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| This area aims to consider social institutions and policies generated by
infocommunication and multimedia. |
The objective of this area is to help students conduct interdisciplinary
and professional research primarily on interrelation of rapidly innovated
socioeconomic aspects of info-telecommunication with aspects of social
institutions and policies. Traditional socio-economic theory tends to regard
information and telecommunication as given exogenous condition. Thus, the
scope of research has been preoccupied with abstract debate such as IT/digital
innovation and productivity, or asymmetric information between governments,
corporations, financial organizations, individuals, households and investors.
However, information and telecommunication are deeply related to individual
economic activities in vivid and visible ways at present.
While acting in accordance with international major theses and domestic
research outcomes, students are required to tackle challenges arising from
efforts to introduce info-telecommunication innovation into economic society.
Specifically, the students are required to explore the following issues:
1) Dissemination and evaluation of newly implemented IT from interdisciplinary
perspectives, international standardization, information-oriented societies
in urban and rural areas, cyber journalism, etc. 2) Price issues and intellectual
property based on economic theory, regulations and competitions pertaining
to electronic commerce, and entrepreneurial management, and corporate structure
; and 3) Issues related to institutions and policies, with a focus on monetary
economy. In order to achieve these objectives, it is necessary for the
students to come into contact with people on the frontline of their fields
and to promote education research covering field surveys and communication
networking. |
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Position(the upper row)/ Research Area(the lower row) |
| Toshio OBI * |
Professor/ D. Sc. in GITS (Waseda University) |
| Comparative Study on Info-Telecom Competition Policies in OECD Countries,
Case Studies on Global Info-Telecom Companies in US, EU and Japan, Research
on Activities of International Organizations in ICT Fields, E-Government/CIO,
Emerging Asian Economies such as China and ASEAN |
| Sadahiko KANO * |
Professor/ D. Engineering (The University of Tokyo) |
| Ubiquitous Health and Welfare Information System, International Standardization,
Global Comparison of Information and Telecommunication Industries, Regional
Development Strategies and Policies |
| Toshiharu KITAMURA * |
Professor |
| Changes in Digitized Financial Infrastructure, Japanese/Western Financial
System/Policy, Domestic/Foreign Financial Markets, Interest Rate and Stock
Price, International Monetary System, Economic/Financial Situation in Transition/Developing
Countries, Major (hard) Currencies and Subordinate (soft) Currencies, Corporate
Financing, Venture Business Finance |
| Kiyoshi NAKAMUARA |
Professor/ D. Sc. in GITS (Waseda University) |
| Industrial Organization Analysis of Broadcasting and Media |
| Kiyohide HIGUCHI |
Professor |
| Info-Technological Innovation and Economic Evolution, Complex Economics,
Evolutionary Economics, Theories on Economic Dynamics, International Economics,
Monetary and Financial Economics, Theories on Social Capital, New Social
Economics |
| Hitoshi MITOMO * |
Professor/ D. Engineering (Toyohashi University of Technology) |
| International Comparison of the Factors Promoting the Diffusion of New
Technology, Theoretical and Empirical Analyses of Telecommunications Pricing,
Network Externalities and the Penetration of an Innovative Service, Quantitative
Evaluation of ICT Investment, Regional ICT Development Utilizing P2P Technology,
Econometric Analysis of Broadcasting Industries |
| Suguru TAMURA |
Associate Professor (without tenure) |
| R&D policy formation, Main decision factor regarding technology standard formation |
| Masaki FUKUDA |
Associate Professor (without tenure), Ph.D. (Information Studies)(University of Tokyo) |
| Information and Communications Law, Economic Law, Information and Communications Policy, Socio-Information Studies |
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Professor Toshio OBI, Professor Sadahiko KANO, Professor Toshiharu KITAMURA and Professor Hitoshi MITOMO have transferred to Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies (http://www.waseda.jp/gsaps/index_en.html) since the begining of AY 2009 and have been soliciting applicants who wish to study under them at the graduate school from Fall 2009. If you would like to enter Waseda University and choose them as your supervisors, check the admissions information on the website of Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies. |
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