The 8^th workshop, which theme was " What is the foundation for national security over finance and political economy in the digital age?", was held on Wednesday, January 6^th, 2021, via the web-conference. The speakers were Prof. Yozo Nishimura (Ritsumeikan University) and Dr. Masaki Sakamoto (Economist, Marubeni Research Institute). Please see here for the detail.

http://www.iips.org/en/publications/2021/01/25124634.html

The past events could be found in the following links:

○The 1^st workshop, "Big Tech and Finance - China and US/Europe"

http://www.iips.org/en/publications/2020/07/13142124.html

○The 2^nd Workshop, " The New ICT R&D Strategy for Japan in the 2020s "

http://www.iips.org/en/publications/2020/08/07141509.html

○The 3rd Workshop, " The Crisis and Vulnerability of the International Financial System in the COVID-19 Era "

http://www.iips.org/en/publications/2020/09/28140706.html

○The 4th workshop, "International Risk Resilience in the Digital Age: Insurance and Cooperation"

http://www.iips.org/en/publications/2020/10/12151500.html

○The 5th workshop, "Challenges in Technological Innovation with respect to International Cooperation and Collaboration"

http://www.iips.org/en/publications/2020/11/16153752.html

○The 6th workshop, "The shapes of international collaboration in ICT"

http://www.iips.org/en/publications/2020/11/16154320.html

○The 7th workshop, "Technology-based International Social Problem Solving in the Future"

http://www.iips.org/en/publications/2020/12/24143924.html

In addition, an extended open workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, from 14:45-16:15 (JST) via web conference. (Sorry, Japanese language Only)

The theme will be "Dots and Lines: Global Collaboration in the Age of Digital Competition". The speakers are Dr.Teruo Kishi, President of the Innovative Structural Materials Association (ISMA), who served as the first Science and Technology Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Dr. Masato Kamikubo, Professor at Ritsumeikan University, and Dr. Atsuhiro Goto, a member of the study group and President of the Institute of Information Security (IISEC).

If you would like to attend the workshop, please send an email to the following address (convert "ATMARK" to @). The deadline is 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 29. (Please be advised if the number of applicants exceeds a certain number, we may not be able to accept your request.)

　npi.dtef ATMARK gmail.com