Affiliations: Institute of e-Government, Waseda University, Japan.
E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: This paper aims to grasp the role of CIOs for the super ageing
society in Japan based on the surveys on ICT applications for Elderly people,
which the Institute of e-Government of Waseda University conducted in
2010–2011. The paper reviews the damage of 3.11 in Japan. Next is an analysis
of the results of questionnaires to find the best ICT solutions for elderly
people in order to reduce the damage of disasters. Finally, these were
evaluated against the availability of special infrastructure, devices
interfaces, and services and applications for elderly people in Japan. The
paper concludes with an outline of proposed measures for promotion of ICT
applications and the role of CIO based on the innovation for the ageing
society.
Keywords: Super ageing society, information society, ICT application, CIO and BCP