Über den Autor Hitoshi (Hrsg.) Mitomo
Hitoshi Mitomo is a Professor of Digital Economy and Digital Sustainability at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies and Director of the Institute of Digital Society, Waseda University, Japan. He has served as President of the Japan Society of Info-Communication Research and a Vice Chair of the International Telecommunications Society. Professor Mitomo's research spans a wide range of socio-economic and regulatory issues related to ICT deployment and utilization. In addition to economic analysis, he is interested in people's disaster responses affected by social and mass media by incorporating sociological and psychological factors into the study. While serving as a member of the Telecommunications Council of Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), he has been involved in various ICT and media policy development. Mikio Kimura is Director of Research Institute, The Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association. He is a Director, Japan Society of Info-Communication Research. His major research fields are Demand forecasting of media industries, Media Economics, audience behaviours and MOT. He earned Ph.D. from Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo.