Governance of Regulations and Innovations
The social implementation of cutting-edge technologies—AI, blockchain, biotechnology, 5G—was discussed alongside regulatory design. Government officials, regulators, startups, and researchers gathered to address personal data governance, fair media ecosystems, and industrial transformation. With speakers from MIT, Monex Securities, and the Cabinet IT Office, the event emphasized co-evolution between regulation and innovation.
Global IT History
- The EU enforces GDPR, imposing fines of up to 4% of global revenue for violations
- Fortune Global 500 companies spend $7.8 billion on compliance
- Google Play app removals surge from 100,000 to 600,000 per quarter, pushing stricter data management standards
- 62.1% of EU websites adopt cookie consent banners
- Total GDPR fines exceed €56 million, including €50 million against Google
Tightened Regulations on Big Tech and Mobile Platforms
- The EU fines Google €4.34 billion for antitrust violations
- Google Mobile Services (GMS) required to offer separate licensing
- Android captures 85% of the global smartphone market, raising concerns over OS dominance
- Regulatory pressure mounts on Google’s $116 billion ad business
Speakers
Hirohiko Nakahara
Cabinet Secretariat
Osamu Doi
Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Regulatory Science Society of Japan
Tetsuya Ishii
Office of Health and Safety, Hokkaido University
Takehiro Ohya
Keio University
Koichi Nakamura
Idein Inc.
Jun Murai
Keio University
Masatomo Suzuki
Japan Institute of Law and Information Systems
Pratik Shah
MIT Media Lab
Shin’ichiro Matsuo
Georgetown University
Pieter B. Franken
SAFECAST
Ryan Takeshita
Huff Post Japan
Eugene Yi
Cortico
Hiroyuki Watanabe
Nikkei Inc.
Kea Borann
CEO, AMK Microfinance Plc
John Yung
The Shanghai Commercial and Savings Bank
Oki Matsumoto
Monex Group, Inc. Japan
Bradford Cross
CEAi
Junichi Kanda
Money Forward
Kaoru Hayashi
Representative Director, President Executive Officer and Group CEO, Digital Garage, Inc.
Joichi Ito
MIT Media Lab
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