Ikuo Koboku
成長戦略本部 連携研究員 at Kyoto University (京都大学)
Tokyo, Japan
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Top SchoolIkuo Koboku is a public sector procurement, government affairs, and digital government strategist with over a decade of experience bridging government, industry, and academia in Tokyo. After studying sociology and international area studies in Kyoto, Manchester and Seoul, he served as a policy secretary in Japan’s Diet before leading public sector capture and government-expert teams at AWS and Microsoft. At GovTech Tokyo he now directs digital strategy for public–private co-creation while holding advisory and research appointments at Kyoto University, Iwate Prefecture and the University of Tokyo. Known for turning complex procurements and regulatory challenges into actionable capture plans, he also writes company blogs and engages public audiences on tech-policy issues. His career blends hands-on government relations, strategic BD for cloud and GovTech, and academic engagement—an uncommon mix that helps translate policy into deployable digital services.
10 years of coding experience
MA in Sociology, Political Sociology, MA in Sociology, Political Sociology at The University of ManchesterBA in Integrated Human Studies, Major: Sociology / Minor: Anthropology, BA in Integrated Human Studies, Major: Sociology / Minor: Anthropology at 京都大学 / Kyoto UniversityMA in International Area Studies, East Asian Area Studies, Geopolitics, MA in International Area Studies, East Asian Area Studies, Geopolitics at 서울대학교 / Seoul National University
English, Korean, FrenchGithub contributions (3)
funikk/psfreader
Feb 2017 - Apr 2019
Contributions:21 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
funikk/lgc
Sep 2015 - Nov 2016
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
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