2017.09.29
[A National First] "Community-Revitalizing Researchers" Appointed in Nagashima and Jinsekikogen Towns.
Remote Joint Press Conference to be Held on October 2 by Keio University SFC, Nagashima Town, and Jinsekikogen Town
—With remote and in-person advice and support from the university,
and through wide-area collaboration, the "Community-Revitalizing Researchers" will promote R&D to benefit Nagashima and Jinsekikogen Towns—
In Nagashima Town (Kagoshima Prefecture, Mayor: Ken Kawazoe) and Jinsekikogen Town (Hiroshima Prefecture, Mayor: Yoshinori Irie), the first-ever "Community-Revitalizing Researchers" in Japan will be appointed and begin their activities on October 1, 2017 (one researcher in each town).
The "Community-Revitalizing Researcher" program is jointly proposed and promoted by the Keio University SFC Research Centers and Institutes (Social Innovation Lab, Representative: Masatoshi Tamamura), Nagashima Town, Jinsekikogen Town, Sanjo City (Niigata Prefecture), Kamaishi City (Iwate Prefecture), Kagoshima Mutual Shinkin Bank (Kagoshima Prefecture), and others. Utilizing systems such as the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' "Community-Reactivating Cooperator Squad" and "Reconstruction Support Staff" programs, as well as unique systems of local governments, companies, and organizations, these researchers are appointed through a selection process conducted by these bodies. The program targets graduate students (including prospective students) from Keio University's Shonan Fujisawa Campus (hereafter, SFC) who engage in practical research activities on-site in the regions.
Following the "Cooperative Agreement on Regional Revitalization" concluded between SFC and Nagashima Town on February 13, 2017, we have been calling on local governments nationwide to jointly promote the "Community-Revitalizing Researcher" program. Now, on October 1, two graduate students will be appointed as the very first researchers to start their activities in Nagashima Town and Jinsekikogen Town.
As we anticipate synergistic effects from wide-area collaboration in promoting the "Community-Revitalizing Researcher" program, we will hold a remote joint press event using a video conferencing system on Monday, October 2, to mark the start of their activities.
[Remote Joint Press Event for "Community-Revitalizing Researchers" by SFC, Nagashima Town, and Jinsekikogen Town]
On October 2, SFC, Nagashima Town, and Jinsekikogen Town will be connected via a video conferencing system to hold a remote joint press event for the "Community-Revitalizing Researchers."
Date and Time: Monday, October 2, 2017, 11:30 AM–12:00 PM
Locations: Nagashima Town: "Nagashima Continent N Center" (4th floor, Nagashima Town Hall: 1875-1 Takasu, Nagashima-cho, Izumi-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture)
Jinsekikogen Town: "Yuki Rural Development Center" (1857 Otsu, Yuki, Jinsekikogen-cho, Jinseki-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture)
Keio University SFC: "Main Conference Room" (4th floor, Alpha Building, Shonan Fujisawa Campus: 5322 Endo, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture)
Attendees: Nagashima Town: Ken Kawazoe (Mayor of Nagashima Town)
(Tentative) Takashi Doi (General Supervisor for Regional Revitalization, Nagashima Town)
Ryo Ota (Community-Revitalizing Researcher for Nagashima Town, Master's Program, Graduate School of Media and Governance)
Jinsekikogen Town: Yoshinori Irie (Mayor of Jinsekikogen Town)
Kiyohiko Kando (Community-Revitalizing Researcher for Jinsekikogen Town, Master's Program, Graduate School of Media and Governance)
SFC: Masatoshi Tamamura (Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University; Representative, Social Innovation Lab, SFC Research Centers and Institutes)
[Contact for this matter]
Social Innovation Lab, Keio University SFC Research Centers and Institutes
Attn: Sugai, Inagaki
Email: si-lab@sfc.keio.ac.jp
[Distributed by]
Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) Office, Academic Research Support Section