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Oct. 21 – 25, 2013

Yokohama, Japan

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Representative Message

The subject of Smart City Week 2013 ～City Innovation～

Smart city projects that local governments and companies have been

pioneering are moving from the phase of experiment to full-scale

implementation. During the stage of experiment, only cooperative citizens

were targeted, but a large number of ordinary citizens have begun to get

involved in. Therefore, what we need is mind renovation which we describe it as “City Innovation”. Although cities are facing with increasing varieties of

problems, funds to solve such problems are not enough. In order to breakthrough this situation, we have to introduce “City Innovation”, which

means innovative renovation of common knowledge and social systems

toward achieving appropriate City Innovation. With this in mind, Smart City

Week 2013 hosts a myriad of programs by involving stakeholders from

various quarters. In addition to current key players, Smart City Week 2013

brings together promising new players, technologies and services for City

Innovation. Please join this conference and exhibition week to create new

business opportunities.

Yosuke Mochizuki Executive Organizer ,

Smart City Week 2013 Director

NikkeiBP Cleantech Institute

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Steering Committee 1

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The events held and implemented during Smart City Week 2013 are studied, discussed, and decided by

the “Advisory Board” and the “Steering Committee” consisting of experts from local government entities

and corporations. Program positioning and selection of key people invited to international conferences,

etc., are expected to inspire perspectives and solutions for sketching out new visions for Smart Cities.

At Smart City Week 2012, specific examples of Smart City business that have already advanced to the

commercial stage, and where they are headed, as well as business models in the Smart City market, were

presented by key people involved in Smart Cities around the world, together with national and local

government officials thorough discussions. At the same time, the conference presented to the world the

concept of Japan’s urban development projects.

At Smart City Week 2013, we pursue the concept of City Innovation that requires “changes” among

citizens, enterprises, and local governments. The theme and the program of this year are also discussed

and developed by the Advisory Board and Steering Committee members.

Next Step Forward to Concrete Achievement of

Smart City Concept


Steering Committee 2

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Advisory Board

Steering Committee

Yoichi Ishikawa

Director,

Model Environment

City Promotion

Division,

Toyota City

Kinya Okuyama

Councilor,

Planning Dept.,

Kashiwa City

Masato Nobutoki

Executive Director for

Future City Promotion

Climate Change Policy

Headquarters

City of Yokohama

Toshikazu

Matsuoka

Chief Executive,

Environment Bureau,

City of Kitakyushu

Nobuko Asakai

Strategy and Sustainability,

Japan Lead

Management Consulting

Senior Manager

Accenture

Kiho Ohga

General Manager,

Zero Emission Planning

Division

Nissan Moter, Co., Ltd.

Hisakazu Okamura

Manager,

Smarter Cities

IBM Japan Ltd.

Masayoshi Kusunoki

Public Relations Department,

Head

Sekisui House, Ltd.

Nobutoshi Sato Senior General Manager

Corporate Management

Planning Group

Meidensha Corp.

Ikuo Sugiyama Design Advisor.

Visiting Professor Nagoya

Univ.

JR Central Consultants

Company

Yoshio Tanaka Professor of Management Graduate School of

Innovation Studies

Tokyo University of Science

Akihiko Tobe Social Innovation Business

Project Division, Smart City

Project Division, General

Manager

Hitachi Ltd.

Masaya Nakagawa Director

Sustainability Energy &

Environment Strategic Planning

Dept.

Engineering Headquarters

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Kazuyoshi Nasuhara Director

ecoBCP Business Promotion

Office

Shimizu Corp.

Toru Hashimoto Director,

International Technical

Cooperation Division

City of Yokohama

Yasuhiro Fujii Senior Councilor,

Business Development Center,

Eco Solutions Company

Panasonic Corporation

Ryuji Maruyama

Vice President

Community Solutions Div.

Toshiba Corporation

Keisuke Yanagiya

Department Manager,

Smart City Business Development

Department, Business

Development Division

NEC Corp.

