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Toshio Obi

Professor Emeritus, Waseda University

CV

  • Toshio Obi holds a Ph.D. from Waseda University and a Masters degree from Keio University.
  • He has worked for the UN Development Program as a program planner.
  • He has served as a visiting fellow at Columbia University, George Washington University, Peking University, St. Petersburg State University, and Essex University.
  • He is a member of various advisory committees of the Japanese Government including: Chair, National e-Government Promotion Council, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC); advisory member of the Prime Minister’s IT Strategy Council; President, International Academy of CIOs; Chair, UNESCO/UNITWIN Program on Disaster Management; APEC project director on e-Ageing; and Special Envoy to the Secretary General of ITU for Academia.
  • He has published more than 40 books, including The Aging Society and ICT and annual World e-Government Rankings.
  • He has received the MIC Minister’s Award (twice) and an Emperor Blue Ribbon Medal.

Policy Briefs

G20 India 2023

Redirecting Digital Public Infrastructure Innovations for Deep Sustainability Transformation

TF-2: Our Common Digital Future: Affordable, Accessible and Inclusive Digital Public Infrastructure
Policy area: Digital Governance, Security and Connectivity
Venkatachalam Anbumozhi (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)), P. D. Jose, Toshio Obi (Waseda University), Cyn-Yong Park, Sowmyanarayanan Sadagopan, Suhono Harso Supangkat (Institute of Technology Bandung)
G20 Indonesia 2022

Smart Cities, Standardization and DX Challenge for Digital Government

TF2 - Meaningful Digital Connectivity, Cyber Security, Empowerment
Policy area: Digital Governance, Security and Connectivity
Venkatachalam Anbumozhi (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)), Arry Akhmad Arman (Institute of Technology Bandung), Hendra Sandhi Firmansyah (STMIK Jabar), Irma Rizkia (Institute of Technology Bandung), Santi Novani (Institute of Technology Bandung), Suhono Harso Supangkat (Institute of Technology Bandung), Toshio Obi (Waseda University)

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