Shimpo, Fumio

写真a

Affiliation

Faculty of Policy Management (Shonan Fujisawa)

Position

Professor

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Career 【 Display / hide 】

  • 1999.03
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    2001.03

    Researcher, Research Institute of Telecommunication and Economics

  • 2000.04
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    2000.08

    Lecturer, Himeji Dokkyo Univ.

  • 2001.04
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    2003.03

    Lecturer, Nishogakusha Univ.

  • 2001.04
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    2015.03

    Lecturer Meiji Univ.

  • 2001.11
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    2002.10

    Researcher, JIPDEC

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Academic Background 【 Display / hide 】

  • 1990.04
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    1994.03

    Hosei University, 経済学部, 経済学科

    University, Graduated

  • 1994.04
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    1996.03

    Komazawa University, 大学院法学研究科公法学専攻修士課程

    Graduate School, Completed

  • 1996.04
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    1999.03

    Komazawa University, 大学院法学研究科公法学専攻博士後期課程

    Graduate School, Completed

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Academic Degrees 【 Display / hide 】

  • 博士（法学）, Komazawa University, Coursework, 1999.03

    プライバシーの権利の実体的研究 : 憲法学上の新視座

  • Ph.D.in Law, Komazawa University, Coursework, 1999.03

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Research Areas 【 Display / hide 】

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Public law (Public Law)

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / New fields of law (New Types of Jurisprudence)

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Research Keywords 【 Display / hide 】

  • AI

  • Cyber Law

  • Privacy

  • Robot

  • Robot Law

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Proposed Theme of Joint Research 【 Display / hide 】

  • AIと法

    Interested in joint research with industry (including private organizations, etc.),  Desired form： Funded Research, Cooperative Research, Other

  • バイオメトリクスの利用と法

    Interested in joint research with industry (including private organizations, etc.),  Desired form： Cooperative Research

  • Robot-Law

    Interested in joint research with industry (including private organizations, etc.),  Desired form： Funded Research, Cooperative Research

  • 個人情報保護

    Interested in joint research with industry (including private organizations, etc.),  Desired form： Cooperative Research

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Books 【 Display / hide 】

  • 2nd Edition, Research Handbook on the Law of Artificial Intelligence

    Woodrow Barfield,Ugo Pagallo (ed), Fumio Shimpo, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2025.03

    Scope: The Japanese Perspective of Regulation, Management, and Governance of Artificial Intelligence

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    This chapter has five main aims. It (i) proposes new regulations for research and development, use, sale and supply of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems and services in Japan; (ii) recommends rules, i.e., harmonised standards, technical standards and requirements to act as 'de facto mandatory standards' in the sale and supply of related services in this country; (iii) suggests management system standards for planning, implementing, checking, and acting on them; (iv) proposes a legal basis for disciplining these mechanisms, and (v) advocates for the ‘AI Supervisory Authority', which will determine the regulation of AI in accordance with the 'Japanese AI System Conformity Assessment Scheme'. In order to achieve this fivefold goal, this chapter stresses the shortcomings of every self-regulatory approach, which leaves compliance to voluntary initiatives and does not regulate through hard law. The overall aim of this chapter is to 'optimise' AI regulation in alignment with current and future trends of technology. The chapter proposes five ways in which the future of AI regulatory and governance policy in the research, development, and use of AI in Japan can be improved.

  • Cybernetic Avatar

    Hiroshi Ishiguro, Fuki Ueno, Eiki Tachibana ed., Yukiko NAKANO, Takayuki KANDA, Jani EVEN, Alberto SANFELIU, Anais GARRELL, Minao KUKITA, Shun TSUGITA, Fumio SHIMPO, Harumichi YUASA, Springer, 2024.10

    Scope: Cybernetic Avatars and Society

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    This open access book presents a vision of a future, where avatars play an integral role in shaping the fabric of our interconnected society. The book introduces the authors’ ongoing efforts to advance avatar technologies and is structured into nine chapters. Chapter 1 discusses the potentially revolutionary impact of cybernetic avatars (CAs) as a new medium of communication, liberating individuals from physical barriers and creating more flexible work environments. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 present developments in CAs with advanced autonomous functionality. Chapters 5 and 6 discuss the creation of a CA platform that connects multiple operators and CAs. Chapter 7 explores the physiological and neuroscientific effects of avatars and other media on operators and users. Finally, Chapters 8 and 9 discuss the societal implementation of CAs.

