Date and time
March 23rd, 2021 16:20-20:20 JST, On-line
Organizer
Organizer:
Riken AIP AI Ethics and Society Team
Co-Organizers:
Osaka University Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI Center) General Research Division
German Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development
Berlin SRH International Management University
Program
| 16:20-16:30 | Opening Remarks Prof. Dr. Shoko Suzuki（AIP PI/ Professor, Kyoto University） |
| 16:30-17:00 | Keynote Speech ”The Emerging Smart City: Toward Its Social Deployment” Prof. Tetsuro Kurata (Former Mayor of Minoh City/Guest Professor of the General Research Division, Osaka University Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues) |
| 17:00-17:30 | I Speech „Digital Sovereignty for Local Communities“
Ms. Eva Schweitzer (Deputy Head of Division “Digital Cities, Risk Prevention and Transport”, German Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development) |
| 17:30-18:00 | II Speech “How to design our Society in with/post pandemic-era – Future Smart City planning strategy for the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) -”
Prof. Hironobu Azuma (Principal, The Japan Research Institute, Limited/Guest Professor and Supervisor, Smart-City Research Center (SCRC), Osaka Prefecture University) |
| 18:00-18:15 | Break |
| 18:15ｰ18:45 | III Speech “Ethical and Legal Challenges of Smart Cities in Germany and Japan. A Comparative Empirical Study”
Prof. Dr. Dr. Alexander Wulf (Berlin SRH International Management University) |
| 18:45-19:15 | IV Speech “Ethical, legal and social issues of Smart Cities and countermeasures thereof: Based on existing problematic cases in Japan and foreign countries”
Prof Hiroyuki Sanbe Esq. (Attorney-at-Law, Partner at Atsumi & Sakai)/Guest Professor of the General Research Division, Osaka University Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues) |
| 19:15-20:15 | Panel Discussion
Chair Person Prof. Dr. Shoko Suzuki (RIKEN/ Kyoto University) Panelist 1. Prof. Tetsuro Kurata (Former Mayor of Minoh City/ Guest Professor of the General Research Division, Osaka University Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues) 2. Ms. Eva Schweitzer (Deputy Head of Division “Digital Cities, Risk Prevention and Transport”, German Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development) 3. Prof. Hironobu Azuma (Principal, The Japan Research Institute, Limited/ Guest Professor and Supervisor, Smart-City Research Center (SCRC), Osaka Prefecture University) 4. Prof. Dr. Dr. Alexander Wulf (Berlin SRH International Management University) 5. Prof. Hiroyuki Sanbe Esq. (Attorney-at-Law, Partner at Atsumi & Sakai/ Guest Professor of the General Research Division, Osaka University Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues) |
| 20:15-20:20 | Closing Remarks
Prof. Dr. Masaki Fukuda (AIP Senior Visiting Scientist/ Professor and Director of the General Research Division, Osaka University Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues) |
Registration
Registration is free.
Please provide your answer to the 4 items below, and send them to the following registration address with the subject line: “German-Japan Joint Symposium”.
1. Name
2. Affiliation (Department / Division) and Position
3. Country
4. E-mail address
Registration Address: yuki.hori.fs[at]riken.jp
You will be notified of how to access the online meeting platform by email at a later date after the registration is completed (around March 20th).
