Source: Peatix

NEXTOURISM Innovation Animal Trails - Discovering new ways to develop tourism towns together -

Theme: "Generative AI and Urban Development"

Date and time: August 19th (Monday) 17:30-19:00
Venue: Baby The Coffee Brew Club (Tokyu Plaza Harajuku "Harakado" 3F) 6-31-21 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Participation Fee: Free
Speakers: Metacode CEO Tomoyasu Hirano / Digity Minimi CEO Naozumi Takenaka

The first talk event, "NEXTOURISM Innovation Animal Path - Discovering New Tourism Town Development Together," hosted by the Japan Regional Internationalization Promotion Organization (general incorporated association), has been scheduled.

At this event, we will welcome two guests, Metacode CEO Tomoyasu Hirano and Digity Minimi CEO Naozumi Takenaka, who are key figures in the Science Village Initiative (SVI) of Itoshima City, Fukuoka Prefecture, which is attracting attention as a new form of private-sector-led urban development, to talk about "Generative AI and urban development."

In June 2024, a town development company called "Itoshima Co., Ltd." was established in Itoshima. The company's representative is Tomoyasu Hirano, who moved to Itoshima and is working on town development together with the local community. The company announced the opening of the "SVI Town Development School," which utilizes a generative AI platform. The announcement stated that generative AI will be actively used in town development.

The situation surrounding generative AI is evolving at an unimaginable speed, and it is becoming increasingly clear that in the not-too-distant future, it will become an indispensable part of our daily lives. Can generative AI be used to create attractive cities and regions? Can it help create a sustainable future for regions? These are important topics that need to be discussed right now.

This event is limited to our members, but this time we will open seats to visitors as well. If you would like to attend, please apply here. Please note that the number of seats is limited, so please apply early. We look forward to your participation.

About the Innovation Kemono Michi series

"Innovation Animal Trails" is a concept likened to the "animal trails" that wild animals instinctively create. They are not intentionally designed by someone, but represent new paths that gradually form in accordance with people's natural behavior and desires. Innovative ideas that are not bound by existing frameworks grow naturally, like living things, and eventually take root deeply in society. NEXTOURISM believes that this kind of organic and sustainable innovation is essential for modern tourism and urban development.

[Speaker profile]
Tomoyasu Hirano @teleHirano
Metacode CEO

Born in 1974, he lives in Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture. In 1998, he left the digital department of Third Stage, which produces the theater company Daisan Butai, headed by Kokami Shoji, and founded Digital Stage Co., Ltd. He is currently CEO of Teleport Co., Ltd. He develops software that "designs our lives," such as the "Motion Dive" series, "BIND," and "Photo Cinema." He has written books such as "Traveling Companies" (ASCII) and "The Dawn of Social Media" (bccks), is a DJ on Nippon Broadcasting System's "Hirano Tomoyasu's All Night Nippon," and is the initiator of the online live broadcast of Sakamoto Ryuichi using Ustream (Skmts). He has received numerous awards, including the Good Design Award Gold Prize and the Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award from the Agency for Cultural Affairs. In January 2023, he founded Metacode Co., Ltd. in Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, and is actively involved in urban development in Itoshima. His hobby is making jam.

Naozumi Takenaka @uhyoppo
CEO of digitiminimi

Japan Regional Internationalization Promotion Organization (General Incorporated Association) Advisory Board
Born in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture. Software programmer. Founded digitiminimi in 1997, and in the early days of the Internet, he held online live shows with Ryuichi Sakamoto and web novel distribution with Ryu Murakami. In the 2000s, he developed and built the technology for music distribution, e-books, text search, and e-currency. Since the 2010s, he has been running the development of these business companies (OTOTOY, BCCKS, Brazil). His most recent book is "Thinking about the New Internet in the Digital Transformation Era," co-written with Jun Murai.

Organizer
NEXTOURISM Japan Regional Internationalization Promotion Organization

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