    This book is stemmed from one of the Moonshot R&D projects funded by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).

  • Personal Data Protection Issues in the Context of Smart Cities Solutions

    Fumio Shimpo, Piotr Mikusek, Routledge Handbook of Energy Communities and Smart Cities, 2023.09

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    This chapter outlines the data-protection issues involved in the handling of data, in particular data collected and processed within smart meters processes. Consequently, the proper handling and protection of personal data is an essential prerequisite for the realisation of smart cities. The process of decentralising energy systems can be an important factor facilitating the establishment of new forms of local cooperation based on the fulfilment of energy demand adapted to the needs of a specific community. Big data is created in smart cities because of the technology and applications used to collect and analyse personal information from inhabitants and residents, which is then shared across functional areas and used in the urban planning process. Data such as electricity consumption and reverse power flow values do not contain significant information on their own, as they are simply numerical values. Personal information, such as a name, is not limited to information that can be used to identify an individual.

  • Privacy and Data Protection Law in Japan

    Fumio Shimpo, Kluwer Law International, 2023.08,  Page： 248

    Original author： Fumio Shimpo

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    The Japanese personal information protection legal system and the protection of the right to privacy have been mainly developed based on tort law privacy. In particular, Japanese judicial precedents protecting the right to privacy have been influenced by the four common law privacy torts categorised by Dean William Prosser . Prosser restructured all invasions of privacy into four categories of torts and implanted his own taxonomy directly into the American Law Institute's Restatement 2nd of Torts.
    Regarding data protection law in general, the OECD established privacy guidelines in 1980, and the first Japanese personal information protection act for administrative organs was enacted eight years after the adoption of the OECD guidelines. However, it was not until 2003 that legislation was also developed to cover businesses which handle personal information in the private sector. Until then, voluntary efforts to protect personal information were made as a part of compliance. Throughout this period, efforts to protect personal information based on guidelines had been implemented before the enactment of the Personal Information Protection Act.
    In understanding the Japanese legal system, it should be noted that various guidelines have been established together with the law. These guidelines, which can be divided into those enacted by administrative organs and those enacted by private organisations, function as a set of rules for interpreting the law and also as an indicator for administrative organs to make decisions when enforcing the law. It is therefore necessary to understand that the guidelines are not merely standards to encourage purely voluntary efforts on the part of businesses and individuals, but also set out specific criteria for compliance with the law. Hence, in this manuscript, the guidelines are quoted in detail and specific standards are provided in order to clarify the specific criteria for interpretation of the commentary on the Protection of Personal Information Protection Act in Japan.

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  • 公共政策と変わる法制度

    新保史生、和田龍磨 編, 慶應義塾大学出版会, 2023.03,  Page： 298

    Scope: ロボット法　―　AI・ロボット・サイバネティックアバターと法,  Contact page： 271-284

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Papers 【 Display / hide 】

  • AI Governance and the Future of the Law: International Trends in Efforts to Developing AI Regulatory Legislation

    Fumio Shimpo

    Japanese Society and Culture No. 7 2025.03

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Work, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author, Accepted

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    In order to identify international trends in AI governance , this paper overviewed the status of AI-related legislation in 74 countries and institutions and analysed the current status of main trends in relation to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, (OECD), the G7 Summit, the United Nations, the AI Safety Summit, and Brazil, Canada, China, the EU, Peru, the UK, and the US, which have started to develop legislation for AI governance.
    Through this research, international trends in AI regulation legislation have been surveyed and analysed to contribute to policy-making which will support the future of AI governance.

  • 個人情報保護法の変遷と図書館 -令和2年及び3年改正を踏まえて-

    新保史生

    図書館雑誌 (日本図書館協会)  2025年1月号 2025.01

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Work, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author

  • AI統治と法のゆくえ –　AI規制法整備に向けた取り組みの国際的趨向 -

    新保史生

    法とコンピュータ (第一法規)  No.42 2024.07

    Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author,  ISSN  0289-0356

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    AI統治（ガバナンス）の国際的な動向を把握するため、74の国及び機関のAI関係の法整備の状況を調査。国際的な取り組みについては、経済協力開発機構（OECD）、G7サミット、国際連合、AI Safety Summit、AI統治に向けた法整備に着手しているブラジル、カナダ、中国、EU、ペルー、イギリス、米国の現状を紹介。AI統治のゆくえを考える上での基礎資料として、AI規制に関する法整備の国際的な趨向を調査し分析する。

