“Shikoku Regional Panel Discussion for Commission on Town Development utilizing ICT and Global Expansion” to be held

1.Background

  The MIC has held “Commission on Town Development utilizing ICT and Global Expansion convened by the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications from December 2011 in order to deliberate on the state of new town development utilizing ICT, measures for promotion toward its realization and for global expansion of new town development models utilizing ICT with a view to develop new cities utilizing ICT.
  It is planned that the regional panel discussion will be held in about five places nationwide to reflect comments of parties concerned of town development such as local residents, local business communities and municipality, etc. that play an important role in regional town development in deliberations at the Commission through opinions exchanges with them.
  The MIC has decided to hold the fourth meeting of the regional panel discussion in Shikoku and it is officially announced herein.
 

2.Outline of Regional Panel Discussion

(1) Time and date
  May 23 (Wed), 2012: 14:00~16:00
(2) Place
  Auditorium at Matsuyama Municipal Shiki-kinen Museum 4F (1-30 Dogo Koen, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture)
(3) Attendees (Honorifics omitted)
  Mitsumasa Kamiyama: Chairman of the Board of Directors, EHIME-CATV, Inc.
  Shinya Kobayashi: Professor of Ehime University Graduate School
  Yoshihisa Miki: Executive Director of Shikoku Economic Federation
  Mitsuhiko Miyazaki: Chairman of Council for Promotion of Proud Town Development of Dogo Onsen
  Yoshitake Yamaguchi: Deputy Mayor of Matsuyama City
(4) Minute (plan)
1. Basic ideas on new town development utilizing ICT
2. Current state and issues of efforts concerning town development utilizing ICT in Shikoku
3. Free discussion
 

3.Others

(1) Attendance If you wish to sit in on the Shikoku regional panel discussion, please check press release issued by the Shikoku Regional Bureau of Telecommunications (http://www.soumu.go.jp/soutsu/shikoku/press/2012press/201205/20120514.html) (you need to make a prior application)
(2) Future regional panel discussion
As soon as the MIC decides to hold a future regional panel discussion, its details will be officially announced sequentially.