Japanese Super City Initiative

Japanese “Super City” Initiative
January 23, 2020
Tak Nagumo
Executive Director, Smart City Institute Japan

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Profile of Tak Nagumo
 Executive Director, Smart City Institute Japan, Not-for-profit organization promoting smart cities in Japan
 Concurrently,
• Committee Member, Japanese Government’s Cabinet Office Regulatory Reform Promotion Council
• Committee Member, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Information Sharing Infrastructure Promotion Council
• Digital Government Promotion Officer, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
• Senior Managing Executive Officer, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting, Ltd.
• Researcher, AI Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
• Fellow, World Economic Forum Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan Center
• Japan Representative, Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC) Japan
• Professor of Kyoto University Graduate School of Management
• Senior Visiting Fellow at Global Communication Center (GLOCOM), International University of Japan
• Fellow at e-Governance Technology Lab, Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia.

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Smart City Institute Japan (SCI-J)
Name: General Incorporated Association Smart City Institute Japan
Main office: Tokyo, Japan
Establishment: 1 October 2019
Major Activities:
 Research: Conduct research on the world’s leading smart cities and produce regular reports
 Training: Collaborate with universities and research institutions around the world to organize
seminars, symposia and tours of the world’s leading smart cities
 Recognition: Present awards for outstanding smart-city initiatives by organizations and
individuals
 Competitions: Create opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to deepen their
knowledge of smart cities

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 Executive Directors
 Noriyuki Yanagawa (Professor, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo)
 Takehiko Nagumo (Managing Executive Officer, MURC)
 Yoshihiro Hirata (Senior Managing Director, Nikkei, Inc.)
 Executive Advisors
 Satoshi Murabayashi (President, MURC)
 Shojiro Nakamura (Representative Director, Open Government Consortium)
 Shuzo Murakami (President Institute for Building Environment and Energy Conservation)
 Takao Kashiwagi (Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
 Takeo Kikkawa (Professor, Graduate School of Management, Tokyo University of Science)
 Daniel A. Levine (Senior Country Officer, World Bank Group, Singapore Office)
 Mika Yasuoka-Jensen (Founder, Japanordic)
 Norichika Kanie (Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance at Keio University)
 Masato Nobutoki (Director, YOKOHAMA SDGs Design Center)
Satoshi Murabayashi
Shojiro Nakamura
Noriyuki Yanagawa
Takao Kashiwagi
Shuzo Murakami
Takeo Kikkawa
Daniel A. LevineMika Yasuoka
Norichika KanieMasato Nobutoki

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 Masato Nobutoki (Director, YOKOHAMA SDGs Design Center)
 Noboru Koshizuka
(Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, University of Tokyo)
 Masaakira James Kondo (Chairman, International House of Japan, Inc.)
 Maki Sakamoto (Professor, University of Electro-Communications)
 Kenji Hiramoto (Chief Strategist, National Strategy Office of IT)
 Fumiko Kato (CEO, Wamazing, Inc.)
 Mihoko Sakurai (Associate Professor, Center for Global Communications, GLOCOM)
 Chizuru Suga (Head, World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan)
 Anjyu Ishiyama (General Manager, Secretariat, Sharing Economy Association Japan)
 Atsushi Deguchi (Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo)
 Hideki Koizumi (Professor, RCAST, University of Tokyo)
 Yuji Yoshimura (Project Associate Professor, RCAST, University of Tokyo)
 Yutaka Matsuo (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo)
Noboru Koshizuka Masaakira James
Kondo
Kenji Hiramoto
Maki Sakamoto
Fumiko KatoMihoko Sakurai
Chizuru Suga Anjyu SugaAtsushi Deguchi
Yuji YoshimuraHideki KoizumiYutaka Matsuo

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Social Challenges Require Technologies to Resolve
• As articulated by SDGs and the WE, it has become increasingly evident that the human kind is faced with multiple challenges that
are intertwined.
• The latest technologies, e.g., AI, IoT, robotics, Big Data, and 5G, as typically leveraged in Industry 4.0 and Society 5.0, seem to be the
“last resort” to tackle these challenges human kind has faced today.
GOAL - SDGｓ MEANS - Society 5.0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals#/media/File:Sustainable_Development_Goals.png https://www.gov-online.go.jp/cam/s5/eng/