Ken-ichi Yamagishi

Head of Smart City & Energy

Promotion Unit

Fujitsu Limitd

Masahiko Yoshida

Manager for Project

Promotion Division, Climate

Change Policy Headquarters

City of Yokohama

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Smart City Week 2013 Message ~ Three Changes to Realize “City Innovation” ~

Our road map is to establish the smart-city concept, realize commercialization based on this concept, and to

finally achieve implementation and operation of smart cities. Since the first Smart City Week in 2011, efforts

to realize smart cities have gained momentum, and at last we are reaching the stage of implementing smart-

city building with the involvement of citizens. We would like to create society in which not only ourselves but

also our children who will be born in the future can live safely. To establish the foundations of such society, it

is important to accurately grasp needs, carry out appropriate and aggressive investment, and build

sustainable cities that can continue into the future. The way forward is achieved through “City Innovation”

undertaken by citizens, local governments, and enterprises together, and the first step is the following three

changes in attitudes.

Change in citizen attitudes

Citizens are the main actors in urban development. Citizens must think for themselves about building a

better society, convey messages to the government and enterprises, and propose new lifestyles.

Change in local government attitudes

Local governments are the coordinators of city planning. They must be designers who can plot clearly-

stated grand pictures toward the realization of lifestyles envisioned by citizens.

Change in enterprise attitudes

Enterprises are the suppliers of solutions. They must respond to the requests of citizens and local

governments and be the proposers of solutions based on open innovation.

October 25, 2013

Smart City Week 2013 Steering Committee


Smart City Week 2013 Outline

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Attendees Oct. 21 (Mon.)

Oct. 22 (Tue.)

Oct. 23 (Wed.)

Oct. 24 (Thu.)

Oct. 25 (Fri.)

Total

Exhibition - - 4,798 5,470 6,566 16,834

Conference 158 1,356 2,292 2,575 2,955 9,336

Total 158 1,356 7,090 8,045 9,521 26,170

Total number of visitors: 26,170 people（up 15% from last year）

Conference audiences: 9,336 people（up 33% from last year）

◆Dates: October 21(Mon.) - 25(Fri.), 2013 *Exhibition dates: October 23(Wed.) - 25(Fri.), 2013

◆Venue : Pacifico Yokohama

◆Organized by: Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.

◆Special cooperation by: City of Yokohama

◆Supported by:

◆Supervision by: Nikkei BP Cleantech Institute

◆Admission fee: 2,000yen (including consumption tax) * Free admission to the exhibition for online pre-registrants.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI),

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Kashiwa City, Embassy of Sweden, Economic and Commercial Office

Tokyo Embassy of Spain, Embassy of Papua New Guinea, European Business Council in Japan / The European (EU)

Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), World Bank Tokyo Office, United

Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan,

American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, The Telecommunication Technology Committee (TTC), Japan Smart

Community Alliance (JSCA), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)


Topics 1

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Rising interest from overseas

2,477

2011 2012 2013

Greater recognition for the SCW conference as a platform

for Japanese local governments to share/disseminate

information

1,151

2011 2012 2013

Overseas participants

2,477

Local governments

1,151

Associated rise in the number of companies/organizations

distributing information

95

2011 2012 2013

Sponsors and exhibitors

95

Growing number of exhibition booths

245

2011 2012 2013

Booths

245

940

294

221

560

815

64

75

108


Topics 2

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Expanding programs

168

2011 2012 2013

168

Growing number of speakers

181

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◆International conferences: 24 sessions: City Innovation, Service Innovation, Leaders' Summit

◆Concurrent meetings: 17 sessions: Introducing Low Carbon Cities in Asia, Corporate Seminar on Expansion of Low Carbon Cities in Asia,

Smart City Standardization Leading to Exports of Overseas Infrastructure, Asia Smart City Conference,

Local Government Summit

◆Overseas seminars: 40 sessions: World Smart City Forum, Asian Day, Spain Day, Sweden Days

◆Local government seminars: 7 sessions: Yokohama Day, Toyota Day

◆Corporate seminars: 27 sessions: Autodesk/Clean Green Forum Japan Day, IBM Day, Hitachi Day, Toshiba Day

◆Trend seminars: 17 sessions: Themed Seminar, Solar Power Seminar, Risk Management Seminar, Sensor Network Seminar

◆Open Theater: 36 sessions: Main Theater, Social Device Theater

2011 2012 2013

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181

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Programs

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International Conference Concurrent meeting Overseas seminar Local government seminar Corporate seminar Trend seminar Open Theater Exhibition