  • Authentication of Cybernetic Avatars and Legal System Challenges - With a View to the Trial Concept of New Dimensional Domain Jurisprudence (AI, Robot, and Avatar Law)-

    Fumio Shimpo

    Japanese Society and Culture  No.6   23 - 33 2024.03

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Work, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author, Accepted,  ISSN  2434-1738

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    This article aims to illustrate the basis for the development of authentication, which will be the foundation of future cybernetic-avatar (CA) infrastructures, enabling the safe and secure use of CA’s. This will be realised by the authentication of CA operators (User Authentication Technology), identification and authentication of CA’s (CA Authentication), and ensuring connectivity and existence between operators (User Entities) and the CA’s themselves (CA Notarisation). An ELSI (Ethical, Legal, Social Implications) research platform will be established, to develop a new dimension of the legal field, that is, AI, Robot, and Avatar Law to solve the social issues and realise an avatar lifestyle.

  • AI規制の国際動向

    新保史生

    都市問題 (（公財）後藤・安田記念東京都市研究所)  2024年2月号 2024.02

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Work, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author

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    民間部門におけるAIの利用や研究開発が注目されがちであるが、公的部門における利用において検討が必要な課題も多い。国外のAI規制に関する議論においては、行政におけるAI利用に関する方針も示されつつある。これらの点を踏まえ、各国のAI規制を紹介することで、AI技術の一層の発展と社会的な影響を探求し期待しつつも、AIの利用に関する適切な法規制やガイドライン等の整備の検討に資する現況を把握したい。

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Papers, etc., Registered in KOARA 【 Display / hide 】

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Reviews, Commentaries, etc. 【 Display / hide 】

  • EUのGDPR（一般データ保護規則）の特色と新たな個人データ移転の枠組み

    SHIMPO Fumio

    ブリタニカ（2019年版） (ブリタニカ・ジャパン)   2019.04

    Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (scientific journal), Single Work

  • 自動運転の導入に向けた制度的課題 -国内外におけるルール作りの最新動向-

    SHIMPO Fumio

    高速道路と自動車 60 ( 3 ) 1 - 2 2017.05

    Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (trade magazine, newspaper, online media), Joint Work

  • ロボット、ＡＩ、ＩｏＴと法

    SHIMPO Fumio

    旬刊経理情報 (中央経済社)  No.1477 ( 2017.4.10 ) 1 - 1 2017.04

    Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (trade magazine, newspaper, online media), Single Work

  • 情報セキュリティの変遷とそのゆくえ

    SHIMPO Fumio

    三田評論  ( 2月 ) 2 - 8 2017.02

    Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (trade magazine, newspaper, online media), Single Work

  • 法学、経済学、倫理学、工学など学際的に議論進む:米国のロボット法学研究の熱気

    SHIMPO Fumio

    日経Robotics 2016.08   2 - 5 2016.07

    Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (trade magazine, newspaper, online media), Single Work

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Presentations 【 Display / hide 】

  • The Intersection of EU AI Act and JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards): Conformity Assessment for High-Risk AI Systems in Comparative Perspective

    Fumio Shimpo

    Online workshop : The European AI Act - a milestone in the regulation of artificial intelligence?, 

    2024.10
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    Oral presentation (invited, special), Universität des Saarlandes

  • OECDにおけるプライバシー・個人データ保護の軌跡とAI時代に向けた歩み

    新保史生

    堀部政男情報法研究会　第2期第5回シンポジウム 「日本における “プライバシー”の 過去・現在・未来 ～「宴のあと」東京地裁判決（1964年9月28日）60周年を契機に議論～」 (日本橋ライフサイエンスハブ) , 

    2024.09
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    Oral presentation (general), 堀部政男情報法研究会

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    OECDのプライバシー・個人データ保護の取り組みは、1980年のガイドライン制定から始まり、デジタル時代に対応して2013年に改正されている。その後、AI時代を見据えた新たな課題に直面していることを踏まえ、OECDの歴史的な取り組みを振り返りつつ、AIがもたらす倫理的・法的問題や、国際協調の重要性についてOECDにおける取り組みを紹介する。

  • What are E3LSI Issues in Cybernetic Avatars

    Fumio Shimpo

    ICRES 2024: the 9th issue of the International Conference Series on Robot Ethics and Standards (Yokohama, Japan) , 

