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MISUMI Ikuo

Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, Chief Officer of Digital Agency

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MISUMI Ikuo

Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, Chief Officer of Digital Agency

Date of Birth
Place of Birth
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