“Open Data Symposium” to be held

1.Outline

  The MIC has made efforts for improving an environment where data used in each body or filed in a closed manner can be used effectively in the society (open data flow environment) in collaboration with related ministries and agencies based on the “E-Government Open Data Strategy” (decided by the Headquarters for the Promotion of an Advanced Information and Telecommunications Network Society on July 4, 2012) which is the basic strategy for the promotion of the use of public data.  
  In addition, the “Open Data Promotion Consortium” (Chairman; Hiroshi Komiyama, Chairman of Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.) was established on July 27, 2012 as a base for initiatives taken jointly by the government, industry and academia in order to promote infrastructure development toward the realization of open data circulation environment.
  The development of open data circulation environment is expected to create new services and businesses by linking valuable data and to facilitate the acquisition of useful information for the public and industries.
  In view of these circumstances, the MIC and the Open Data Promotion Consortium will hold the “Open Data Symposium (Will open data change the society? -What we need to do now-),” with a view to making the public know the significance and possibility of open data and seeking dissemination of and awareness raising on initiatives of open data.
 

2.Date/time and venue

  (1) Date and time: December 10 (Mon), 2012, 1:00~5:00PM (the venue will be opened at 12:30PM)
  (2) Venue: Ito Hall, the University of Tokyo (Ito International Research Center B2, Hongo Campus, the University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
 

3.Hosts

  The MIC and the Open Data Promotion Consortium
 

4.Draft program

  This program is a draft at this moment and will be regularly updated on the “Open Data Symposium” website (http://www.opendata.gr.jp/1st_symposium/) provided by the Open Data Promotion Consortium.
 

5.Admission fee and participation method

  (1) Admission fee: Free
  (2) Participation method: Please make an application on the “Open Data Symposium” website provided by the Open Data Promotion Consortium. Please contact the Open Data Promotion Consortium Secretariat for any inquiry about application (Phone number: 81 3 6705 6016, e-mail: opendata-c(at mark)mri.co.jp)