New edition of Creating a Super Free Society 1: Introduction

 ■ New edition of Creating a Super Free Society 1: Introduction　It's been two years since I wrote "Creating a super free society." In the Coronavirus invasion, the situation has changed. So I rewrote about half of it and published a new edition. The subtitle is "After Coronavirus is the era of cats." I stopped using paper and made it digital (Kindle).I’ll show some of it here.First, the introduction.------It was not supposed to be like this.Rattle, the world of Reiwa has dawned. It is the second coming of the age of technology. After 25 years...

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What should the post office do in the digital age?

■What should the post office do in the digital age?“Round-table conference on postal services in the digital age”An interim summary has been announced.I will act as chairperson.I also gave a presentation.We will be forced to digitize in the midst of the declining birthrate and aging population and the impact of Coronavirus.The number of mail items has decreased by 40% over the past eight years. Under the long-term low interest rate environment, fund management at Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance was difficult, and there were also scandals.Now,...

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Open Data Handyman Award

 ■ Open Data Handyman AwardOpen Data 2020 Self Award Online Award Ceremony.This is the eighth time that VLED has own its own awarded open data initiatives.Last time, it was regrettable that the ceremony was canceled due to the influence of Coronavirus.This time, it was held online somehow, and I served as the chief judge again this year, and gave my greetings.As an effort to award own its own,“Thank you for the award,” is the first thing that I want to say.The "Basic Bill for Forming a Digital Society" has been submitted to the Diet, and the...

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Intellectual Property Headquarters Copyright Task Force: Part 2

■ Intellectual Property Headquarters Copyright Task Force: Part 2Intellectual Property Headquarters Copyright Task Force, Interim Summary, Continued.Based on the bold recognition explained in the first part, the second half, "Compatibility between measures to facilitate use in response to the digital age and protection of rights holders' interests," organizes the issues of each theory.Formulation of usage guidelines that balance the development of UGC and respect for rights holders. Promoting the development of a rights information database. Optimization...

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Intellectual Property Headquarters Copyright Task Force: Part 1

 ■ Intellectual Property Headquarters Copyright Task Force: Part 1A task force to examine the way copyright systems and related policies should be in the digital age.A meeting of the Intellectual Property Headquarters, chaired by the chairman, has put together an "interim" report.The final meeting did not wrap up, and there were two extra meetings, and then finally.It reminds me of the bootleg task force that ruptured two years ago.Maybe it’s the leader’s fault again. While I think about that…https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/titeki2/tyousakai/kousou/digital_kentou_tf/pdf/tyukan_torimatome.pdfThis...

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