Over the last 30 years, since around 1990, significant advancements in integrated circuits, optical communication, and storage device technologies have driven a remarkable increase in computational power. It is expected that the development of algorithmic technologies that leverage the benefits of this substantial improvement in computational capabilities will become a source of competitiveness in the next generation of highly information-driven societies and have a major ripple effect that drives social advancement. In the first chapter of this book, we describe the social and historical background of algorithmic technology and introduce the concept we propose, called Algorithmic Foundations for Social Advancement (AFSA). Additionally, we explain the innovations we aim to achieve through this research project, our vision of research management, and the organizational structure designed to support these research goals.