Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien
German Institute for Japanese Studies

DIJ Web-Forumin cooperation with Taylor Wessing
Thursday, June 10, 2021

17:00h – 18:30h (Japan)
10:00h – 11:30h (Germany)

Data and Values

German and Japanese perspectives
Speakers

Axel v.d. Bussche, Taylor Wessing
Stefan Heumann, Stiftung Neue Verantwortung
Hitomi Iwase, Nishimura & Asahi
Koichi Sumikura, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies(GRIPS)

Moderator Franz Waldenberger, German Institute for Japanese Studies
Link to website and registration: dij.tokyo/data
Data are widely considered to be the “oil” of the digital economy. But whereas
the concept seems essential and ubiquitous, social, economic and legal
aspects associated with the meaning, ownership, exchange, use andprotection of data remain highly contested even among countries with similar
economic and political systems like Japan and Germany.
Our speakers will present the main legal regulations and public discourses
related to the concept of data in Japan and Germany. In the discussion, we will
try to pinpoint major differences in the understanding of data and theirimplications for the ownership, protection, use, and international exchange.

Introducing the speakers and the moderator

Axel v.d. Bussche

is a specialist lawyer for information technology law. He heads up the Technology, Media &Telecoms practice group and coordinates Taylor Wessing's international US Group for Germany.
With his considerable years of experience and outstanding expertise, he routinely guides clientsfrom the technology sector through complex international transactions, contract drafting andregulatory issues. Axel is an accomplished data protection and GDPR expert. He supports
corporate groups with the transformation to digital and global business models and also conductsnegotiations with the responsible regulatory authorities.

Stefan Heumannis a political scientist by training. During the past years he built Stiftung Neue Verantwortung(SNV) into Germany’s leading non-profit, non-partisan think tank working at the intersection oftechnology and public policy. He is particularly interested in agile and collaborative methods ofpolicy analysis. He works, publishes and speaks on a wide range of topics of German andinternational tech policy. Stefan serves as board member of the Open Knowledge Foundation
Germany. He served as an expert member of the German Parliament’s Commission on AI. Stefanholds a PhD in political science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Hitomi Iwase

is a partner at Nishimura & Asahi specializing in the areas of IP (intellectual property), IT(information technology) and data privacy. She regularly advises clients on emerging legal issues
relating to the latest technology, such as IoT and artificial intelligence (AI), as well as on complex
system-related transactions and disputes over such transactions. In the area of data privacy, Ms.
Iwase extensively provides data protection and privacy compliance including establishing global
compliance systems as well as incidents such as data breaches. She also advises on relatedareas such as e-commerce, advertising, and consumer protection.

Koichi Sumikura

is Professor at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) specializing in the area ofScience, Technology and Innovation Policy, Intellectual Property Policy, and Social Issues on Life
Sciences. Especially his research focuses on how to enhance university-industry cooperation topromote innovation utilizing knowledge from academic research. He is a board member of theJapan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management (JSRPIM). He is also a chief
editor of the special issues, Journal of Intellectual Property Association of Japan. He holds a PhD(Doctor of Engineering) from the University of Tokyo.

Franz Waldenberger

is Director of the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) in Tokyo. He is on leave fromMunich University where he holds a professorship for Japanese Economy. His research focuseson the Japanese Economy, Corporate Governance and International Management. He is editorin-chief of the international peer reviewed journal Contemporary Japan. His recent publications
include Governance, Risk and Financial Impact of Mega Disasters. Lessons from Japan, Springer
2019 (co-edited with A. Kamesaka).