March 8, 2018
Continuing from last year, the Agri-Platform Consortium (headed by Jun Murai, Professor at the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies and Dean of the Graduate School of Media and Governance), operated by the Keio Research Institute at SFC at Keio University, has held the "Website Contest for Agricultural High Schools and Agricultural Colleges Nationwide" as part of its industry-academia collaboration in the agricultural IT field. In the first round of judging, a total of 62 schools were selected, including representative schools from all 47 prefectures, 12 schools in a special category, and 3 agricultural colleges. From these 62 selected agricultural high schools and colleges, approximately 14 winning schools will be chosen, with an awards ceremony scheduled for March 19. We invite the press to cover this event.
■ Purpose of the Contest
This contest aims not only to appeal to junior high/high school students and working adults aspiring to enter farming but also to further increase the visibility of agricultural educational institutions and help stimulate the entire agricultural sector. It independently judges and awards agricultural high schools and colleges nationwide based on how effectively they use their public websites as a tool to broadly communicate their activities, "depicting agriculture with a dream and carrying out activities in their own unique way."
■ Judging Outline
(1) First Round: From 385 agricultural high schools (including high schools with agricultural departments) and 47 agricultural colleges nationwide, 62 schools were selected. *See attached sheet for details on the 62 schools.
(2) Final Judging: 14 schools will be selected from the 62 schools.
(3) Judging Criteria: ・Whether the school effectively uses its website to disseminate original information
・Richness of website content (accuracy, visibility, frequency of updates/continuity)
・Whether the school is taking on new initiatives, such as the use of ICT.
■ Judges (in no particular order)
Kenzaburo Tamaru (Corporate Officer, National Technology Officer, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.)
Takeshi Kinoshita (General Manager, Machinery Operations Department, Kubota Corporation)
Keisuke Yanagitani (Manager, Future City Development Promotion Division, NEC Corporation)
Koji Isemura (General Manager, New Business Promotion Group, Corporate Planning Department, Agribusiness Operations Division, Yanmar Co., Ltd.)
Yosuke Shigeta (Deputy Counselor, Corporate Planning Department, Iseki & Co., Ltd.)
Shoji Wajima (Senior Director, Akisai Business Unit, Innovative IoT Business Division, Fujitsu Limited)
Tsuyoshi Yoshida (General Manager, Domestic IT Agriculture Promotion Department, Sales Division, Topcon Corporation)
Peter Kell (Deputy Head of Mission and Consul-General, New Zealand Embassy)
Satoshi Kosugi (President and CEO, Nextscape Inc.)
Kazutaka Kageyama (EduLab, Inc., Institute for Education and Evaluation, Inc.)
Katsutoshi Teramoto (Manager, Global Innovation Factory, PwC Consulting LLC)
Hidemitsu Sasaya (Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of CSR Promotion Department, ITO EN, LTD.)
Hiroki Maeda (Center Director, Marketing and Creative Center, Dentsu Inc.)
Kazue Sato (Director, New Farmers and Women's Empowerment Division, Management Improvement Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)
Hiroaki Yamada (Director for Technology Policy, Policy Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)
Shigeshi Onishi (Auditor, National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations (ZEN-NOH))
Yasushi Ogasawara (Professor, School of Global Japanese Studies, Meiji University)
Tomoyuki Wada (Group Director, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, RIKEN)
Sakae Shibusawa (Professor, Institute of Agriculture, Graduate School, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
Jun Murai (Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies; Dean, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University)
Junji Kaminari (Associate Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University)
■ About the Awards Ceremony
Date and Time: Monday, March 19, 14:00–
Location: South School Building Hall, Mita Campus, Keio University
Representative students and teachers from the 14 schools scheduled to receive awards will participate in the ceremony, where they will be presented with certificates by the judges.
For more details, please see the file "The 'Second Website Contest for Agricultural High Schools and Agricultural Colleges Nationwide' is Held—Representative Schools Selected.pdf" .
[Contact and Press Inquiries]
Secretariat of the Website Contest for Agricultural High Schools and Agricultural Colleges
Junji Kaminari Laboratory, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University
[Distributed by]
Academic and Research Support, Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) Office, Keio University