Improving intellectual capability to enhance a "Societally Active life2" for overcoming the reducing laborer force
Japan is in an era of super aging and population decrease and faces various related problems, such as a shrinking labor force, due to a shrinking productive population and increasing costs of social security. This Prioritized Theme aims to utilize various untapped labor and to strengthen industrial competitiveness, employing science and technology to create a system that effectively utilizes human "intellect."
We aim to promote participation in society and employment as well as contribute to improvement in quality of life and work. This includes not only the quantity of intellectual manufacturing but also improvement in quality, such as the creativity of individuals who promote innovation. The quantity and quality will presumably lead to an environment in which people can continue to express their personalities as human beings, even in a future society where popularization of AI and robots has resulted in increased collaboration and symbiosis between people and machinery. This prioritized theme aims to realize a society in which everyone has a purpose for living, expresses their abilities as much as possible, and actively plays a role.
R&D Management Committee Members
| KASHINO Makio | NTT Fellow, Director of Kashino Diverse Brain Research Laboratory, NTT Communication Science Laboratories, NTT Corporation (NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION) |
| NAKASHIMA Hideyuki | Chairman of Board of Directors / President, Sapporo City University |
| HAGITA Norihiro | Department Chair / Professor, Art & Science Department, Osaka University of Arts |
| MINARI Jusaku | Associate Professor, Uehiro Research Division for iPS Cell Ethics, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University |
R&D Projects
| <Adopted in FY2017> R&D Project Title | Summary | R&D Period |
|---|---|---|
| Supporting Multigenerational Co-creation and Social Activities by Enhancing Learning Analytics Platforms KONOMI Shin'ichi（Faculty of Arts and Science, Kyushu University） |
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2017.11 -2019.03 |
| Design of intelligent machines coexisting with human society based on fusion of cognitive science and control engineering SUZUKI Tatsuya（Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University） |
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2017.11 -2020.03 |
| Mechanism design for debate space circulating, extending and generating collective intelligence TANIGUCHI Tadahiro（Professor, College of Information Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University） |
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2017.11 -2020.03 |
| <Adopted in FY2018> R&D Project Title | Summary | R&D Period |
| Enhancing human intelligence through the use of tele-operated robots ISHIGURO Hiroshi（Center Director / Professor, Symbiotic Intelligent Systems Research Center, Open and Transdisciplinary Initiatives (Graduate School of Engineering Science), Osaka University） |
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2018.11 -2020.03 |
| Support using ICT for succession of skills concerning body coordination and team cooperation UEDA Kazuhiro（Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo） |
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2018.11 -2021.03 |
| Visualization and Skill Tradition for knowledge of dexterity KOIKE Yasuharu（Professor, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology） |
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2018.11 -2021.03 |
| Building of Knowledge Infrastructure to Realize Knowledge Dynamics Society TAKEDA Hideaki（Professor, Principles of Informatics Research Division, National Institute of Informatics (NII)） |
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2018.11 -2020.03 |
| AI Platform for Augmenting Intelligent Production of Diverse Human Resources HIYAMA Atsushi（Lecturer, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo） |
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2018.11 -2021.03 |