▁Japan ▁during ▁ 1 9 9 6 – 2 0 0 9 , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Art ▁and ▁Design ▁City ▁Hels ink i ▁AD C ▁Ltd ▁( 2 0 0 0 - 2 0 1 0 ), ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Council ▁of ▁University ▁R ectors ▁( 1 9 9 7 - 2 0 0 3 ) ▁and ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Round ▁Table ▁of ▁Design ▁in ▁Finland ▁( 2 0 0 0 - 2 0 1 0 ). ▁As ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Information ▁Society ▁Forum ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Information ▁Society ▁Forum ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁( 1 9 9 5 – 9 9 ), ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁the ▁information ▁society ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁planning ▁of ▁future ▁strateg ies . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Vice - Ch air man ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Committee ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁new ▁Govern ments ▁Art ▁and ▁Art ist ▁Policy ▁Program me ▁for ▁Finland ▁( T a ide ▁on ▁ma hd oll isu u ks ia , ▁Art ▁is ▁Poss ib ilities , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁). ▁ ▁S ot ama a ▁was ▁Executive ▁Vice ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁S ino - F inn ish ▁Centre ▁at ▁T ong ji ▁University ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 3 . ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁scientific ▁ad visor ▁to ▁univers ities ▁in ▁Austria , ▁China , ▁Den mark , ▁England ▁and ▁Korea ▁and ▁been ▁Vis iting ▁Professor