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REALIZATION - Creation of Smart Cities
Smart Citizens
 Cities are physical locations where digital transformation of governments, industries, and other public/social institutions occurs.
Smart Cities
Super City & Smart City
Civic Pride & Dignity
Sharing Economy…
Smart Industry
Connected Industry
Competitive Advantage
Circular Economy…
Top Down Approach:
• Public Philosophy
• Social Contracts
• Data & System Architectures
• System Thinking…
Bottom Up Approach:
• Individual Needs & Wants
• Specific Digital Solutions
• Startups & VCs
• Design Thinking…
Smart Government
National & Local Digital Governments
National & Global Tech Policies
E-Democracy / Participation
Smart Public
Smart NPOs/NGOs
Smart Communities

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Specific Challenges of Japan
http://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/whitepaper/ja/h29/html/nc135230.html;
 Decreasing and aging population
 Excessive concentration in Tokyo / Needs to rural revitalization
 Complex regulatory regimes

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Society 5.0: Vison for Digital Transformation
https://www.gov-online.go.jp/cam/s5/eng ; https://www8.cao.go.jp/cstp/english/society5_0/index.html
 “Be the World’s Most Advanced IT Nation.”
 Resolve economic and social problems with new technologies such as IoT, AI, and robotics, in a human-centric manner…
Human Centricity

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Current SDGs & Smart City Projects
 Inter-ministerial collaboration started to more efficiently implement smart cities in Japan.
 Public-Private Collaboration Smart City Platform launched.

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North - Hokkaido and Tohoku
As of 13 November 2019
（出所）各府省の公表資料をもとに当社作成
北海道北見市
北海道帯広市
北海道下川町
北海道
北海道札幌市
北海道ニセコ町北海道上土幌町
北海道阿寒地域
岩手県釜石市
気仙沼広域
宮城県東松山市
宮城県岩沼市
福島県新地町
福島県南相馬市
福島県会津若松市
山形県飯豊町
宮城県大崎市
秋田県仙北市
岩手県陸前高田市
福島県郡山市
福島県浪江町・南相馬市
MLIT： Front Runner Model Project
MLIT： High Priority Commercialization Promotion Project
MLIT： Smart City Model Project
MIC： ICT Smart City Promotion Project
MIC： Smart City of Data Utilization Type
METI： Smart Community Demonstration Trials
CAO： Eco-Model City Project
CAO： Future City Project
CAO： SDGs Future City & Local Government SDGs Model Project
METI & MLIT： Smart Mobility Challenge Project
宮城県仙台市

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East and Mid - Kanto and Chubu
茨城県つくば市
千葉県柏市
東京都千代田区
東京都豊島区
東京都三鷹市
群馬県前橋市
埼玉県さいたま市
神奈川県
神奈川県鎌倉市
神奈川県横浜市
神奈川県横須賀市
東京都日野市
栃木県宇都宮市
群馬県みなかみ市
神奈川県川崎市
神奈川県小田原市
茨城県日立市
神奈川県川崎市・箱根町
新潟県新潟市
長野県
長野県飯田市
長野県塩尻市
山梨県市川三郷町
静岡県静岡市
静岡県袋井市
静岡県浜松市
岐阜県御嵩町
愛知県豊田市
石川県白山市
富山県富山市
石川県七尾市
石川県珠洲市
富山県
石川県小松市
富山県南砺市
愛知県
愛知県名古屋市
愛知県豊橋市
新潟県見附市
伊豆地域
愛知県春日井市
福井県鯖江市
福井県永平寺町東京都調布市
東京都江東区
静岡県熱海市・下田市
静岡県藤枝市
埼玉県毛呂山町
千葉県守谷市
東京都大田区岐阜県岐阜市
愛知県岡崎市

