MISUMI Ikuo
Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, Chief Officer of Digital Agency
MISUMI Ikuo
Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, Chief Officer of Digital Agency
- Date of Birth
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- Place of Birth
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Tokyo
Career
- Mar. 1985
- Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Mar. 1987
- Master of Engineering, Precision Machinery Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Apr. 1987
- Joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, currently the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry: METI (hereafter referred to as METI)
- Mar. 2004
- Completed the Doctor Program, Precision Machinery Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Jul. 2004
- Doctor of Engineering, Precision Machinery Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Jun. 2005
- Director General, Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA)
- Jun. 2007
- Director of Information Security, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, METI
- Jul. 2009
- Director of Security Export Licensing Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, Trade Control Department, METI
- Jun. 2012
- Counsellor, Cabinet Secretariat (National center of Incident readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC) hereafter referred to as NISC)
- Jun. 2016
- Councillor, Cabinet Secretariat (Deputy Director-General, NISC)
- Aug. 2018
- Deputy Director-General for Cybersecurity and Information Technology, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, METI; concurrently Councillor, Cabinet Secretariat (Deputy Government Chief Information Officer, NISC)
- Oct. 2020
- Cybersecurity and Digital Advisor, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
- Nov. 2020
- Research Director, Association for Technological Excellence Promoting Innovative Advances
- Jul. 2021
- Joined as a member of the Strategic Planning Office for Information and Communication Technology, Cabinet Secretariat
- Sep. 2021
- Joined as a member of the Digital Agency of Japan
- Apr. 2022
- Dean and Professor, School of Information and Telecommunication Engineering,
Tokai University - Apr. 2023
- Outside Director, Soliton Systems Co. Ltd.
- Nov. 2025
- Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, Chief Officer of Digital Agency