情報通信技術（ICT）を活用した教育の現代的意義について
Understanding the Modern Significance of Education Using Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

佐古 めぐみ
Megumi Sako

日本知財学会誌Vol.21 No.3 p.4-14 (2025-3-20)
Journal of Intellectual Property Association of Japan Vol.21 No.3 p.4-14 (2025-3-20)

＜要旨＞
コロナを機に人々の生活は一変し，デジタル技術を用いたワークフローの改善やビジネスモデルの創出など企業のDX化が進み，新しい形態の働き方が定着した．教育でも同様にDX 化や遠隔授業が積極的に実施された．しかしそれ以前から，日本では情報通信技術（ICT）の教育への活用を見越し数々の政策が打ち出されてきたものの教育現場は積極的ではなかった．それがコロナ禍により教育現場と政策が同じ方向性を向く結果となった．時代に応じICTの意義は変化している．ただ現在の日本では，学習的効果があるか等の議論を行う段階ではなく，少子化等の現代的問題の解決手段としてICTの活用が進み，将来も大きな役割を担っていくと期待される．一方，世界的にもコロナが与えた影響や経済損失は計り知れないが，やはりICTの活用が復興の鍵となることは疑いなく，大きな意義が見出せることから強い関心を寄せざるを得ない．
<Abstract>
A global outbreak of covid has completely changed our lives and has accelerated the digitalization in many countries and driven the trends in remote work.　In the field of education, the promotion of digitalization and remote learning has also commenced.　Prior to the pandemic, several policies were proposed by Japanese government regarding the use of Information and Communication Technology （ICT） related to education.　While Japanese schools have been slow to embrace digital transformation, the introduced policies have proven their worth during the recent school closures.　Nowadays the debate on ICT in Japan has moved beyond the question of whether the ICT is effective for the learning to whether it can be a solution to the contemporary social challenges Japan is facing such as population decline and an aging population.　It is to be said the negative impact of covid on education could cost our children hundreds of billions of dollars in future earnings. However, it is indubitable that the deployment of ICT will scale up the recovery and given the potential of ICT to address social issues in Japan, it is crucial to examine the ways in which it can be utilized
effectively.

＜キーワード＞
情報通信技術, ICT, オンライン授業, 少子高齢化, ダイバーシティー
<Keywords>
Information and communication technology, ICT, online classes, declining birthrate and ageing population, diversity