2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering Graduate major in Global Engineering for Development, Environment and Society
Digital Policy
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Global Engineering for Development, Environment and Society
- Instructor(s)
- Yasuko Kasai / Kouichi Akaishi / Yasuhiko Taniwaki / Yoichi Ochiai
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Thu
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- GEG.S503
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 24, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Current status of internet is "the end of the era of the global internet". The Internet has become fragmented, reducing freedom and security. The purpose of this lecture is to think about the future digital society with lecturers who have been leading digital policy/society in the government.
(Lectures are Yoichi Ochiai, Koichi Akaishi, and Yasuhiko Taniwaki)
Course description and aims
Current status of internet is "the end of the era of the global internet". The Internet has become fragmented, reducing freedom and security. The purpose of this lecture is to think about the future digital society with lecturers who have been leading digital policy/society in the government.
Keywords
digital revolution, digital democracy, data-driven society, digital and art
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
- Koichi Akaishi and Yasuhiko Taniwaki was top of the government official. Yoichi Ochiai, from University of Tsukuba, is a digital media artist. Questions are very welcome during lectures.
Class flow
Lecture
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Digital System by Koichi AKAISHI | Shown in during lecture |
| Class 2 | Digital social transformation by Koichi Akaishi | Shown in during lecture |
| Class 3 | Digital revolution/Opportunity for new digital/Digital democracy by Yasuhiko Taniwaki | Shown in during lecture |
| Class 4 | Data-driven society by Yasuhiko Taniwaki | Shown in during lecture |
| Class 5 | Digital Governance, 10 Issues on Digital Policy by Yasuhiko Taniwaki | Shown in during lecture |
| Class 6 | Digital and Art I by Yoichi Ochiai | Shown in during lecture |
| Class 7 | Digital and Art II by Yoichi Ochiai | Shown in during lecture |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
"教養としてのインターネット論 世界の最先端を知る「10の論点」" NikkeiBP, 2023
Reference books, course materials, etc.
"教養としてのインターネット論 世界の最先端を知る「10の論点」" NikkeiBP, 2023
Evaluation methods and criteria
Homework, Reports
Related courses
- None
Prerequisites
特になし
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Yasuko KASAI, kasai.y.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
10:00-18:00