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This symposium introduces the R&D efforts on multilingual speech translation technology and its social implementation led by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), which have been taking place based on the "Global Communication Plan" carried out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. We will also hold panel discussions and introduce some of the latest business solutions which utilize the multilingual speech translation technology.
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Director of Research and Development Office Technology Policy Division Global Strategy Bureau
Mr. Shin Takamura
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Director General Advanced Speech Translation Research and Development Promotion Center
Ph.D. Yutaka Kidawara
Moderator
The Japan Research Institute, Limited
Research & Consulting Department Director
Mr. Naonobu Kondo
Panelists
TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD
Information & Communication Division Social Innovation Center General Manager
Mr. Takeshi Anzai
Panelists
KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
Business Innovation Center Japan Incubation Lead
Mr. Ken Kawasaki
Panelists
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Smart-life Planning Department Senior Manager
Mr. Hisao Kinai
Panelists
Easy Japanese Hospitality Initiative
Chairperson
Mr. Akira Yoshikai