Telecommunications networks, in particular, the Internet are becoming more and more important and almost indispensable for social and economic activities in the era of digitalization.
This course will provide overview and case studies of Japanese telecommunications policy in the areas of infrastructure development, competition enhancement, consumer protection and international communications, etc., with focusing on each policy's backgrounds, purposes and further challenges.
The lecturer has the professional experiences to develop and implement the network policies as well as of the international negotiation with foreign governments in the Japanese government (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - MIC and Mission of Japan to ASEAN), which can contribute to providing the participants with practical perspectives as well as the latest discussion of the policies.