21世紀における日本の印刷産業の展望

Abstract

The graphic arts industry in Japan has reached the top level in the world in aspect of the production volume and the quality. The authors have already reported the prediction of delivery amount of Japanese graphic arts industry by computer simulation. In this paper, we summarized the view to the year of 2020 in the printing industry and the graphic arts related industries and clarified the role and the force of graphic arts industry in the higher information society in the future. We also discussed th solution methods of fostering of human character and the secureness of human power.