Open Data Activity in Japan / W3C TPA2015 Breakouts Session by Noboru Koshizuka, Ph. D Professor, The University of Tokyo Vice Director, YRP Ubiquitous Networking Lab. Board, Vitalizing Local Economy Organization by Open Data & Big Data (VLED)

1. Noboru Koshizuka, Ph. D
Professor, The University of Tokyo
Vice Director, YRP Ubiquitous Networking Lab.
Board, Vitalizing Local Economy Organization by Open Data &
Big Data (VLED)
3C TPA 2015 Breakouts Session
pen Data Activity in Japan
My Profile
Name
▶ Noboru Koshizuka (越塚 登)
Titles
▶ Professor, Interfaculty Initiatives in Information Studies,
The University of Tokyo
▶ Vice Director, YRP Ubiquitous Networking Lab.
▶ Board member, Ubiquitous ID Center/T-Engine Forum
Missions
▶ TRON Project, Ubiquitous ID Project, Open Data Project
▶ R&D and education of computer science in university
! Especially, ubiquitous computing, RFID, smart cards, embedded systems, operating
systems, human-machine interfaces, computer networks, and so on…
▶ Editor of the international standards of Networked Service Protocols
Triggered by RFIDs in ITU-T SG16.
! ITU-T Rec. F.771, H.621, H. 642.1, H.642.3
! Liaison Officer between ISO/IEC JTC1 SC31 and ITU-T SG16

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Introduction
Open Data Activity in Japan
Strategy and Organizations
“Declaration to be the World’s Most Advanced IT
Nation” (2013)
Creating a Society that Encourages the Creation of New and
Innovative Industries and Services and Growth
▶ Encouraging the use of open data and big data
▶ Achieving advances in Japanese agriculture and peripheral industries, converting them into
intelligent industries through the use of IT, and deployed business models internationally (Made by
Japan Agriculture)
▶ Encouraging interdisciplinary open innovation in a broad range of fields
▶ Rejuvenation of local communities (including remote islands) through the use of IT and data
▶ Creating new business and reinforcing international competitiveness in the imaging industry
through the creation of next-generation broadcasting services
The world’s safest and most disaster-resilient society where people
can live safely, with peace of mind, and comfort
▶ Create a healthy society of longevity through the provision of appropriate local healthcare and
nursing care and promotion of good health
▶ Creating the world’s safest and most disaster-resilient society
▶ Efficient and stable energy management in homes and communities
▶ Diversifying Type of Employment and Achieving a Good Life-Work Balance
Development of one-stop public services that anyone can access at
any time and from anywhere
▶ Provision of highly convenient electronic government services
▶ Reforming government information systems on the national and local levels
▶ Reinforcing IT governance in government
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PART 1
#-Government Open Data
WG
Under IT Strategic Headquarters, Japan
https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/it2/densi/
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#-Government Open Data WG Members
Chair
▶ Jun Murai (Professor, Keio University)
Vice Chair
▶ Yoichi Yokomizo (Corporate Officer/Board Member, Rigaku Corporation)
Expert Members
▶ Noboru Koshizuyka (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
▶ Tomoaki Watanabe (Associate Professor, GLOCOM)
▶ Isao Owazawa (President, Infor Japan K. K.)
▶ Koichi Kawashima (Senior Advisor, Saga Prefecture)
▶ Hiroshi Koike (Hitachi Consulting Co. Ltd.)
▶ Hideaki Takeda (Professor, National Institute of Informatics)
▶ Takashi Hasegawa (Yokohama City)
Government Members
▶ 16 Ministries and Agencies in Japan Central Government
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4. Open Data Catalog Web Page of Japanese Government
(http://data.go.jp/)
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Now, more than 12,000 data sets are opened in open
data license via “data.go.jp”
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PART 2
Vitalizing Local Economy
Organization by Open Data &
Big Data
htt.://www.vled.org/
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Objectives
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(1)
promoting the open data
owned by public sectors
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(2)
advancing local vitalization
and activation of economies
by open data and big data
owned by .ublic sectors
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7. Vitalizing Local Economy Organization by Open Data
& Big Data (VLED)
President
▶ Ken Sakamura (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
Vice President
▶ Hiromichi Shinohara (NTT)
Managing Director
▶ Takaaki Shimizu (NEC)
Chief Counsel
▶ Hiroshi Komiyama (Former President, The University of Tokyo/Chairman of the Institute,
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.)
Counsels
▶ Hideyuki Tokuda (Professor, Keio University)
▶ Jun Murai (Professor, Keio University)
▶ Uchiyamada Takeshi (Vice Chairmen, Directors, Japan Business Federation)
WG Chairs
▶ Yuriko Inoue (Professor, Hitotsubashi University)
▶ Noboru Koshizuka (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
▶ Ichiya Nakamura (Professor, Keio University)
VLED Organization
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8. VLED Members (9 ompanies)
KDDI CORPORATION
DENTSU INC.