    2024.07
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    Symposium, workshop panel (public), CLAWAR Association

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    To address the challenges posed by a declining birthrate, an aging population, and the resulting labor shortage, it is crucial to create a society that transcends the constraints of physicality, cognition, space, and time. This means enabling individuals with diverse backgrounds and values—including the elderly and those responsible for nursing and childcare—to actively engage in society. In the Moonshot R&D Programs led by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), we are currently conducting research and development to achieve a society liberated from constraints related to people's bodies, brains, space, and time by 2050 (Moonshot Program 1). This effort involves the development of "cybernetic avatars," which are avatars that exist both physically (as robots) and virtually, capable of performing various tasks on behalf of individuals. In this process, we are identifying Ethical, Economic, Environmental, Legal, and Social Issues (E3LSI) and developing proposals to resolve technical and institutional issues at both domestic and international levels.

  • いつでもどこでも、何にでもなれる？ アバターとともに生きる未来

    石黒浩、新保史生

    (日本科学未来館　研究エリア3階) , 

    2024.07
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    Oral presentation (general), 日本科学未来館

  • Power, Convenience, and Prestige in the Governance and Legal Regulation of AI

    Eleonora Bassi, Julie Cohen, Fumio Shimpo, Daniel Sprick,Zoe Kardasiadou

    CPDP: Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference, 17th International Conference (Brussels) , 

    2024.05
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    Symposium, workshop panel (nominated), University of Turin (IT)

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    everal jurisdictions from the U.S. to the U.K., from China to Japan, in addition to the AI Act in EU law or Canada’s AIDA, aim all to govern and regulate uses and models of AI. Although international institutions have been active, e.g., the Council of Europe’s AI Committee, a fiery competition among regulatory systems has followed as a result. Such competition also affects the fields of privacy and data protection. The aim of this panel is to discuss current trends in the governance and legal regulation of AI through the lens of comparative law. The dynamics of legal transplants, influence and receptions draws the attention to either matters of legal power, e.g., the extra-territoriality clauses of a certain legislation; or, a de facto effect that concerns changes in practices, products, and services offered in foreign jurisdictions; down to the ways in which national or international legislations may represent a reference point for the rest of the world by affecting or inspiring further regulations of other countries.

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Research Projects of Competitive Funds, etc. 【 Display / hide 】

  • Realization of Society where Cybernetic-Avatars will be Used Safely and with Trust

    2022.10
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    Present

    Keio University, Research grant, Principal investigator

  • 誰もが自在に活躍できるアバター共生社会の実現

    2020.10
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    2023.03

    科学技術振興機構, ムーンショット型研究開発プロジェクト, Research grant, Coinvestigator(s)

  • 対話知能システムの研究開発及び社会実装のための法社会規範の研究

    2019.06
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    2024.03

    MEXT,JSPS, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas, Principal investigator

  • IoT環境における自律ロボットの法的課題

    2017.04
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    2020.03

    公益財団法人KDDI財団, 公益財団法人KDDI財団2017年度調査研究助成, Research grant, Principal investigator

  • Trans-disciplinary Research Project on Co-designing Social Systems (Law, Economics and Management) and AI/Robot Technologies

    2016.11
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    2019.10

    The Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society (RISTEX), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Human Information Technology Ecosystem(HITE), Fumio Shimpo, Research grant, Principal investigator

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    Research subjects are expected to expand to those associated with "new services" and "changes in social infrastructures" for which artificial intelligence (AI) is utilized. In order to predict the possible effects of rapid technical development on society and discuss social systems, it is desirable to set up evaluation axes from interdisciplinary and diversified standpoints. In Japan, however, no one has attempted to systematically study the effects of AI and robotics on society, and preparations for social system construction in anticipation of technical development, such as new laws, economic systems, and management strategies, are not enough.

    Amid the third AI boom, certain new problems occurring at the points of contact between technology and society, such as technical unemployment, have been emphasized. AI and robotics are highly versatile, and the existing social frameworks and rules established by humans do not necessarily conform to social frameworks and rules based on the use and application of AI and robotics. While they contain many potential issues, it is difficult to briefly predict problems that may occur in the future. Therefore, a "society where information technology and humans fit together" can be considered a culture in which problems and risks that are expected to occur can be avoided, and the sense of values desired is reflected.