Conference Center Annex Hall Exhibition

10/21

(Mon)

am

Public-Private Partnerships

for Asian Cities;Financial

Innovation to Create

Sustainable Urban

Infrastructures （Organized by：Asian

Development Bank ）

pm

Smart City Standardization

Leading to Exports of

Overseas Infrastructure （Organized by：ISO）

10/22

(Tue)

am Introducing Low Carbon Cities in Asia

（Organized by：Ministry of the Environment）

pm City Innovation

Corporate Seminar on Expansion of Low Carbon Cities in

Asia （Organized by：Ministry of the Environment）

World Smart City Forum

10/23

(wed)

am

Asian Day

Sweden Day

Autodesk/

Clean Green Forum Japan

Day

Themed Seminar

/Sensor Network Seminar

Main Theater/Social Device

Theater

Smart City Week 2013

Exhibition

pm Service Innovation Local Government Summit Yokohama Day

Reception Party（Venue：Inter-Continental Hotel）

10/24

(Thu)

am Asia Smart City Conference

（Organized by：Yokohama） Spain Day IBM Day

Themed Seminar

/Solar Power Seminar

Main Theater/Social Device

Theater

pm

Leaders' Summit

Hitachi Day

10/25

(Fri)

am Toyota Day

Toshiba Day

pm


Welcome Reception

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Government leaders and ambassadors from overseas, Japanese local government leaders, general managers

of corporate projects, and seminar speakers all got together—approximately 250 attendees overall, including

100 from overseas.


International Conference 1

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City Innovation Building a Smart City means bringing innovation to urban functions, government

administration, and citizens’ lifestyles. Corporations, the government, and residents

each have their own issues, so we must ask what points of view are vital for bringing

about innovation. The Conference covers trends that may well provide useful

suggestions, and key individuals introduce their ideas for working at the forefront of

Smart City realization.

Greetings from Host City

City of Yokohama Mayor

Fumiko Hayashi

Electric vehicles - bringing value beyond transportation to city innovation

NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. COO

Toshiyuki Shiga

The distribution industry’s view of city building and community

development: AEON’s environmental and social contribution activities

AEON Co.,Ltd. Vice President, CEO, Drugstore & Pharmacy Business and Chief

Environmental Officer

Hidehiro Hirabayashi

Service Innovation

Sustainability that keeps “smartness” going for decades and centuries is one

of the prerequisites of a Smart City, which needs a system that can provide

urban functions steadily and reliably. The latest trends and examples are

explored in service innovation for running an ongoing Smart City as a service.

Realizing unbreakable social infrastructure

Industrial Internet:

GE International Inc. General Manager, Global Research Japan

Shinji Asakura

Analysis of Over 600 Projects Worldwide

Service Innovation in Practice

Nikkei BP Cleantech Institute Fellow

Yasuto Todo

Sandy Springs - Building a Customer Focused Service Delivery

Model

City of Sandy Springs City Manager

John F. McDonough

Kitahara International Hospital, Hachioji, Tokyo,

The Hospital in Community Building

KNI Group Director

Dr.Shigemi Kitahara

Non-aging new town

Building a Continuously Growing Community

Yamaman Co., Ltd. Managing Director

Shinjiro Hayashi

≪Panelist≫ ・Toyota City Mayor: Toshihiko Ota

・City of Chiba Deputy Chief Information Officer Deputy Chief, Department of ICT, HR & General Affairs: Kohei Miki

・Graduate School of Innovation Studies, Tokyo University of Science Professor of Management: Yoshio Tanaka

・Taku City Mayor：Toshihiko Yokoo

≪Moderator≫ Nikkei BP Cleantech Institute Researcher：Yasuhiro Kawai

Business Model Debate (1)Thoughts on Innovation in Urban Planning

≪Panelist≫ ・IBM Japan Ltd. Manager, Smarter Cities: Hisakazu Okamura

・Hitachi Ltd. General Manager, Smart City Project Division, Social Innovation Business Project Division： Akihiko Tobe

・Toshiba Corporation General Manager, Smart Community Div.：Ryuji Maruyama

・City of Yokohama Executive Director for Future City Promotion, Climate Change Policy Headquarters：Masato Nobutoki

・Mitsui Fudosan Residential Co., Ltd. Executive Manager, Planning and Administration Group, Smart City Promotion

Department：Takashi Nagaya

≪Moderator≫ Nikkei BP Cleantech Institute Group Manager and Fellow: Shigenori Jinbo

Business Model Debate (2)Can Smart Cities Be Good Business?


