This document summarizes an online class about information and communication technologies (ICT) in Japan. The class covers topics like how ICT is used in daily life, education, entertainment, and business in Japan. It also discusses ICT use by companies in the Kansai region as well as in Tokyo, where most major companies are based. The class involves student research, presentations, and a semester paper on ICT-related issues. The document also provides an example presentation about ICT use at Panasonic, describing how the company intensively uses technologies like video conferencing, employee performance tracking, and payment systems.

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Questions or comments
from the high school students and TV crew
about Japan or this class? (Any time is OK).
Questions or comments to the visitors?

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Class Home Page
www.waoe.org/steve/kandai
Picture of
the top
part of the
Web page
Computerization means
using IT (Information
Technology), computer
networks, Internet, etc.
We say ICT (Information and
Communication Technologies)
because computers are now
used more for communication

5. Class Contents
ICT in Japan:
 In Daily Life
 In Education
 In Entertainment
 In Business
 Kansai region
(Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
companies using ICT
 Tokyo, where most
companies are based
 Government Policies
Discussion Topics:
 Japanese Society
 Japanese Language
 Computing in Japanese
 Cultural Differences
 Social Media
 Facebook, Twitter, etc.
 Online Education
Course Work:
 Research
 Presentations
 Semester Paper
The class meets 90 minutes a week for 15 weeks, April-July

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7. Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT) in Panasonic
Le Trong An Sinh May 19, 2015
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8. About Sinh
• 2010/4: Graduated from
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (Vietnam)
• 2012/9: Got a Master’s degree in Computer
Science from Ritsumeikan University
• 2012/10 ~ now: working for Panasonic as a
software engineer in Research and Development
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10. 469 companies worldwide with more than 270,000 employees
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So how does Panasonic operate!?
CES 2015
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11. Answer: Intensive use of ICT
Workflows for everythingVideo conferences
Tracking employee performance Payment system
※ all useful technologies are used, not just cutting-edge ones
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12. Case Study: Scheduling a meeting
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Checking the others’
schedules
Checking schedules of
meeting rooms
Make reservation
for meeting room
Put the appointment on
members’ schedules
Announce the schedule of
the meeting by email

13. Events that may happen
when I am working
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The working me
Peer employee
boss
PHS
meeting
HDcom system
General Management

14. Lunch at Panasonic’s cafeteria
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NFC reader
Pay using
employee
card
A lot of
ICT even
for lunch!

15. Review of Class Topics
Further Discussion:
 Japanese Society
 Japanese Language
 Computing in Japanese
 Cultural Differences
 Social Media
 Facebook, Twitter, etc.
 Online Education
More discussion, questions or comments, and conclusions
ICT in Japan:
 In Daily Life
 In Education
 In Entertainment
 In Business
 Kansai region
(Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
companies using ICT
 Tokyo, where most
companies are based
 Government Policies