    The purpose of this study is to collaboratively create how future technology and society should be through dialogue between researchers in the following fields: AI and robotics, law, ethics, economics and management relating to social systems, and various stakeholders, such as Japanese companies leading the use and application of AI and robotics. In addition, we will aim to suggest systems necessary to build cutting-edge rules and social infrastructures as a global hub.

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Works 【 Display / hide 】

  • ビッグデータの取扱いをめぐる法的責任と情報管理のあり方

    SHIMPO Fumio

    東京, 

    2013.02
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    Present
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    Other, Single

  • プライバシー保護の世界的新潮流 ～プライバシー保護におけるPbDの意図～

    SHIMPO Fumio

    東京, 

    2012.11
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    Present
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    Other, Single

  • マイナンバー制度について

    SHIMPO Fumio

    千葉県, 

    2012.11
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    Present
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    Other, Single

  • スマートフォン利用者の個人情報保護

    SHIMPO Fumio

    東京, 

    2012.10
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    Present
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    Other, Single

  • マイナンバー導入による個人情報保護の責務と施策

    SHIMPO Fumio

    東京, 

    2012.09
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    Present
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    Other, Single

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    [講義項目]1.マイナンバー法の構造
    2.マイナンバー法案の修正点
    3.安心できる番号制構築のための仕組み
    4.個人番号情報保護委員会（三条機関）設置の意義
    5.特定個人情報保護評価指針の構成
    6.マイナンバー時代の個人情報保護のあり方

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Awards 【 Display / hide 】

  • 平成３０年度情報通信月間推進協議会会長表彰

    2018.06, 情報通信月間推進協議会, 情報通信功績賞

    Type of Award： Other

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    経済協力開発機構（ＯＥＣＤ）デジタル経済政策委員会（ＣＤＥＰ）のデジタル経済セキュリティ・プライバシー作業部会（ＳＰＤＥ）の副議長を務めるなど、情報通信分野における国際的な制度枠組みの構築に多大な貢献をした。

  • Nextcom 情報通信論文賞

    新保 史生, 2017.01, 公益財団法人KDDI財団, ロボット法学の幕開け

    Type of Award： Award from publisher, newspaper, foundation, etc.

  • 第１８回「電気通信普及財団賞」

    SHIMPO Fumio, 2003, 電気通信普及財団, テレコム社会科学賞　奨励賞

    Type of Award： Award from publisher, newspaper, foundation, etc.

  • 第１回「ドコモ・モバイル・サイエンス賞」

    SHIMPO Fumio, 2003, モバイル・コミュニケーション・ファンド, 奨励賞

    Type of Award： Award from publisher, newspaper, foundation, etc.

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Courses Taught 【 Display / hide 】

  • SEMINAR A

    2024

  • MASTER SEMINAR

    2024

  • LAW AND POLICY ASPECTS OF CYBERSECURITY

    2024

  • INFORMATION LAW

    2024

  • INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

    2024

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Courses Previously Taught 【 Display / hide 】

  • 情報法

    筑波大学

    2018.04
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    2019.03

  • ネットワーク情報法

    筑波大学

    2018.04
    -
    2019.03

  • 知的財産のしくみ

    筑波大学

    2018.04
    -
    2019.03

  • ネットワーク時代を安全に過ごす

    筑波大学

    2018.04
    -
    2019.03

  • 情報人権論

    筑波大学

    2018.04
    -
    2019.03

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Memberships in Academic Societies 【 Display / hide 】

  • 情報法制学会, 

    2016.12
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    Present

  • 人工知能学会, 

    2016.04
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    Present

  • 電子情報通信学会, 

    2012.04
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    Present

  • 情報処理学会, 

    2007
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    Present

  • 日本公法学会, 

    2007
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    Present

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Committee Experiences 【 Display / hide 】

  • 2024.07
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    2026.12

    Editorial Board Member of the Cambridge Forum on AI: Law and Governance, Cambridge University Press

  • 2024.07
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    2025.03

    JIS Q 42001原案作成委員会委員, 日本産業標準調査会

  • 2024.01
    -
    2025.03

    地方税共同機構機構処理税務情報保護委員会委員, 地方税共同機構機構処理税務情報保護委員会

  • 2023.07
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    Present

    第31期東京都立図書館協議会委員, 第31期東京都立図書館協議会

  • 2023.07
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    2025.06

    情報通信学会編集委員長, 情法通信学会

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