage, such as IoT and VR.It is expected for AI- and data-driven advertising and sales strategies to become mainstream in the content business and for management through blockchain to grow.Online advertising has already grown to a scale that exceeds TV advertising,...

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Content Promotion Measures with the Liberal Democratic Party - Part 1

 ■Content Promotion Measures with the Liberal Democratic Party - Part 1 I was invited by the Liberal Democratic Party Intellectual Property Investigation Committee to speak on the theme of “The Current State and Tasks for Content Promotion.”Content policies, which began in the 1990s, saw an upsurge in the 2000s. In the past, they were focused on domestic matters and promoting industry, but they are now transitioning to an emphasis on global and online development based on the declining birth rate in Japan and the global advancement of IT....

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Establishment of the Act to Promote the Computerization of Education

 ■Establishment of the Act to Promote the Computerization of Education 　The Diet established the “Act to Promote the Computerization of School Education.”1 year prior to this, systemization of “digital textbooks” was achieved through the revisions to the School Education Act and other laws presented by the government.　This law is the other engine to significantly advance the computerization of school education through comprehensive measures for municipalities to formulate and execute plans for promotion.　However, digital textbooks and programming...

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Report from the Riken Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) - Part 2

 ■Report from the Riken Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) - Part 2The AIP center has a three-layer structure involving the Generic Technology Research Group, the Goal-Oriented Technology Research Group, and the Artificial Intelligence in Society Research Group.Basic research to build a general foundation involves personal battles, as researchers who are strong in mathematics explore principles in a straightforward manner. We must exert ourselves in this field as a nation.Goal-oriented applied research is a highly competitive field...

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Report from the Riken Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) - Part 1

 ■Report from the Riken Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) - Part 1 AIP, which is Riken’s AI research center, held a symposium. I serve as the coordinator of this center and provided a greeting.I used to be a government official. When I was starting my career in the mid ’80s, I took charge of a project to develop an automatic translation phone using the shares from the privatization of the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation. As a result, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International was established...

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The Learning of Tomorrow Business by Yoshimoto and NTT Supported by CANVAS

 ■The Learning of Tomorrow Business by Yoshimoto and NTT Supported by CANVAS“Laugh & Peace_Mother” is the learning of tomorrow transmission platform by Yoshimoto Kogyo, NTT, and the Cool Japan Fund. Japan, which has been unable to produce a global platform like Netflix or Amazon, aims for success in the field of education. Moreover, it has received investment of 10 billion yen from a national policy fund.The creativity, expressiveness, and objective of learning while playing that we have fostered at CANVAS for nearly 20 years would serve...

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