Industry, higher education and government officials from the United States and Japan strengthened and reaffirmed the importance of cooperation between the two countries in critical and emerging technologies at a recent two-day workshop.
The U.S.-Japan Digital Innovation Hub and Advanced Technology Workshop, held on The Ohio State University campus on Sept. 11-12, hosted talks with American and Japanese experts on semiconductors, quantum information science, artificial intelligence (AI) and space exploration.
Discussions centered on current and potential partnerships and the importance of workforce development to fill the growing demands of these technologies.
“At Ohio State, we are excited to bring people and ideas together from all over the world to create opportunities to collaborate at a scale few others can match,” said Ohio State President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. during his closing remarks on the first day of the workshop.
This was the eighth iteration of the workshop, which typically alternates between the U.S. and Japan, and the first time it was hosted on a university campus. Columbus was the first Midwestern city to welcome the event. The Office of International Affairs' East Asian Studies Center (EASC) sponsored a student poster session that was part of conference.
“Such events that allow for cutting-edge research collaboration between the U.S. and Japan are so important, especially for Ohio," said Chris White, EASC assistant director. "Japan, the largest foreign investor in the state, has over 600 companies in Ohio. The East Asian Studies Center is proud to support programming that encourages greater understanding of Japan and promotes collaborative research between scholars at Ohio State and in Japan.”
Read more about the event over at Ohio State News.