Theme: Japan’s digital innovation systems -Structural Issues for Japanese Firms and Government from the Perspective of Comparative Institutional Analysis of Digital Innovation Systems- Speaker: Prof. Tagui ICHIKAWA (HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY, Institute of Innovation Research) [Excerpts from the comments by Takeda, Head of Mumei-Juku] Former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida was chosen yesterday to be the next president […]
【Science, Technology, and Innovation in the Foreign Policy of the US and Japan】 The 56th Mumei Juku (Online) 2021/05/21 Speaker: Dr. William E. Colglazier, Editor-in-Chief, Science & Diplomacy , Senior Scholar of AAAS, Ex. Science Advisor, U.S. Secretary of State, and the UN Secretary-General’s 10-member Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (co-chair), ex. CEO […]
Theme: Japan’s Role in the Changing World: Speaker: Ambassador Shinsuke Sugiyama (Formar Ambassador to the United States) <Excerpt from the opening remarks of Dr. Takeda, Head of Mumeijuku> On March 13, the first Quad Summit was held. Quad means “four” in English, and it is a forum for the leaders of Japan, the United States, […]
Theme: How to deal with present China: Speaker: Dr. Chisako Masuo (Associate Professor, Kyushu University Graduate School) International politician, Specializes in political diplomacy in China <Excerpt from Takeda’s comment> In the United States, a new administration will finally start on January 20, 2021.In the Biden administration, Antony John Blinken, who knows Japan well, is scheduled […]
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Theme: The future created by the Autoware operating system Speaker: Shinpei Kato (Founder CTO of Tier4 Co., Ltd., Associate Professor of the University of Tokyo, President of The Autoware Foundation) ＜From the opening remarks by Representative Takeda＞ It is said to be the age of with CORONA. Gray rhinos run around, black swans (which should […]
Theme: Innovation beyond the limitation, the IOWN initiative Speaker: Takehiko Kawazoe (Senior Executive Officer, Head of Research Planning Division, NTT) ◆-Thinking about Japan’s digital strategyExcerpt from the beginning of Takeda’s speech at MUMEI-JUKU in September 2020Today, we will listen to the lecture from Mr. Kawazoe, NTT’s Managing Director, about the IOWN concept. This is a […]
Theme : The Current State and Prospects of Artificial Intelligence: Japan’s Position Speaker: Dr. Junichi Tsujii (Director of Artificial Intelligence Research Center, The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) ～Excerpts from Representative Takeda’s remarks～ Perspectives on the Virtual: Thinking from the Physical to a More Natural Reality One of the reasons why Japan […]