Izumi Aizu is Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for InfoSocinomics, Kumon Center, Tama University in Tokyo and Deputy Director at the Institute for HyperNetwork Society in Oita, Japan. He is also Co-Chairperson of newly established Information Support pro bono Platform (iSPP), a coordination body for disaster relief works using ICT. iSPP website is found at: www.ispp.jp