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Biography of
Izumi
Aizu,
Executive
Research Fellow, GLOCOM, International
University of Japan
Principal,
Asia Network Research Inc.
Deputy Director, Institute for
HyperNetwork Society
Member
of At Large Advisory Committee of ICANN
Born
in 1952, Mr. Aizu joined the printing industry in
1971 after graduating from high school. In 1976,
he moved into international advertising, marketing
and public relations business. After spending a
few years in the technical communications field,
he encountered with the emerging personal computer
networking in the United States. In 1986, he
co-founded Institute for Networking Design in
Tokyo, a think-tank specializing computer
conferencing and served as secretary general of
Networking Forum, annual national conference on PC
networking in Japan from 1987 to 1992.
In
1991, he joined GLOCOM (Center for Global
Communications), at the International University
of Japan. After attending INET 92 in Kobe, he
started to study about Internet and promote it in
Japan: giving strategic advises to ICT and media
industries, national and local government
agencies, working on policy and strategic issues
in global context with strong focus on Asia.
In 1993, he co-founded Institute for Hyper
Network Society (IHNS) whose main office is in
Oita, a local city in Kyushu Island, and actively
promoted community networking with grassroots
citizens.
In
1997, he moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and
founded Asia Network Research, an independent
research unit dedicated to promote networking in
Asia-Pacific, focusing on societal aspects of
Internet including global governance and digital
divide issues.
He worked as Secretary General of Asia
& Pacific Internet Association, a trade
association representing Internet business
community of the region between 1998 and 2000.
In April 2000, he moved back to Tokyo where
he continues the research work for promoting the
Internet in Asia. He participated in Digital
Opportunity Task Force, or DOT Force, initiated by
the G8 to address “digital divide” issues, and
the preparatory process of the WSIS (World Summit
on the Information Society) as a member of Civil
Society.
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