Date and time: Thursday, February 10, 2022 18:30 to 21:00
Venue: Osaka City Central Public Hall Central Assembly Room
<Speaker>
Hiroshi Ishiguro (Professor of The University of Osaka, Producer of the Osaka and Kansai Expo Theme Project)
Hiroko Tamagawa (Director of Regional Promotion of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and General Manager of the Expo Cooperation Promotion Office)
Shinichiro Kumagai (Associate Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo) <Facilitator>
Takuo Dome (Director, The University of Osaka Social Solutions Initiative)
<Commentator>
Sally Kaede (Consultant, Building Designer, Nikken Sekkei Ltd.)
Yuyo Nagai (Department of a-tune, Faculty of Foreign Languages, The University of Osaka)
Round table with the keywords of “COVID-19”, “Life” and “25th Expo”
Science Agora in Osaka / Roundtable Dialogue for Life (hosted by The University of Osaka 21st Century Kaitokudo, co-hosted by the Japan Science and Technology Agency and Art Area B1) will be held on February 10 in Osaka City Central Public Hall. About 70 people participated, and about 360 people attended the web.
Hiroshi Ishiguro, Professor of Honor, The University of Osaka, said, "What is a human being? We are promoting the realization of a avatar society through the Moonshot Project, entitled "Intempts to Expand the possibilities of life." At the Expo 2025, I want to draw the life supported by technology while not losing humanity."
Shinichiro Kumagai, an associate professor at the University of Tokyo's Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, who has cerebral paralysis, said, "In addition to people with disabilities in the narrow sense, disability has become universal in the COVID-19 pandemic, and discrimination has spread." Hiroko Tamagawa, Regional Development Manager of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said, "We are continuing to support local companies under COVID-19. Towards the Expo, we aim to realize a common ground where people and robots can live together."
As a commentator, transgender architectural designer Sally Kaede said, "I want to expand my new sense of mutual assistance," Yuyo Nagai, Deputy Representative of the The University of Osaka Student Circle "a-tune" said, "We are interacting with students in Japan and overseas with the aim of becoming 'unity'. We want to expand diversity,” he said.
The facilitator was chaired by Takuo Dome The University of Osaka Social Solutions Initiative (SSI).
Report writing: Yasunori Shimatani (21st century Kaitokudo, The University of Osaka)
