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8. Column: IP EducationMr. Takao OGIYADirector General of APICIn Japan, the year 2017 was referred to as the "first year of the IP education era" in the IP sector. In the IPStrategic Program, which is published by the government every year, IP education is discussed as a prioritytheme to be addressed by the government. The Program points out the importance of promoting educationfor young people from elementary to high school age to raise their IP awareness.What should school education aim for? Which should it prioritize, creativity and self-directed thinking orbasic learning and discipline? In September 2017, the Pew Research Center, a US research firm, conducted asurvey to collect views from different countries on the above question. Survey respondents from 19 countieswere asked to share views on a relative basis, given the absolute importance of both for the purpose ofyouth education. The result was as follows: Spain, Germany and Sweden preferred "creativity and self-directedthinking"; Kenya and Nigeria, "basic learning and discipline"; and the US, Australia and Japan were evenlydivided between the two.In the past, Japan's school education tended to focus only on acquiring knowledge, encouraging studentsto dedicate themselves to getting high scores on exams, which became the only important purpose ofschool. This tendency has caused many issues that hindered sound youth development across the nation,ranging from decreased physical strength, weakened normative consciousness, low reading habits and ability,low interest in the sciences and manual work, and unhealthy dietary habits, to bullying, truancy and increasedyouth unemployment.Our future society will be propelled by new technology initiatives such as Industry 4.0 and IoT. To be ableto shape a new future in this context, children need to acquire the innovative ability to create value.Figure 1. Industry 4.0Figure 2. IoTIP Friends Connections August 2018 No.19ENISHI45