“Commission on Urban Development utilizing ICT and Global Diffusion: Hokkaido Regional Commission” to be held

1.Background

  The MIC has held “Commission on Urban Development utilizing ICT and Global Diffusion” convened by the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications from December 2012 in order to consider the state of new urban development utilizing ICT, measures for promotion toward its realization and measures for global diffusion of new urban development models utilizing ICT with a view to develop new cities utilizing ICT.
  It is planned that the regional commission will be held in about five places nationwide to reflect comments of parties concerned of urban development such as local residents, local business communities and local public bodies etc. that play an important role in regional urban development in considerations at the Commission through opinion exchanges with them.
  The MIC has decided to hold the second meeting of the regional commission in Hokkaido and it is officially announced herein.
 

2.Outline of Regional Commission

(1) Time and date
  April 25 (Wed), 2012: 13:30~15:30
(2) Place
  Hotel Polestar Sapporo 2F Serenade
(3) Expected guests (Honorifics omitted)
  Tatsuo Kondo: Chairman of Hokkaido Economic Federation
  Yasuyuki Hamada: Chancellor of Sapporo International University
  Ikkei Matsuda: CEO of SARR, LLC-Science and Research for Reconstruction
  Tsuyoshi Yamamoto: Professor of Hokkaido University, Associate Director of Hokkaido University Center for Innovation and Business Promotion
  Koichi Watanabe: Mayor of Iwamizawa City
(4) Minute (plan)
  1. Basic ideas on new urban development utilizing ICT
  2. Current state and issues of efforts concerning urban development utilizing ICT in Hokkaido
  3. Free discussion
(5) Sponsor Hokkaido Telecommunications Council