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Leaders' Summit: October 24(Thu)

Many leading experts and companies have begun looking for ways to help solve social problems being faced by cities. A number of these globally known experts and leading

company executives gather to talk about issues such as the environment, energy, deteriorating infrastructure, population decline and aging, safety, and security. The speakers

introduce their visions, the kinds of technologies, services and methods to support actual implementation of Smart Cities.

“Abenomics” and Growth Strategies

Keio University Professor

Heizo Takenaka

Subject to be announced

TOSHIBA CORPORATION Director, Vice Chairman of the Board

Norio Sasaki

The Continuing Evolution of Theme Parks

Oriental Land Co., Ltd. Representative Director, President and COO

Kyoichiro Uenishi


Fujitsu Limited Vice Chairman, CSO

Masahiro Koezuka


Mitsui Fudosan Co., ,Ltd President and Chief Executive Officer

Masanobu Komoda

Solving the Challenges of Fast Growing Cities

IBM Corporation General Manager, IBM Smarter Cities

Michael Dixon

The Pursuit for Energy Efficiency and Smart City Initiatives Overseas

Schneider Electric Japan, Inc. President

Serge Goldenberg

Insights on city planning from the world leading architect

A Small Architecture

The University of Tokyo Professor, Architecture

Kengo Kuma


Hitachi, Ltd. Representative Executive Officer and President

Hiroaki Nakanishi


Sekisui House, Ltd. Chairman, Representative Director & CEO

Isami Wada

How to prepare for the coming super-aged society

The Japanese Novel “Platinum Town”

Author

Shuhei Nire

Leaders' Summit: October 25(Wed)

Closing Remark

Nikkei BP Cleantech Institute Director

Yosuke Mochizuki


Overseas Seminar 1

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World Smart City Forum

Smart City projects are being carried out across the globe, from Europe and

the United States to Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The Forum focuses on

Iskandar Malaysia, Jakarta, South Africa, and other high-profile areas, cities,

and projects. The people and developers responsible for each project share

their visions and steps taken toward implementation.

Smart City Initiatives in South Africa

eThekwini municipality (City of Durban) Head of Engineering, Engineering Unit,

Procerement & Infrastructure Cluster,

Adrian M. Peters

Bandung as Center of Smart City in Indonesia toward Long-run

Development Plan for Six National Corridors

Bandung Techno Park Indonesia Director General

Jangkung Raharjo

Visions of Iskandar Malaysia: Development of a Strong and Sustainable

Metropolis through Smart City Concepts

Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) Senior Vice President

Nor Hisham Hussein

Dynamic Stability and Urban Resilience --Case Study of London

Grosvenor Hong Kong Director and Head of Research, Asia

Harry Tan


Faculty of Economics TOKYO KEIZAI UNIVERSITY Professor

Muzhi Zhou

Asian Day

Representatives from approximately 20 cities invited to the Asia Smart City

Conference share their city’s pain points to provide suggestions that will

help pave the way for the future of Asia.

Key figures in urban development and management from over 20

cities in Asia will introduce their cities’ issues and efforts.

Cities to participate

・Mayor of Island of Maui, State of

Hawaii（U.S.A）

・Iskandar (Malaysia)

・Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)

・North Sumatra (Indonesia)

・Kandy (Sri Lanka)

・Colombo (Sri Lanka)

・Jakarta (Indonesia)

・Suva (Fiji)

・Surabaya (Indonesia)

・Cebu (Philippines)

・Dhaka (Bangladesh)

・Da Nang (Vietnam)

・Hanoi (Vietnam)

・Bangkok (Thailand)

・Vientiane (Laos)

・Hue (Vietnam)

・Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

・Penang (Malaysia)

・Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)

・Makassar (Indonesia)

・Makati (Philippines)

・Manila (Philippines)

・Mumbai (India)

・Yangon (Myanmar)


Overseas Seminar 2

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Sweden Day

Environmental protection, energy, aging society, and so on---Sweden has faced those major

issues ahead of Japan. Sweden has a history of paying step by step efforts to solve these issues

and being engaged with building sustainable cities. This practice is known as "Sweden Model".

