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Fiscal 2025 (fiscal 2025) "Children's Kasumigaseki Tour Day" Workshops to learn and think in generative AI were held

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In FY 2025 (FY 2025), "Children's Kasumigaseki Tour Day (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)" was held on August 6 (Wed) and 7 (Thu). In Digital Agency, workshops for elementary and junior high school students were held under the theme of "generative AI." Here, we will introduce how each workshop was held on the day.
*The photographs in this report were taken with the permission of the parents.

Workshop for elementary school students

Program Description

They were divided into three groups and had a workshop. They created the "The Great Adventure of Myna-chan" story using generative AI. At the end, they drew a scene from the story and presented it one by one.

As for the presentation time, Mr. Kishi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation participated on the first day and Mr. Asanuma, Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, Chief Officer of Digital Agency on the second day, and we had a fun exchange time with everyone who participated.

Impressions of Participation

The following comments were made by participants.

  • It was my first time to touch generative AI.
  • I enjoyed writing stories and drawing pictures.
  • I enjoy being able to tell stories that I hadn't expected in generative AI.
  • Some parents commented that it was good that they could understand what they should be careful about when using the generative AI.

Scene from the event

(We took a group photo with elementary school students who participated in the first day of the workshop in Mr. Kishi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation.)
In the photo spot, which is decorated with a logo panel of "Digital Agency Children Kasumigaseki Tour Day," a panel of Myna-chan, and balloons of flowers and butterflies, elementary school students who participated in a workshop and Mr. Kishi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation are standing. The elementary school students are holding up a drawing paper of a scene from "Myna-chan's Great Adventure," which they devised using generative AI.
(We took a group photo in Mr. Asanuma, Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, Chief Officer of Digital Agency with elementary school students who participated on the second day of the workshop.)
In the photo spot, which is decorated with a logo panel of "Digital Agency Children Kasumigaseki Tour Day," a panel of Myna-chan, and balloons of flowers and butterflies, elementary school students who participated in a workshop and Mr. Asanuma, Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, Chief Officer of Digital Agency are standing. The elementary school students are holding up a drawing paper of a scene from "Myna-chan's Great Adventure," which they devised using generative AI.
(I drew a scene from "The Great Adventure of Myna-chan," which was made using generative AI, on drawing paper.)
The workshop participants, three elementary school students wearing generative AI paper sun visors, are using crayons and colored pencils to draw on drawing paper a scene from Myna-chan's "Great Adventure in Myna-chan."
(He presented a picture of a scene from the story of "The Great Adventure of Myna-chan" made using generative AI.)
Three elementary school students who participated in the workshop are standing on a stage with panels decorated with the logo of Digital Agency. A staff member of Digital Agency stands on the right and holds a picture of the story of "The Great Adventure of Myna-chan" drawn by one of the elementary school students. The elementary school student is holding a microphone and explaining the picture. Two elementary school students are holding their pictures and looking at the pictures being announced.

Workshop for junior high school students

Program Description

We were divided into three groups to conduct the workshop. We thought about ourselves and the future Japan using generative AI, and each group made a presentation.

At the beginning of the workshop, attended by Mr. Taira, Minister for Digital Transformation on the first day and Mr. Tomiyasu, Vice-Minister for Digital Policy on the second day, we talked about the roles and work of Digital Agency and how generative AI should be utilized in the future.

Impressions of Participation

The following comments were made by participants.

  • I realized that there are times when generative AI's answers are wrong.
  • It turns out that the way you pose the question affects the answer.
  • In a world where AI is evolving, we got a hint of what we want to do in the future

Scene from the event

(We took a group photo in Mr. Taira, Minister for Digital Transformation with junior high school students who participated in the first day of the workshop.)
On a stage with a "Digital Agency Children's Day for Visiting Kasumigaseki" logo panel in the middle, junior high school students who participated in the workshop and Mr. Taira, Minister for Digital Transformation are lined up in two rows. The front row is squatting, and the back row is standing.
(A group photo was taken with junior high school students who participated in the second day of the workshop and Digital Agency Data Scientists in charge of Osugi AI.)
On a stage with a "Digital Agency Children's Day for Visiting Kasumigaseki" logo panel in the middle, junior high school students who participated in a workshop and Osugi, a data scientist in charge of AI in Digital Agency, are lined up in two rows. The front row is squatting, and the back row is standing.
(We announced the contents of discussions on various themes using generative AI)
Of the three junior high school students who participated in the workshop, one of them held a sketchbook in which he summarized the contents of the discussion in a memo and presented it using a microphone, while two junior high school students watched the junior high school student who held a sketchbook in his hand and presented it.
(I talked about my visit to Japan in generative AI.)
Five junior high school students who participated in the workshop are discussing around a desk. Three sketchbooks and a black pen are placed on the desk. The theme of the discussion is displayed on the monitor behind, and it is written, "What is the power to find your own way?"

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