Kazuko Yuma Chief Fellow, Economic Security and Digital Society Research Division

Field of Expertise

Social issues surrounding information society such as Aging and ICT, e-Health, Information Accessibility and National ID

Current Research Topics

• Utilization of ICT that leads to extension of Healthy Lifespans (FY 2016)
• Establishment of sustainable Society by e-Health (FY 2015)
• Progression of aging and the greater connections between health, medicine and nursing (FY 2014)
• Utilization of ICT in Super Ageing Society (FY 2013)
• Utilization of medical, health and nursing data in the Super Ageing Society (FY 2012)

Commissioned Survey Report

• FY 2017
  "Trends of Healthcare Robots in Japan", commissioned by The Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation TEKES
• FY 2016
  "Promotion of recruitment of aged people in the computer software industry", commissioned by the Computer Software Association of Japan
• FY 2015
  "Promotion of recruitment of aged people in the computer software industry", commissioned by the Computer Software Association of Japan
• FY 2010
  "Survey and related information gathering of potential business development in China of Japanese assistive and welfare equipment companies", commissioned by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
  "Survey on promotion of safe and secure electronic voting system", commissioned by Kanto Area Industries Vitalization Center
• FY 2009
  "Ideal establishment of information accessibility in the ageing society", commissioned by NEC C&C Foundation
• FY 2008
  "Survey on contact points between local government and local residences with utilization of IT solutions such as electronic mail box", commissioned by Kanto Area Industries Vitalization Center
  "Survey on actual situation of personal authentication system in internet world", commissioned by Nikkoso Research Foundation for Safe Society

Committee Member

• Visiting researcher of the Center for Global Communications, International University of Japan (2016-)
• Member of Product Safety Committee, Industrial Structure Council in Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2016-)
• Adviser for Area Study Committee for new public and private space for safer life at Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society and Japan Science and Technology Agency (2015-)
• Telework Monthly Executive Committee member in Telework Promotion Forum (2014-)
• External committee member of Municipal Evaluation Board in Koshigaya City (2010-2012, 2014-2015, 2017)
• Member of Committee for domestic promotion of IEC SyC AAL (Support for independent living), Japan Standards Association (2015-)
• Evaluation member of Project for information system to support aged people and information accessibility for the aged, jointly organized between Japan and Finland under JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency) (2013-2014)
• Chief examiner of Special Committee for possible solutions of issues revealed in the society of decreasing birthrate and aging population, under Japan Productivity Center (2013-2014)
• Member of Study Committee of IEC/SMB/SG5/AAL in the Accessible Design Foundation of Japan (2011-2013)
• Member of Study and Research and Development Committee on international standardization of Information accessibility in Japan Standards Association (2004-2009)
• Member of Committee to study and draft the international proposal on electronic communication accessibility in CIAJ (Communications and Information Network Association of Japan) (2005-2006)

Society Membership

• The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
• Japan Society of Research and Information on Public and Co-operative Economy

Reports and Press Articles

• Vital Management Lesson: Utilization of ICT in nursing area
  (Welfare And Medical Service Agency、WAM Monthly Journals from April–Sept issue, 2017)
• ICT Global Trend Part5: Utilization of health-care data and extension of healthy life span
  (Newspaper of the Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun, issued in May 2017)
• ICT Global Trend Part4: Sustainable Society by e-Health
  (Newspaper of the Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun, issued in June 2016)
• ICT Global Trend Part3: Society will be changed by ID in health care field
  (Newspaper of the Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun, issued in June 2015)
• Is mandating web accessibility rational policy? (Peer-reviewed papers)
  (Co-editors: Hajime Yamada/Kazuko Yuma, International Public Economy Studies (25) 165-174, September 2014)
• Compulsory obligation to secure information accessibility: Cases in USA and interpretation from economic study viewpoint (Peer-reviewed papers)
  (Co-editors: Hajime Yamada/Kazuko Yuma, International Public Economy Studies (24) 203-212, September, 2013)
• Basic study on career patterns of white collar workers (Peer-reviewed papers)
  (JSSVTE Study Report No. 28-1)

Books

• Gender White Paper 9 Active Senior Citizens change Japan
  (Co-editor, Akashi Shoten, March 2013)
• Introductory Manual to "Smart Ageing"-Smarter ageing with no dementia but contributing to the local community instead
  (Co-editor, NTT Publishing Co. Ltd, March 2010)
• Old Guys! Come back to local community with IT!
  (Co-editor, NTT Publishing Co. Ltd, January 2009)
• National ID: Challenges for introduction
  (Co-editor, NTT Publishing Co. Ltd, January 2009)
• Society involving all the members with IT
  (Co-editor, NTT Publishing Co. Ltd, December 2007)

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