Takuya Yamagata

He practices “something digital” in a small town called Morimachi, located near Hakodate, Hokkaido. He has a great deal of practical experience in the use and construction of digital technology in government and educational settings, and specializes in working with relatively small municipalities to think about and create digital applications. His motto is “Well, sit down. Open Data Evangelist, IT Strategy Office, Cabinet Secretariat; Advisor for Local Informatization, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

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  「学校って、こんなに面白くできるんだ」5校の挑戦に胸が熱くなった話

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  Are Melbourne's second-hand shops the city's resource recycling system?

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  A series on the past, present and future of ICT use as described by a former local government key figure

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  Creating a firefighting water supply mapping app using generative AI

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