Boston Global Forum (BGF) proudly introduces a discussion on “How Japan succeed in the 21st century” between Professor John Quelch, co-founder and member of BGF’s Board of Directors and Board of Thinkers, and the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and Professor Hamada, the adviser to PM Abe and the Japanese government.
The talk is one of BGF Japan’s projects in Tokyo.
Watch the talk here:
How Japan succeed in the 21st Century – Professor John Quelch introduction:
(BGF) – Governor Michael Dukakis, chairman and co-founder of Boston Global Forum, made his opening speech in the Global Cybersecurity Day (GCD) event which was held in Harvard Faculty Club on December 12, 2015. The GCD is conceived with the purpose of promoting a more safe and secure cyber space.
The event was live-streamed at www.bostonglobalforum.
Watch the Governor Dukakis’s speech here:
Read the full transcript of Governor Dukakis’s opening remarks below:
Thank you very much for being here and thanks to the Internet for allowing us to connect with those of you not in the room.
Cybersecurity is a leading issue of our time. We need only consider the Paris and San Bernardino attacks to remind us of that. Terrorist groups are using the internet to radicalize young people, and terrorist-minded individuals are using the Internet to hone their deranged intentions.
The Internet is a source of great benefits. But it’s also a source of mayhem and mischief.Cyber-based threats, ranging from online fraud to the stealing of state and business secrets are on the rise.
We need to make cybersecurity an imperative, as individuals, as organizations, as governments, as the international community.
To this end, the Boston Global Forum has developed the Ethics Code of Conduct for Cyber Peace and Security (ECCC). It prescribes how netizens, IT experts, institutions, governments, and others should act.
In an effort to advance the cause of cybersecurity, the Boston Global Forum has initiated Global Cybersecurity Day—this conference marks that day. We hope others will adopt the idea, building on it in the way that nearly fifty years ago Earth Day was conceived and promoted.
In our conference today, we have a number of activities aimed at highlighting cybersecurity.
We have initiated an Online Festival, open to people around the world, an opportunity for them to share the benefits of the Internet.
And we will honor today leaders in cybersecurity, as well as leaders who have contributed to peace, security, and development around the world.
(BGF) – Boston Global Forum (BGF) is kicking off its Online Festival on the Global Cybersecurity Day encouraging people around the world to share their original piece of arts online via its Facebook, which are in forms of digital photo, painting, video, stories or other multimedia products that arouse the love and friendship among people, and alarm them to be vigilant about cyber incident which might cause negative consequence to other’s fame and life.
Here comes the chance for all to win a trip to Boston and meet with professors of Harvard and MIT by proving yourself as a responsible Netizen and Global Citizen and show your support to the Ethics Code of Conduct for Cyber Peace and Security by spreading the love and friendship, or awakening people’s consciousness about bad consequence that might happen because of hostile online activities.
When the event ends?
The online festival closes at 2:00 AM on January 01, 2016 in local time of participant’s city.
How to join?
Every one could either send their works to [email protected] and BGF will help post them to our wall, or
Post it directly with your Facebook account to address at https://www.facebook.com/Global-Cybersecurity-Day-1645424825740324
Prizes and Winners
The originator, with art work which receives more than (50,000+ likes and shares combined), will be honored as the Outstanding Global Citizen for Cyber Peace and Security.
The winner will also win a free trip to Boston to meet with Harvard and MIT professors and have the opportunity to be a guest speaker at the Boston Global Forum conference in 2016.
About the Global Cybersecurity Day
Global Cybersecurity Day is an initiative of Boston Global Forum, meant to inspire the shared responsibility of the world’s citizens to protect the Internet’s safety and transparency. As part of this initiative, BGF also calls upon citizens of goodwill everywhere — from ordinary people to leaders — to follow BGF’s Ethics Code of Conduct for Cyber Peace and Security (ECCC).
It will be held at 12:00 noon (local time) on December 12 annually in Tokyo, Bonn, Nha Trang, and Boston. The event also encourages open dialogue, from many perspectives, about cybersecurity and will also honor individuals, organizations, and initiatives that have made the greatest contributions to a safe cyberspace.
About Boston Global Forum
Boston Global Forum ( BostonGlobalForum.org ) was founded nearly three years ago by former Democratic presidential candidate and Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, who is now a Distinguished Professor at Harvard University; Prof. John Quelch, the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School; Prof. Thomas Patterson, the Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Nguyen Anh Tuan, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of the Boston Global Forum, and the Founder and Chairman of VietNamNet Media Company and VietNet, the first Internet Service Provider in Vietnam.
Boston Global Forum brings together thought leaders to address problems that affect the world and to inspire creative and practical global collaboration to fix them. Just one example of its work is BGF’s prominent role in improving working conditions at Asia’s manufacturing centers as part of its 2013 initiatives.
BGF has been hosting international meetings in 2015 aimed at building an Ethics Code of Conduct for Cyber Peace and Security (ECCC) to promote a healthy cyber environment.
(BGF) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was named the World Leader in Cybersecurity for his “exemplary leadership and contributions in promoting cybersecurity in Japan and Asia” in the Global Cybersecurity Day event which was held on December 12 at Harvard Faculty Club.
Watch the Governor Dukakis’ remarks here:
Mr. Tsutomu Himeno, Consulate-General of Japan in Boston, expressed his thank you on behalf of Prime Minister Abe and said that the award is a great encouragement.
Read the full remarks by Governor Michael Dukakis in honoring PM Abe’s achievements below:
I am pleased to announce the recipient of this year’s World Leader in Cybersecurity Award—Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The World Leader in Cybersecurity Award is given to individuals who contribute significantly to the advancement of cybersecurity.
Prime Minister Abe has worked tirelessly to make cybersecurity a priority in Japan and in the international community. Japan’s private sector particularly was still lagging in its cybersecurity efforts.
Recognizing the problem, and looking ahead to next year’s G7 Summit, which will be held in Japan, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Prime Minister Abe has made cybersecurity a top policy priority.
Under his leadership, Japan recently held the “Cyber3 Conference” in partnership with the World Economic Forum (WEF). The Prime Minister has initiated and led the creation cabinet-level office to oversee national policy and promote international cooperation, in accordance with the Cybersecurity Basic Act enacted a year ago. And this year, the Prime Minister announced Japan’s Cybersecurity Strategy, a far- reaching plan to strengthen public-private efforts in the cybersecurity efforts. In the strategy, Japan announced an ambitious diplomatic initiative focusing on international rules and inter-governmental capacity building.
Prime Minister Abe has also exerted regional leadership in cybersecurity, engaging in capacity building through the cooperation between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
These and other efforts have put Prime Minister Abe in the forefront among world leaders in advancing the cause of cybersecurity. The Boston Global Forum is honored to present recognize him as a World Leader in Cybersecurity Award.
