Aiko Akutagawa Professional, Thought Leadership Division

Area of Responsibility

• Digital Utilization for Local Revitalization, Smart City, Administrative DX
• Well-being of the city, Purpose city management
• Utilization of Generative AI

Career

After being involved with major telecommunications carriers and others and joining NEC, I contributed to strategic planning by engaging in market intelligence for IoT, quantum computers, and others.
At the Cabinet Office, I participated in the compilation of the 6th Science, Technology and Innovation Basic Plan.
Currently, at the Institute for International Socioeconomic Studies, an independent think tank of the NEC Group, I am leading Thought Leadership activities for smart cities and administrative digitization.

Books / Publications

Contribution: "Purpose City Management to Create the Future" (written by Mitsuyo Nishioka, Nikkei BP, January 2023)

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