IBM Japan, Ltd.
NEC Corporation
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Hitachi, Ltd.
FUJITSU LIMITED
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
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VLED Municipalities (32 local overnments)
Aomori Prefectural Government
Echizen City
Osaka City
Okayama Prefectural Government
Okinawa Prefectural Government
Kyoto City
Kurashiki City
Kobe City
Saitama Prefectural Government
Sabae City
Sabae City Council
Sizuoka Prefectural Government
Sizuoka City
Sendai City
Chiba City
Tokamachi City
Tokushima City
Nagaoka City
Nagano Prefectural Government
Nagareyama City
Nagareyama City Council
Niigata Prefectural Government
Bibai City
Fukui Prefectural Government
Fukuoka Prefectural Government
Fukuoka City
Matsue City
Mito City
Minoh City
Muroran City
Yokosuka City
Yokohama City
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9. VLED Support Members (97 organizations)
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Deliverables of VLED
Specifications for Open Data Distribution Platform
Systems v2.0
▶ http://www.vled.or.jp/en/results/docs/ExternalSpecifications_v2.pdf
▶ http://www.vled.or.jp/en/results/docs/ExternalSpecification_v2.doc
Open Data Guide v1.0
▶ http://www.vled.or.jp/en/results/docs/OpenDataGuide_v1_en.pdf
▶ http://www.vled.or.jp/en/results/OpenDataGuide_v1_en.docx
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Sapporo Open Data Project
Microsoft, YRP UNL, Crypton Future Media,
The University of Tokyo
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Sapporo
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11. Many good places for sightseeing
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12. Three Target Problems for Tourism in Sapporo
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Sports Transporta*on+Interna*onaliza*on１ ２ ３
Project Summary: Three Steps
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Building+Open+Data+for+Tourism+of+Sapporo+
Ideathon,+Hackathon,+Applica*on+Contest+
Deployment+in+Snow+Fes*val+and+World+Cup+Ski+Jump+
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13. Sapporo Open Data Catalogue Site (under development)
ttp://ckan-sapporo.odcity.org/
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(1) Smart signboard with BLE
Signboard with BLE tag
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Sign data is open data.
Automatically translated
into foreign languages

14. (2) Kokosil Sapporo: Tourism App ith Sapporo
Opendata
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(2) Kokosil Sapporo for " now Festival"
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15. (3) World Cup Ski Jump App
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(3) World Cup Ski Jump App
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16. Ideathon, Hackathon, and App Challenge
応募方法など詳しい情報はこちら！
http://www.sapporo.odcity.org
主催：札幌オープンデータ準備委員会
共催：日本マイクロソフト／
YRPユビキタス・ネットワーキング研究所
後援：総務省／札幌市
協力：一般社団法人 LOCAL ／ Code for Sapporo ／
Digital北海道研究会／北海道モバイルコンテンツ
協議会／札幌ビズカフェ／ LODチャレンジJapan
2015実行委員会／東京大学大学院情報学環ユビ
キタス情報社会基盤研究センター／北海道大学／
公共交通オープンデータ協議会／一般社団法人
オープン＆ビッグデータ活用・地方創生推進機構
オープンデータアイディアソン・ハッカソン2O15 in 札幌
開催日程 ：2015年11月21日（土）、22（日）
開催場所：日本マイクロソフト北海道支店
（JRタワーオフィスプラザさっぽろ20F）
Sapporo Open Data App Challenge 2015
応募申請期間：2015年11月2日（月）∼2016年1月22日（金）
表彰式：2015年3月上旬
アプリコンテストを開催！！
み
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作
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札
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観
光
ア
プ
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札幌オープンデータを利用した
テーマ
外国人を含めた観光客の利便性向上、
ならびに満足度アップに繋がるアプリ
アイディアソン・ハッカソン
参加者
募集中
みんなで作る札幌観光アプリ
外国人を含めた観光客の利便性向上、ならびに満足度アップに繋がるアプリ
オープンデータアイディアソン・ハッカソン 2015 in 札幌
∼みんなで作る札幌観光アプリ∼
開催日程： 2015年11月21日（土）、22（日）
開催場所： 日本マイクロソフト北海道支店（JRタワーオフィスプラザさっぽろ20F）
応募資格：
○ 資格はありません。個人でもグループでも構いません。（参加いただいた方の属性などに合わせてチーム分けを行います。）
申込み方法：
Door Keeperより申込みをしていただくか、「お名前／ご所属（グループ）」をoffice@sapporo.odcity.org 宛にメール
でお送りください。
※メールのタイトルは「アイディアソン・ハッカソン申込み」としてください。
※グループで申し込まれる場合は、代表者の方がグループ全員のお名前を記入し、ご送信ください。
表彰内容：【アイディアソン】 ◎ ベストアイディア賞 1点 2万円 ／ ◎ グッドアイディア賞 2点 5千円
【ハッカソン】 ◎ グランプリ 1点 5万円 ／ ◎ マイクロソフト賞 ／ ◎ YRP賞 ／
