You are cordially invited *to the second* session of the MWS Web Forum Series 'The Digital Transformation' (dij.tokyo/webforumdt <https://dij.tokyo/webforumdt>). It is part of our research focus "Digital Transformation - Discourses, Strategies and Processes".

*Governance in the Digital Age* (dij.tokyo/governance <https://dij.tokyo/governance>)

September 30, 2021 / Japan 21:00-23:00 / Germany 14:00-16:00 / US East 08:00-10:00 / US West 05:00-07:00

Speakers: Kaori HAYASHI (The University of Tokyo)
Melike ŞAHINOL (OI Istanbul)
Franz WALDENBERGER (DIJ)

The presentations will address the theme Governance in the Digital Age from different perspectives.

Kaori HAYASHI: "Toward a Gender-Equal Society in the AI Era: A Distant Goal for Japan?" will introduce a new initiative that strives to create a more gender-equal media and information culture.

Melike ŞAHINOl: "Digital Cultures of Health" will question how digital transformation in healthcare has led to empowerment (and for whom) and what new challenges have arisen as a result.

Franz WALDENBERGER: "Regulation in the context of dispersed and contested knowledge" will discuss how regulation strategies to cope with dispersed and contested knowledge are influenced by the new challenges and opportunities caused by the digital transformation.

This Web-Forum will be held in English, online (Zoom). Abstracts, detailed information and registration on our website (dij.tokyo/governance <https://www.dijtokyo.org/event/governance-in-the-digital-age/>)

Log-in data will be provided upon registration (until 20.00 h JST on September 30, 2021).

German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ <https://www.dijtokyo.org/>)