From July 28 to August 5, 2023, SOI Asia’s EBA (Evidence-Based Approach) project conducted a fieldwork program in Minamata city, Kumamoto prefecture, hosted by Keio University.
15 participants from the partner universities (UB, UNHAS, ITB, UNSRAT, USK, Keio, UM, USM, and IOE-TU) visited several locations in Minamata city to learn the EBA method in order to explore the question.
Questions explored in this fieldwork:
- In the digital era, how can we revitalize Minamata City? Provide proposals considering the current situation in Minamata City. or,
- How could the Minamata disease incident have been avoided if modern technology had been available? What should we do now to apply the lessons learned?
Know more about this program: https://eba.soi.asia/portfolio/minamata-2023/
