Internet Hall of Fame 2014: Mika Hirabaru and Maemura Akinori
Channel: Imagining the Digital Future Center
Date: 11/04/2014

Maemura Akinori, general manager at the Japan Network Information Center, JPNIC, and Mika Hirabaru, daughter of Masaki Hirabaru, speak on behalf of her father Masaki Hirabaru, IHOF 2014 inductee. Hirabaru played key roles in the formation of JPNIC and the Asia Pacific Network Information Center. They share thoughts on the status of the Internet and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. This is one of 28 interviews recorded in Hong Kong April 7-9, 2014, at the Internet Hall of Fame Induction. Recorded by the Imagining the Internet Center, an initiative of Elon University, North Carolina, USA, http://www.imaginingtheinternet.org