HGPI Chairman Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa and HGPI Board Member Dr. Ryozo Nagai will serve on a new expert panel established by the Government which will verify the effectiveness of countermeasures used against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr. Kurokawa will chair the panel.
Articles on the expert panel have appeared in various media outlets.

The articles are as follows:

■ “Final Report on AI Analysis of COVID-19 Countermeasure Effects to Be Published in January 2021” (NHK, September 7, 2020) NEW

■“AI Trial Results to Be Reflected in COVID-19 Countermeasures, Discussions with Professor Yamanaka and Team Ongoing” (TV Asahi news, September 7, 2020) NEW

■ “Editorial – Clarify the Roles of the COVID-19 Subcommittee and the Government” (Asahi Shimbun DIGITAL, August 7, 2020) 

■ “Second Wave Analysis to Extend Beyond SIR Model to Check Countermeasures, Summary in August; AI to Measure Test Progress and Early Detection” (m3.com, August 6, 2020)

■ “Amidst Calls to Separate Duties Between Politicians and Experts on COVID-19 Countermeasures, Prof. Yamanaka Gives Recommendations” (Asahi Shimbun DIGITAL, August 5, 2020)

■ “Expert Meeting Held on AI Analysis for COVID-19 Countermeasures; Economic Revitalization Minister Nishimura in Charge – ‘Utilize Collective Wisdom to Stop Infections’” (SankeiBiz, August 5, 2020)

■ “AI Analysis to Assess COVID-19 Measures; Minister Nishimura Promises First Results This Month” (NHK, August 5, 2020)

■“(Editorial) Provide transparent and meaningful evidence for COVID-19 measures” (Nihon Keizai Shimbun, July 2, 2020)

■“Expert panel on COVID-19 measures meets for first time, joined by Nobel laureate Yamanaka – AI and other tools to be used for second wave” (Mainichi Shimbun, July 1, 2020)

■“Government gathers expert panel for second COVID-19 wave; third wave countermeasures, shelter-in-place effects to be analyzed”(Tokyo Web, July 1, 2020)

■ “Expert panel holds first meeting on verifying COVID-19 measures; Kyoto University’s Professor Yamanaka participates”（jiji.com、July 1, 2020）

■“Two new expert panels established to employ AI and supercomputers against COVID-19 – METI” (Nihon Keizai Shimbun, June 23, 2020)

■“Nobel laureate Yamanaka and Fugaku Supercomputer tagged in to verify preventive effects of COVID-19 measures”(Asahi Shimbun Digital, June 23, 2020)

■“Supercomputer Fugaku and Nobel laureate Yamanaka join expert panel effort to verify COVID-19 measures ahead of second wave” (Yomiuri Shimbun, June 23, 2020)

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