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West - Kansai, Chugoku and Shikoku
滋賀県
三重県玉城町
三重県志摩市
三重県志摩地域
三重県菰野町
滋賀県大津市
京都府京丹後周辺地域
京都府京舞鶴市
京都府
奈良県十津川村
奈良県葛城村
京都府京都市
京都府南山城村
和歌山県和歌山市
奈良県三郷町
奈良県広陵町
奈良県生駒市
大阪府箕面市
兵庫県尼崎市
兵庫県加古川市
兵庫県淡路市
兵庫県神戸市
大阪府堺市
徳島県上勝町
徳島県
香川県高松市
香川県瀬戸内地域
高知県檮原町
愛媛県松山市
愛媛県新居浜市
山口県宇部市
島根県益田市
山陰地域（鳥取・島根県）
島根県大田市
広島県庄原市
鳥取県米子市
広島県
岡山県真庭市
岡山県西栗倉村
岡山県岡山市
鳥取県智頭町
鳥取県日南町
けいはんな学研都市
• As of 13 November 2019
広島県三次市大阪府大阪市
広島県呉市
徳島県美波町
岡山県倉敷市
広島県福山市

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South - Kyushu and Okinawa
沖縄県宮古島
沖縄県名護市
沖縄県久米島町
沖縄県恩納村
鹿児島県大崎町
鹿児島県徳之島町
熊本県水俣市
熊本県熊本市
福岡県福津市
福岡県北九州市
長崎県壱岐市
長崎県唐津市
長崎県武雄市
熊本県小国町
福岡県大牟田市大分県大分市
鹿児島県肝属郡3町
長崎県糸島市福岡県福岡市
長崎県島原市
熊本県荒尾市
沖縄県八重山地域

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What’s the “Super City” Initiative?
https://nettv.gov-online.go.jp/eng/prg/prg6204.html?nt=1

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From Single to Multiple Digital Solutions
 Smart Healthcare (e.g., Remote Healthcare)
 Smart Logistics (e.g., Automated Delivery, Drone)
 Smart Education (e.g., Remote Education)
 Smart Payment (e.g., Cashless Payment)
 Smart Mobility (e.g., Automated Driving)
 Digital Government (e.g., “Once-Only Data Registration)
 Smart Energy Management
 Smart Waste Management
 Smart Crisis Management
 Smart Crime Prevention
 Etc., …
More than 5 digital solutions
must be implemented
concurrently to be qualified
as “Super City.

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Transition to More Integrative Approach
https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/tiiki/kokusentoc/supercity/dai3/shiryou2.pdf (English translation by SCI-J )
Services
IT Network
Buildings
Transport Network
Surface
Infrastructure
Buried
Infrastructure
Digital Services
(Business Apps)

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Holistic Architectural Design Approach
Strategy/Policy
Laws & Regulations
Digital Services
(Business Apps)
Organization
(Stakeholders)
Data Platform
Assets
(Data Sources)
（出典：「府省連携によるスマートシティの推進」平成31年4月内閣府省察統括官（科学技術・イノベーション担当） English Translation by SCI-J
https://www5.cao.go.jp/keizai-shimon/kaigi/special/reform/wg6/190418/pdf/shiryou3-2.pdf
Interoperability of
Data among Cities
Open Data Area Data Industry Data Private Data
Privacy Protection,
Digital ID,
Data Security
& Governance
PPPP

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Public Private People Partnership Required

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Enhanced National Strategic Special Zone
 Designed to fast-track regulatory changes necessary for implementing super cities.
 On the condition that citizens’ consensus exists regarding local policies for designing
and implementing “super cities,” local authorities should be able to override national
laws and regulations.

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Super City in Summary
 Showcase “holistic future state” of cities in Japan in 2030
 Shift from silo-based solution approach to comprehensive platform-based approach
 Use integrative reference architecture to efficiently enable data interoperability
 PPPP as fundamental means to implement governance
 Enhanced national strategic special zone to facilitate new technology implementation
 At least initially, only about 5 cities will be chosen as “super cities”
 Both brown- and green-field approaches acceptable
 Legislation expected be in effect this spring (cabinet decision completed)

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Thank you - Any Questions?
Contact:
• Take Nagumo
Email: takehiko.Nagumo@murc.jp
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/takehikonagumo/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/takehiko.nagumo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TakehikoNagumo
• Smart City Institute of Japan (SCI-J)
https://www.sci-japan.or.jp/English/index/html

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