The session will discuss the background of why Stockholm, as one municipality, could take a

leadership in the project to improve sustainability and performance, as well as current status and

prospects. Other topics include the promotion of Smart Grid System led by the government and

its activities, followed by presentations on practical Smart Grid technologies including HVDC

technology by ABB, district heating technology by utilizing geothermal energy sources by Alfa-

Lval, among other speakers.

Opening address

Swedish Ambassador to Japan

Dr. Lars vargö

Smart grid promotion policy and activity in Sweden

The Swedish Coordination Council for Smart Grid Director

Karin Widegren

Sustainable Stockholm -the greater context

Stockholm City Head of Department Planning & Environment at the Environment

and Health administration

Gustaf Landahl

HVDC technology- An enabler for a smart and efficient Power Grid

ABB K.K. Vice President, Head of Power Systems Division

Rajendra Iyer

Smart grids for a sustainable society

Ventyx, an ABB company Vice President, Distribution Industry Solutions

Clinton Davis

District heating best practice - the Swedish model by Alfa Laval

Alfa Laval Lund Ab Marketing Manager, Industrial Equipment

Mats Carselid

Spain Day

Over the past few years Smart City projects have been developed as one of Spain’s state-of-the-

art technologies. There has been a paradigm change for some cities, and their projects have

attracted investments from some leading multinational corporations. The key factor to this

success is not only the public initiative, but also the commitment of citizens and technological

innovation supported by the academic society. This is one of the messages remarked by

Malaga’s representatives in their last May visit to Japan, as an outstanding Smart City Project

from Spain. Responding to raising interests in green mobility, Smart Grid and renewable energy

integration, this opportunity of Spain Day will encourage joint projects in the third markets. You

will be able to listen to the informative lecture by ENDESA. As Spain’s largest utility electric

company, ENDESA will introduce the outline of infrastructure improvements, its cutting-edge

technology and their crucial role played on the project ZEM2ALL. Additionally some on-going

Spanish projects in Latin America will be introduced by the Embassies of Chile and Colombia.

Finally, an outstanding and innovative project will be presented at this forum: Electric city car

born from a joint R&D in partnership with MIT. It is a future solution for mobility business.

Opening address

Economic and Commercial Office, Tokyo Economic and Commercial Counsellor

Rafaerl Coloma

Innovative projects in Spain and third markets

ENDESA, Responsible for Electric Vehicles and Specific Projects

Eduardo Mascarell Gurumeta

Malaga’s bids to leadership: The decisive labor of Town Council

Mayor of Malaga City

Francisco de la Torre Prados

Spanish Projects in Latin America: Chile

PROCHILE Head of the Office

Herman Beck

Spanish Projects in Latin America: Colombia

PROEXPORT Colombia Executive Representative

Hiroshi Wago

Concept City Car Project: New Concepts on demand mobility

BIB Consortium

Carlos Fernandez

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Concurrent Meetings 1

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The 2nd Asia Smart City Conference（Organized by City of Yokohama）

The meeting brought together 23 city mayors invited from Asia and key representatives from Japanese government and international

organizations for discussing and sharing progressive visions and technologies related to sustainable urban development. This year’s meeting

was even more successful than the previous year which invited only 11 city mayors, and provided the opportunity for fruitful opinion

exchange.

21 cities participated in 2013 *11 cities in 2012

Bangkok (Thailand), Cebu (Philippines), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Da Nang (Vietnam), Dhaka North (Bangladesh), Dhaka South

(Bangladesh), Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam), Hue (Vietnam), Kandy (Sri Lanka), Makassar (Indonesia), Penang (Malaysia), Phnom

Penh (Cambodia), Suva (Fiji), Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Vientiane (Laos), Yangon (Myanmar), Seberang Perai (Malaysia),

Iskandar (Malaysia), North Sumatra (Indonesia), Kitakyushu, Yokohama

4 countries and international organizations participated

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Ministry of the Environment, Japan International Cooperation Agency（JICA), Asian Development Bank（ADB),

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development（OECD）

＜ Program ＞・Opening remark: Ms. Fumiko Hayashi, Mayor of Yokohama

・Keynote Speech：Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Ministry of the Environment

・Panel Discussion１: Discussion by Participating Cities

・ Panel Discussion ２: Discussion by Donors

・Closing remark



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Local Government Summit in Smart City Week 2013

Japanese local government officers in charge of urban development met with corporate representatives to share initiatives and discussed

the topics of “public-private partnership” at the general conference and “energy security” and “coping with an aging society” at the

breakout sessions .

