Co-founders


Academia

Waseda University      Prof. Toshio Obi
     Graduate School of Global Information and Telecommunication Studies
     Prof. Koichiro Agata
     Graduate School of Political Science and Economics
     Prof. Tatsuyuki Negoro
     Graduate School of Commerce
     Prof. Kiyoshi Nakamura
     School of International Liberal Studies
The University of Tokyo
     Prof. Osamu Sudoh
     Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Informatics
     Prof. Hiroshi Yasuda
     Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
Tokyo Institute of Technology      Prof. Nagaaki Ohyama
     Graduate School of Science and Engineering
     Assoc. Prof. Junichi Sakata
     Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Hitotsubashi University      Prof. Taro Kamioka
     Graduate School of Commerce and Management
Keio University      Prof. Jiro Kokuryo
     Faculty of Environmental Information
Chuo University      Prof. Hiroko Kudo
     Faculty of Law
The University of Aizu      Prof. Tetsuhiko Ikegami, President

Industry/ Business Sector

NEC
     Mr. Hajime Sasaki, Chairman of the Board
NTT Data
     Mr. Tomokazu Hamaguchi, President and CEO
Communications and Information Network Association of Japan (CIAJ)
     Mr. Shigeru Ikeda, President
Hitachi
     Mr. Kazuo Furukawa, Executive Vice President (President designated)
Anritsu Corporation
     Mr. Akira Shiomi, Chairman of the Board
Nomura Research Institute
     Mr. Mitsuo Igarashi, Advisor (ex-Chairman of KDDI)
The Telecommunications Association of Japan
     Mr. Koji Maeda, President
GMO Internet
     Mr. Masatoshi Kumagai, CEO
Sumitomo Electric Industries
     Mr. Hideyuki Takashima, Executive Vice President
Toyota Motor
     Mr. Yoshikazu Amano, CIO
The Institute of Administrative Information Systems
     Mr. Seijiro Hatanaka, Director General (ex-Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination)
YRP R&D Promotion Council
     Mr. Akio Motai, Chairman
Fujitsu
     Mr. Naoyuki Akikusa, Chairman

 Government/ Public Sector

 Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
     Honorable Toshimitsu Motegi
     Member of the House of Representatives (Former Minister for Information Technology)
 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
     Mr. Akio Fujii
     Director-General of the Administrative Management Bureau
     Mr. Masao Takabe
     Director-General of the Local Administration Bureau
     Mr. Yoshiyuki Takeda
     Director-General of the Information and Communications Policy Bureau
 Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
     Mr. Masakazu Toyoda
     Director-General of Commerce and Information Policy Bureau
 JETRO
     Mr. Hiroshi Tsukamoto, President
 Japan Prefectural Government CIO Forum
     Mr. Joju Matsuda, Chairman
 OECD
     Mr. Nobuo Tanaka, Director for Science, Technology and Industry
 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
     Mr. Motoo Kusakabe, Adviser


 Media

 Nikkei Business Publications
     Mr. Waichi Tada, Editor-in-Chief, [Nikkei Information Strategy]
     Mr. Takaaki Kuroda, Editor-in-Chief, [Government Technology]
 IDG Japan, Inc.
     Mr. Masato Tateno, Editor-in-Chief, [CIO Magazine]
     Mr. Fumiaki Azegami, Editor-in-Chief, [eGov]