The Information Processing Society of Japan issued a statement in the name of Shojiro Nishio, in support of the government's policy, regarding the government's Future Investment Council's direction to introduce "Information I" into the Common Test for University Admissions.He insists that learning information technology is indispensable in the modern society based on the Internet and smartphones.

 According to the statement, information technology is an indispensable foundation in modern society, and it is essential for citizens to acquire information technology in order to pursue their own well-being and interests, and to protect their privacy and human rights.

 In the future, as society changes drastically due to artificial intelligence, those who go on to university will be required to solve various problems of the information society that change drastically by making use of their specialized knowledge and contribute to the development of society. He said that he was there.

 He argued that having the ability to fully utilize the content of "information" in high school subjects is the minimum requirement for developing such activities, and that it is necessary to introduce "information" in university entrance examinations. ing.

 At the Future Investment Conference in May, the government announced a policy to consider introducing information subjects such as programming into the common test for university admissions, which will be introduced in 5 instead of the National Center Test for University Admissions.As the battle for human resources who can utilize artificial intelligence intensifies around the world, the younger generation will learn the basics of information education and raise the level of domestic human resources who will lead the information age.

reference:[Information Processing Society of Japan] I agree with the policy of including the "Information I" test in the common test for university admission presented at the 16th Future Investment Conference.

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