18 cities participated in 2013 *14 cities in 2012

Akita City, City of Iida, Urayasu City, City of Osaka, Kashiwa City,

City of Kitakyushu, City of Kyoto, City of Kobe, Saitama City, Sakai City,

Sagamihara City, City of Chiba, City of Tsukuba, Toyama City, Toyama City,

Hamamatsu City, Fukuoka City, City of Yokohama

Iida city, City of Osaka, Kashiwa city, City of Kyoto, City of Kobe,

Saitama city, Sakai city, Sagamihara city, City of Chiba, City of Tsukuba, Toyota

city, Hamamatsu city, Fukuoka city, City of Yokohama

Breakout session (1) Energy security

Akita City, Urayasu City, City of Kitakyushu, Toyama City

Breakout session (2) Coping with an aging society

Schneider Electric, TOSHIBA CORPORATION , IBM Japan, Hitachi, FUJITSU

5 companies participated



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Seminar - Introducing Low Carbon Cities in Asia

The seminar invited policy makers from Asian cities and regions where feasibility studies are conducted for projects in association with the Japan's

Joint Crediting Mechanism which aims to facilitate regional economic growth while improving living standards, promoting socio-economic

leapfrogging and avoiding environmentally harmful strategies in the transition to a low-carbon recycling based society. Successful case studies of

city-to-city cooperation were explored, as well as introducing respective learning platforms for businesses, academics and local governments

through the panel discussion with key speakers.

Corporate Seminar on Expansion of Low Carbon Cities in Asia

A panel discussion participated by keynote speakers and experts exchanged views on introducing a system to support spreading

environmental technologies abroad, support by local governments for overseas development, and a platform shared among business/local

government/academic communities.

Smart City Standardization Leading to Exports of Overseas Infrastructure

As part of new growth initiative, the Japanese government is paying great attention to exporting a wide range of infrastructure (water and

sewage, transportation, energy, ICT, waste treatment, etc.) in a single package to emerging nations—under the Infrastructure Systems Export

Strategy. Greater global competitiveness is needed to export infrastructure to other countries, while coping with the critical issues of

determining specifications and the creation of rules for closing deals. Japan is now actively participating in the creation of rules and working

to promote international standardization of smart city infrastructure. The first ISO standard on smart community infrastructures (TR 37150) is

scheduled to be issued. This seminar revealed the contents of such standards for the first time in public.


Local Government Seminar

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Yokohama Day

The environmental future city Yokohama has faced many difficulties and challenges due to the rapid urban development in the period of high

economic growth. Overcoming those challenges, City of Yokohama has accumulated infrastructure expertise necessary for sustainable

development such as drinking water, sewerage, waste processing, transportation systems, urban development and energy management

systems for the low-carbon society. And now, with this expertise, City of Yokohama is promoting international technical cooperation projects

contributing to emerging economies in Asia. At Yokohama Day, we will introduce good practices of public-private partnerships, international

cooperation, and technologies and expertise of the private sectors, for providing opportunities to make connections with companies and

international organizations.

Toyota Day

The City of Toyota in Aichi prefecture , designated by the Japanese government to be a model city for the environment in 2009, is pioneering in

efforts to achieve a low-carbon society. In 2010 the government selected the city to demonstrate next-generation energy and social systems, one of

four critical areas for Japan eyeing to export smart city infrastructure to foreign countries. The city is working in collaboration with private companies

and universities to demonstrate the feasibility of concept. At Toyota Day, the efforts being made in the city to set up smart city infrastructure were

introduced, along with a depiction of lifestyles of citizens who had begun living the future as envisioned by this automaker city.


Corporate Seminar

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The seminar brought together companies developing smart city projects in and outside Japan and attracting much attention from around the

world. This was the opportunity to look through various types of projects that each company had developed.

