Tokyo, 27-28 March 2023: Koji Hachiyama, COO of ERIA, joined the 3rd meeting of the G7 Digital and Tech Working Group (DTWG). The DTWG is a preparatory meeting for the G7 Digital and Tech Ministers’ Meeting in Takasaki, Gunma on 29-30 April 2023.

ERIA also joined the ‘Stakeholders’ Conference on Digital Technologies for Trust’ on 29 March in Tokyo, which is a side event of the G7 Digital and Tech Ministers’ Meeting. The conference focused on ensuring ‘trust’ for data free flow with trust (DFFT), with specific use cases and technologies or mechanisms expected to be implemented in the future. The conference was attended by many government officials, invitees, organizations, companies, and academic groups involved in trust services.