{"id":23118,"date":"2018-01-23T20:30:39","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T11:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.apinitiative.org\/2018\/01\/23\/23118\/"},"modified":"2021-08-04T13:23:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T04:23:28","slug":"%e3%80%90%e3%83%97%e3%83%ac%e3%82%b9%e3%83%aa%e3%83%aa%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b9%e3%80%91-%e3%80%8c%e4%b8%96%e7%95%8c%e7%b5%8c%e6%b8%88%e3%83%95%e3%82%a9%e3%83%bc%e3%83%a9%e3%83%a0%e7%ac%ac%e5%9b%9b%e6%ac%a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apinitiative.org\/en\/2018\/01\/23\/23118\/","title":{"rendered":"\u3010Press Release\u3011Establishment of \u201cWorld Economic Forum Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan: C4IR (Japan)\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 23, 2018<\/p>\n

The Asia Pacific Initiative (AP Initiative), World Economic Forum and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plan to establish \u201cWorld Economic Forum Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan: C4IR (Japan)\u201d in summer 2018.<\/p>\n

1\uff0e World Economic Forum\u2019s Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution<\/strong>
\nThe World Economic Forum headquarters (Geneva) established the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in San Francisco in March 2017 as a site for focused discussions on and demonstrations of initiatives related to the Fourth Industrial Revolution which makes use of artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and other technologies.<\/p>\n

2\uff0e World Economic Forum Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan: C4IR (Japan)<\/strong>
\nJapan\u2019s hub in Tokyo will be established in summer 2018 as one of the global sister centers of the World Economic Forum\u2019s Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution by AP Initiative, Japanese companies and public intellectuals. The Japan Center will actively collaborate with the World Economic Forum\u2019s Center for The Fourth Industrial Revolution and other sister sites worldwide which will be established as well.<\/p>\n

(1) Mission of the World Economic Forum Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan: C4IR (Japan)
\nFacilitating contributions by humans to the Fourth Industrial Revolution and maximizing its benefits to society through Japanese and global science and technology.<\/p>\n

(2) Purpose of the World Economic Forum Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan: C4IR (Japan)
\n\uff0dFreely spread and share people, technology, capital, knowledge and systems; contribute to new growth in the global economy through open innovation that transcends national borders.
\n\uff0dBuild a global innovation site to overcome the governance gap of discrepancies between progress in advanced technologies and corresponding systems, and discrepancies between various countries\u2019 systems.<\/p>\n

(3) Areas for study at the World Economic Forum Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan: C4IR (Japan)
\nHealthcare, mobility (autonomous driving\/mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) and drone utilization), and construction of a legislative system that promotes innovation.
\n\u203bThe Japan Center also plans to actively collaborate on themes being discussed by the World Economic Forum\u2019s Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, such as AI, IoT, blockchain, autonomous driving, civilian use of drones, cross-border data flow, precision medicine, marine environment, and small and medium business innovation, while taking into account local participants needs.<\/p>\n

3\uff0eUpcoming schedule<\/strong>
\nSpecific activities are planned to begin in summer 2018.<\/p>\n

Main attendees at the press conference in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos<\/strong>
\n1\uff0eAP Initiative
\nYoichi Funabashi           Chairman
\nNobuyoshi John Ehara  Trustee\/ Founder, Partner, UNISON CAPITAL Inc.
\n2. World Economic Forum
\nMurat S\u00f6nmez \u3000\u3000\u3000Head, Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution;
\n                                   Member of the Managing Board
\n3\uff0eJapanese corporate representatives and public intellectuals
\nNobuhiro Endo \u3000\u3000\u3000Chairman of the Board (Representative Director),
\n                                    NEC Corporation
\nYoshimitsu Kobayashi Director of the Board, Chairperson,
\nMitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
\nHiroaki Nakanishi        Chairman of the Board and Representative Executive
\n                                    Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.
\nTakeshi Niinami           President & Chief Executive Officer, Member of the
\n                                    Board, Representative Director, Suntory Holdings
\n                                    Limited
\nKengo Sakurada         Group CEO, Representative Director, President and
\n                                    Executive Officer, Sompo Holdings, Inc.
\n4\uff0eMinistry of Economy, Trade and Industry
\nTadao Yanase              Vice-Minister for International Affairs<\/p>\n

For inquiries:<\/strong>
\nKeisuke Sasaki, Mr.
\nDirector, Fourth Industrial Revolution Policy Office, Policy Planning and Coordination Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economic, Trade and Industry (METI)
\nCell phone number\uff1a+81-90-2530-9898 (Davos), sasaki-keisuke@meti.go.jp<\/p>\n

Mami Fukuchi, Ms. Satoshi Hashimoto, Mr.
\nFourth Industrial Revolution Policy Office, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economic, Trade and Industry (METI)
\nTel: +81-3-3501-1367(main number)<\/p>\n

Aya Baba, Ms.
\nDirector, Planning & External Relations, Asia Pacific Initiative,
\n\uff0b81-3-5545-6733 (main number)<\/p>\n

*Please click here<\/a> for a PDF of the press release <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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