Autodesk/Clean Green Forum Japan Day

Japan's environmental technologies have strong potential for worldwide adoption. Cleantech Open Japan is a conference organized by

Autodesk and the Clean Green Forum Japan, which offers four days of presentations in which project initiators and innovators are invited to

promote excellent technologies. At this Autodesk/Clean Green Forum Japan Day, many cutting-edge examples from the conference were

introduced and they all presented high potential to solve social issues. The day also offered entrepreneurial know-how and provided an

opportunity for networking among speakers.

IBM Day

Success in smart city planning requires an organic connection at three levels—data sensing, integration, and analysis. At IBM Day, best

practices on the use of big data and open data achieved for the first time in this country were presented, covering topics in transportation,

facility and equipment control, energy, and other areas in and outside of Japan. Also discussed were business models involving partner

companies, along with demonstrations of state-of-the-art technologies.

Hitachi Day

Under the belief that the issues faced by society should be addressed, the Hitachi Group is conducting social innovation projects through

state-of-the-art technologies and IT. As part of this effort, the group is tackling with the building of smart cities around the world. At Hitachi

Day, the group reported on the latest outcomes together with its project partners.

Toshiba Day

Toshiba reported on its latest activities on 35 smart community projects conducted in and outside of Japan. Presentations were also made

by those involved in partnerships.


Trend Seminar/Open Theater

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Key firms introduced the steps they are taking and explained current situations covering various constituent elements of a smart city such as energy, aging, the

environment, transportation, and safety.

Theme Seminar

Solar Power Seminar

Thanks to the implementation of a feed-in tariff scheme for renewable energy, there has been tremendous growth in the business of solar power generation. At the same

time, increased price competition in the products and services needed for the business has attracted significant attention in the marketplace. A long-term business plan is

needed in the solar power generation business, though, and many other factors than price must be considered in selecting products and services, including safety, quality,

and durability. In this seminar the proper way to select such products and services was introduced.

Sensor Network Seminar

In various industries, innovation based on the use of big data is expected to lead to key solutions that guide social developments in the future. At present, however, many

unknowns are still in play. We do not know where and what kinds of information should be monitored and how they should be collected and utilized as big data sets. Best

practices have yet to be established. A clear picture of the world based on big data utilization has yet to emerge. What we need today is to keep searching for what kinds of

information should be monitored to revolutionize society, and it is especially vital to understand the high potential and value in sensor networks for collecting such data. In

this seminar, the potential for expansion and utilization of such sensor networks was discussed, as well as how to manage the skyrocketing amount of information achieved

as result, and what possible transformations may occur to infrastructures, industry, and society in the future.

Main Theater

To move forward with a smart city project , a wide range of components must be well understood. Nikkei BP carefully selected the most important ones, and introduced

them at the Open Theater set up within the venue in short and easy-to-understand lectures. A wide range of topics were covered in lectures offered by Ministries and

government offices, related bodies, and leading companies, as well as the editors of various Nikkei Business publications.

Social Device Theater

Various life-enhancing technologies have appeared lately and they are becoming more commonplace—e.g. equipment that quickly detects abnormal functioning and fixes

the problem to prevent a breakdown; automated vehicles that take you where you want to go without the need to operate them; secure doors that allow entry and exit

without identification procedures or a key; vegetables that can be eaten without washing after purchase; or apps that will guide you to the nearest evacuation center in an

emergency. These assistive technologies are known as “social devices.” Typical examples can be found in electronic equipment, social infrastructure, smartphones, and the

sensors used ubiquitously in buildings and on city streets. Robots and digital signage are of a similar nature. In the past, such technologies were rare and employed only

within companies, for example. With the advancements made in sensor technologies and network technologies, however, great changes are brought about in the ways

those technologies are used, and they continue to expand. The session discussed the possibility for social transformation brought by the use of social devices.

Trend seminar

Open Theater


Exhibition

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Popular Exhibits

Topical Ultra-Small mobility 「Nissan new mobility concept」

A new relationship between people and robots to support an aging

society 「Robot Suit HAL®」

City security enabled by robots 「SECOM Robot X」

Window to a new future of an information environment in the global age「Tangible Earth」

Support for visitors from 68 countries and regions around the world「Overseas visitors tour」

Full array of components needed to create a smart city 「Open Theater」

Take a

test ride!

Wearable!

Feel it!

Touch it!


