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Event Report“Generative AI: Pathways to Democratization, Transparency and Sustainability“: Geman-French-Japanese AI Conference in Tokyo
On November 12-13, 2024 the German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo), together with the Embassy of France in Japan and AI Japan R&D Network, welcomed 174 participants on Day 1 as well as 74 participants on Day 2 to the Trilateral AI Conference “Generative AI: Pathways to Democratization, Transparency and Sustainability”. This year’s event was a follow-up to three successful AI Symposia in 2018, 2020 and 2022.
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© DWIH Tokyo / Laura Blecken
Funding for university cooperationDAAD Project Funding
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) promotes cooperation projects between German and international universities with various programs. Many of these can be used for joint research projects between German and Japanese universities.
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Call for applicationsFalling Walls Labs in Japan
[Deadline: 2023/06/30 and 2023/07/18] Can you pitch your research project in 3 minutes? Join the Falling Walls Labs (FWL) in Japan and win a spot in the finale in Berlin (Germany)!
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MIC / BMBFLetter of Intent for Cooperation in Communication technologies
The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) have published a “Letter of Intent for Cooperation in Communication technologies”.
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Event reportHuman-Machine Interaction and Responsibility
Approaches from technological development, psychology, philosophy, social sciences, literature and art studies (17.04.23) New technologies including robots and AI are advancing into more and more areas of our everyday lives changing the way we work, educate or communicate. There is a need to understand the ethical, legal and socio-political implications of these new developments. And experts face a need in the broader public for answers to various expectations and concerns.
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Report (March 1st ) / Live stream recordingDeep Dive on German Energy and Transition and German Hydrogen Policies
The decarbonization of the industrial sector through greater reliance on hydrogen is one of the cornerstones of the national strategies of Japan and Germany to achieve climate neutrality. To further promote exchange in this field, the German Embassy and DWIH Tokyo hosted the discussion “Deep Dive on German Energy and Transition and German Hydrogen Policies” on March 1, 2023 at the Embassy Residence in Tokyo. Dr. Felix Chr. Matthes (Öko-Institut – Institute for Applied Ecology) presented the keynote lecture, which was followed by a commentary by Prof. Dr. Takao Kashiwagi (Tokyo Institute of Technology) as well as questions from the audience.
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Tokyo, October 27-28Tackling global challenges through AI collaboration: The 3rd Japanese-German-French AI Symposium in Tokyo
On October 27-28, 2022 the 3rd Japanese-German-French AI-Symposium: ‘AI for Planetary Challenges in the Anthropocene’ was held at Miraikan (The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) in Tokyo. The two-day event, hosted by the AI Japan R&D Network, DWIH Tokyo (German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo) and the Embassy of France in Japan, was the last of three Japanese-German-French AI-Symposia, first and second of which being held in 2018 and 2020.
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- 2024: Artificial Intelligence: Spotlight on People and Society
- 2023: The Resilient Society
- 2022: Sustainable innovations
- 2021: Society in transition – impacts of the pandemic
- 2020: Cities and Climate
- 2019: Artificial Intelligence
- 2018: Working Innovatively in a Digital World
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- Nanotechnology
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