The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) / Research / Makoto Shiono

Makoto Shiono ’s Research

Group Head, Emerging Technologies ／Director of Management

Makoto Shiono holds a B.A. in Political Science from the Faculty of Law at Keio University and a Master of Laws (LLM) from Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law. He served as a member of the planning committee of the Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters, Cabinet Office; the Working Group on Key and Strategic Areas, National Standards Strategy Subcommittee, Cabinet Office; and the Working Group of the Green Innovation Project Subcommittee of the Industrial Structure Council. He also participated in drafting the Ethics Guidelines (2017) as a member of the Ethics Committee of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence. [Concurrent Positions] Co-Managing Director & CLO, IGPI Group Director & Managing Director, Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) Member, Startup Investment Committee, Japan Bank for International Cooperation(JBIC) Executive Officer, JBIC IG Partners

Emerging Technology

Japan’s manufacturing sector and the race for physical AI

Japan wants to turn its factory floors into the proving ground for the next frontier of artificial intelligence. The question is w

Group Head, Emerging Technologies

Makoto Shiono

Emerging Technology

The Geoeconomics of Generative AI Development Race: How Emerging Technologies Can Become National Power

Generative AI has been progressing at an incredible pace and has become one of the most closely watched emerging technologies. Its

Group Head, Emerging Technologies

Makoto Shiono

Economic Security

Trump and America’s tech giants: Coexistence or collaboration?

Captured in images that immediately went viral, U.S. President Donald Trump’s second inauguration in January drew the attendance o

Group Head, Emerging Technologies

Makoto Shiono

Emerging Technology

A ‘Sputnik’ moment in the global AI race

When Chinese AI startup DeepSeek unveiled the open-source large language model DeepSeek-R1 in January, many referred to it as the

Group Head, Emerging Technologies

Makoto Shiono

Geoeconomic Briefing

Japan’s auto industry looks down the road to Trump presidency

Japan’s auto industry is undergoing profound structural changes. As the industry pivots toward electrification to meet emissions

Group Head, Emerging Technologies

Makoto Shiono

Emerging Technology

How to deal with influence operations in the era of generative AI

2024 will be a year when we watch over elections in many countries while paying attention to the progress in artificial intelligen

Group Head, Emerging Technologies

Makoto Shiono

Emerging Technology

Will generative AI hold power in international relations?

Science and technology have traditionally been regarded as among the elements that constitute national power, and states often exp

Group Head, Emerging Technologies

Makoto Shiono

Ranking

The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) / Research / Makoto Shiono