Delegation / Overseas Visitors Tour

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Tours Conducted for Various

Overseas Delegations Date Tour content Attendees

Oct.21-Oct.25

Tanzania delegation 20

Oct.22 Finland delegation 12

Oct.22 Columbia delegation 2

Oct.23 UNIDO special workshop and tour 42

Oct.23 JICA Tour (Mid & South America) 16

Oct.24 Russia delegation 15

Oct.24 JICA Tour 39

Total 146


Attendees Analysis

◆Industry ◆Job Category

◆Managerial Position

◆Industry:

Wide range of stakeholders, including local

governments

◆Job Category:

22.9% in corporate planning or

management

◆Managerial Position:

67.2% were decision makers

7.3%

13.3%

24.4%

22.2%

9.3%

10.9%

12.6%

CEO,President

Directors,Executive Officers

Director General,Director

Deputy Director,Manager

Chief Clerk,Chief

Regular employee

Other

18.3%

16.5%

10.3%

8.9%

7.1% 6.3% 5.8%

4.9%

4.9%

4.0%

4.0%

2.7% 2.2%

2.2%

1.3%

1.3%

0.9% 0.9%

15.6%

IT,Communication

Electronics

General Contractor,Construction

Service

Realty,Housing

Government,Research Institute

Machinery

Heavy Electric Machinery

Local Government

Engineering

Chemical,Material

Banking Finance

Electricity,Gas,Water and Other Energy

Student,School

Automobile

Housewife,Senior

Transport,Logistics

Transportation

Others

29.0%

20.2%

13.0%

9.9%

8.4%

8.0%

5.0%

2.3% 1.9% 1.1%

1.1% Sales,planning

Research and Development

Corporate Planning

Management

Design

Information systems

Advertising and marketing

Quality control

General affairs

Production and manufacturing

Purchasing


95 sponsors and exhibitors / 245 Booths

＜Platinum Sponsors＞＜Gold Sponsors＞

＜Silver Sponsors＞

＜Bronze sponsors＞

＜Exhibitors＞

Akita city, Alfa Laval , INEA, Integration Technology, Weathernews, Urayasu city, ABB, XLAB, ETREL, MTS,

Osaka city, OMRON HEALTHCARE, OPTEX, Kaga, Kashiwa city, Ministry of the Environment, KIKUCHI SEISAKUSHO, Graduate School of Economics and

Faculty of Economics, Kyoto University, Cloud Testing Service, Global Information, KEC Electronic Industry Development Center, Ministry of Economy,

KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING, Kobe city, German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan, CYBERDYNE, Sakai city, Green Frontier Technology, JVC

KENWOOD, JBM, JETNET, SYSTEM CONTROL FAIR 2013, Measurement and Control Show 2013 TOKYO, Systems Engineering, JUJO CHEMICAL, TEAM

SKELETONICS, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Tigo Energy, Dai Nippon Printing, Geo-Heat Promotion

Association of Japan, CHAdeMO Association, Chiyoda, Tsukuba city, TSUBAKIMOTO KOGYO, TechJini, Dengen, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, TOSHIBA

MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS, Toyama city, Toyota city, Navigant Research, Nant Mobile, Nichicon, NISSIN SYSTEMS, NEC, Nihon Unisys,

HASETEC, Embassy of Papua New Guinea, Hamamatsu city, Power Device Enabling Association, FAMILYNET JAPAN, Fukuoka city, Fujikura, microbase,

Mitsubishi Motors, Yaguchi Electric, YAZAKI, UQUEST, Yokohama city, Light Rail Transit, Robotina

Sponsors and Exhibitors

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http://www.schneider-electric.com/site/home/index.cfm/jp/

http://www.sekisuihouse.co.jp/

http://www.toshiba.co.jp/

http://www.nissan-global.com/JP/

http://www-06.ibm.com/innovation/jp/smarterplanet/cities/

http://www.hitachi.co.jp/

http://jp.fujitsu.com/

http://www.advantest.co.jp/

http://www.autodesk.co.jp/cleantech

http://www.cleangreenforum.com/

http://www.aist.go.jp/

http://www.daikin.co.jp/index.html

http://www.trinasolar.com/jp

http://www.plantec.co.jp/

http://www.meidensha.co.jp/pages/top/index.html

http://www.linear-tech.co.jp/

http://www.4r-energy.com/


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