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The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) together with Nikkei (President & CEO: Tsuneo Kita) will hold the Second ICT Medical Care Forum, with the theme of “Realizing an Advanced Medical Care Society with ICT,” on February 15 (Tue), 2011.
1. Purpose of meeting
In Japan's rapidly aging society, there is growing anxiety concerning community medicine, particularly with regard to matters such as the shortage and increasingly uneven distribution of doctors. There are great hopes for “remote medicine” as a means of using ICT (Information and Communications Technology) to make effective utilization of limited health care resources and provide high-quality medical services to end-users, and with its implementation now under way “remote medicine” is bringing high levels of satisfaction to citizens in all parts of the country.
This Second Forum will introduce the true state of actual “remote medicine” initiatives and facilitate discussions regarding proposals for real communication using cutting-edge technology, the potential for health care clouds, and so on.
2. Date, time and venue
Date and time: February 15 (Tue), 2011 (13:30-16:30)
Venue: Nikkei Hall (Otemachi 1-3-7, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
3. Program
See enclosed document.
4. Participation and application details
(1) Admission: Free
(2) How to participate: Those who wish to participate should apply from the URL provided below. Please note that if too many applications are received, tickets for attendance will be dispatched after conducting a lottery. An announcement regarding winning applicants will be substituted with the dispatch of tickets for attendance.
URL: http://adnet.nikkei.co.jp/
Related reports and announcements
○ First ICT Medical Care Forum to be held, with Theme of “Realizing an Advanced Medical Care Society with ICT” (published December 22, 2010)
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For further information about this press release, please fill in the inquiry form and submit it to MIC on the website
http://www.soumu.go.jp/joho_tsusin/eng/contact.html
International Policy Division,
Global ICT Strategy Bureau, MIC
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