Tokyo 22:00-23:30

Time of the Forum
China / Singapore 21:00-22:30

Thailand / Indonesia / Philippines 20:00-21:30

June 21

Washington 8:00-9:30

Moscow 16:00-17:30

Part 1. Digital Government Innovation

This session will focus the Digital Government Innovation, especially establishing the new conceptof the 5th generation of digital government by excellent global experts in the field.

******** Main topics ********➢

What is the most important activity for Digital Transformation (DX) in the post-COVID19 Pandemic?

➢How can the 5th generation of Digital Government solve various issues in AI
innovative Digital society?

➢How can the emerging technologies such as IoT- Big Data -Block chain be effective for
Digital Government ?

➢What is the key role of 5G as one of the solutions by emergency action (BCP) in crisisand disaster?

【Background】

The APEC e-Government Research Center at Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan) which isan organizer of the Forum, was established in 2005 to provide assistance in looking for solutions to the various
challenges of Digital Government. It also offers recommendations for the improvement of Digital Government
implementation in APEC region. As part of the activities, the Center organizes both the Forum and research
activities on online services. As continuity of activities for the past years, the Center has continued to work as
successful current activities in the region as core of the network for digital government.

【Objectives】As a team conducting APEC project ,the principal activities of the APEC e-Government ResearchCenter with sustainable continuity are as follows:
1. Monitoring and assessing

on “ e-APEC” and ICT strategies of APEC member Economies

2. Maintaining data bank for e-Government readiness for APEC member Economies
3. Conducting the Forum and CIO training with both a distance online system and face-to-face occasion
Continuing the capacity building/ human resource development program as long term outcome of multi- year
cooperation activities. This Forum is the extremely important as a bridge between UN-IAC Forum in Feb. thisyear and APEC –IAC future activities .

Moderator is Prof emeritus Dr. Toshio Obi of Waseda University and the remarkable 5 speakers in thisfield will be invited as below:

Moderator:
Prof. Dr Toshio Obi,
Professor Emeritus, Waseda University
Ex-chair of OECD project on Silver Economy
Special Envoy of ITU Secretary General for Academia,
Director of APEC e-Government Research Center

Speakers:
Prof. Dr. J.P. Auffret,President, International Academy of CIO,
George Mason Univ (USA)
Director, Center for Assurance research and Engineering"AI Innovation and Application for the COVID-19 Response and Post COVID-19
Recovery"Prof. Dr F. Magno,Director, SDG City Lab
Founding Director, Institute of Governance
De La Salle University, Philippines"SDG Localization and Digital Innovation in the Philippines."

Dr. Supot Tiarawut,
President and CEO of Digital Government Development Agency (Thailand)
Ex-Executive Director, The Telecommunication Association of Thailand
Ex-CTO, Chulalongkorn University"Digital Transformation : Toward Resilient Government"

Dr Atreyi Kankanhalli,
Provost’s Chair Professor,
National University of Singapore“Singapore’s Digital Government - Smart Nation Strategy”

Prof. Dr. Hsin Chung Liao
Vice Director, Taiwan E-governance Center (C. Taipei)
Professor, National ChengChi University"The experience on the MyData Service in Taiwan"

June 22

Part 2. Smart Silver Innovation

This session will discuss on innovation for ageing society by utilizing the emerging technologies andapplications under the era of “Smart Silver Innovation”.
Major topics➢What is the most important activity for digital transformation (DX) in the post-COVID-19
Pandemic?

➢What is the most challenging function of smart silver innovation for SDGs?

➢How to reduce digital divide among the older persons and promote digital/social Inclusion?

➢Why will “Smart Silver Innovation” be one of top priorities among global issues?

➢How Digital Government and Smart City can solve the ageing issues ?

【Background】this Forum is to find appropriate digital solutions to solve the issues on ageing society byICT. Especially this Forum will focus on the "Smart Silver Innovation" including ICT applications, emerging
technologies, healthcare and capacity building sectors. The Forum is also to examine and improve the levelof awareness on ageing society for all generations. Through APECTEL project on “ICT applications forpeople with special needs" from 2012 to 2019, we have already obtained the fruitful results, knowledge andseveral recommendations. Therefore, by utilizing the results, we would like to continue to implement thisscheme from theory to practice with open innovation.
【Objectives】The goal is to establish the society which implements with "Smart Silver Innovation". We will
work together among APEC Economies, on implementation in the relevant fields and transfer of solutions
models to other economies which will be suffered from the ageing issues in near future. Moreover, the mostimportant thing is that we share knowledge and experiences on emerging technologies which can be utilized
to the ageing issues among APEC Economies. Based on the results of previous activities, this Forum will
be expanded to all generations related to the ageing society and also contribute to the digital society.

Population ageing has profound implications for many facets of human life. An ageing population willaffect everything from economies, labor markets to health and social care. Therefore, this Part 2
session will be more meaningful to suggest the solutions for the convergence between ageing anddigital societies after COVID-19.
Moderator is prof. Dr. Naoko Iwasaki of Waseda University and the remarkable 5 speakers in this field
will be invited as below:

Moderator:
Prof. Dr Naoko Iwasaki,
Director of APEC Silver Innovation project (Japan)
Professor,Waseda University,
Member,Policy and Evaluation Council of Japanese GovernmentSpeakers:
Prof. Dr. Theng Yin Leng,
Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)" COVID-19 CHALLENGE: Technology-Enabled Contactless Health Coaching forOlder Adults”

Prof. Dr. Yang Fengchun,
Dean, Institute of e-Government,
Peking University (China)"Contactless economy―and its potential role in solving the aging society Problems“Prof. Dr. Suhono Supangkat,
Bandung Institute of Technology,
Director, Smart city and Community Innovation Center
President, Smart Indonesia Initiatives (Indonesia)“Digital Twin For Smart City Development”

Prof. Dr. Jirapon Sunkpho,
Vice Rector/CIO,
Thammasat University (Thailand)“Bridging Digital Divide for Senior Citizen in Thailand”

Prof. Dr. Alexander Ryjov,RANEPA University (Russia)"How post-COVID-19 data and knowledge can affect Smart Silver Innovation"【Registration】
If you would like to participate in the above international web forum, please contact
the secretariat (obi_waseda@yahoo.co.jp) by e-mail with your name, affiliation, andcontact address. We will send a Zoom invitation email to those who contact us.
* The language used in the forum is English.
*Also, please note that video and audio will be turned off for participation.
Institute of D-government Waseda Univ.

URL: https://idg-waseda.jp/index.htm

IAC JAPAN

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Contact

e-mail: obi_waseda@yahoo.co.jp