◎ クリプトン・フューチャー・メディア賞 ／ ◎ 協賛企業様の賞
札幌オープンデータアプリコンテスト
Sapporo Open Data App Challenge 2015
例えば、次の利用シーンに関して、より良いサービスを提供できるアプリを募集します。
❖ 初めて札幌に来た外国人がさっぽろ雪まつりを楽しむ ❖ 雪を見るのも初めてな人がスキージャンプ WCを楽しむ
❖ 台湾人が札幌観光に来たら使えるアプリ ❖ 札幌市内は何回か来ているリピーターが更に札幌を好きになるアプリ
応募申請期間：2015年11月2日（月）∼ 2016年1月22日（金）
応募資格：
○ 本コンテスト募集要項に同意いただいた方のみ応募ができます。
○ 個人、グループ、法人を問わず、どなたでも応募可能です。
○ 国籍、年齢、居住地等の制限もありません。ただし、未成年の方が応募する場合は、保護者又は監督者（学校の先生等）
の許可を得てください。
○ ひとりの応募者（グループ、法人を含む）で、複数のアプリケーションの応募、また複数のグループに所属が可能です。
応募方法：
応募には、応募規約の同意が必須となります。専用webサイト内に設置する応募フォームからご応募ください。
期日までに応募申請がない場合は、応募することができません。
表彰式 ： 2016年 3月上旬に札幌においてシンポジウムを開催。その中で表彰予定。詳しい日程は後日発表します。
表彰内容： ◎ 最優秀賞 1点 20万円 ／ ◎ 優秀賞 2点 10万円 ／ ◎ 特別賞 2点 5万円 ／ ◎ 協賛企業賞
http://www.sapporo.odcity.org
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PART 3
Association for
Open Data of
Public Transportation
http://odpt org/
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17. Organization (1): Headquarter
President
▶ Ken Sakamura (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
Board
▶ Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd.
▶ NEC Corporation
▶ FUJITSU LIMITED
▶ East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
Observers
▶ The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication
▶ The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation, and Tourism
▶ Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Bureau
▶ YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory
▶ The University of Tokyo
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Open Data of Public
Transportation in Tokyo
Case Study of open data across public and
private sectors
apporo City Railway Map
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So simple !
...Only...
JR Hokkaido
(former National Railway)
Sapporo City Metro
Public Transportation
=
Transportation by Public Sector
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"Global Standard"
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But
Tokyo is completely
different
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Tokyo Railway Map
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21. Tokyo Bus Map
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Railway
1,052km, 766 Stations, 14,500 Cars
Buses
7,023km, 2,545 Lines, 15,000 Cars
Taxi
50,000 Cars
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Many Public Transportation
Operators in Tokyo
Railway: 14 companies and sector
Buses: 100 companies and sector
Taxi: 1,100 companies
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eg. Railway Companies and Sector in Tokyo
JR East
JR Tokai (Shinkansen)
Tokyo Metro
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Public Sector)
Tokyu Railways
Tobu Railways
Seibu Railways
Keio Railways
Odakyu Railways
Keisei Railways
Keikyu Railways
Tsukuba Express
Tokyo Monorail
Rinkai Line
Yurikamome
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23. Railway Station is Owned by Multiple Sectors
in a Mosaic Manner (ex. “Ikebukuro” Station)
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Tobu++
Railway
Tokyo++
Metro
JR+East
Tokyo++
Metro
Seibu+
Railway
Shopping++
Center
Department++
Store+A
Department++
Store+B
Department++
Store+C
JR+Building
Tobu+Building
Difficulty in providing integrated information services
Necessary information of Public Transportation for
passengers
Arrival time (realtime location information)
Congestion information
Temperature of train/bus cars
Delay information
Change transfer information using realtime
information
etc...
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24. Overview of Live Transportation Information Tokyo
Realtime location information of railways and buses
▶ In the experimental operation 2013-2014,
information of Yamanote Line (JR East) and Toei Bus (Tokyo Metropolitan
Government) were provides.
▶ Estimated location of each train/car is displayed with an icon on a map.
! Realtime location data has a delay about one minutes.
Timetable information
▶ Timetable of each station and bus stop is shown by pointing railway station
and bus stop.
Operation information
▶ Railway lines in trouble are displayed on a map.
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IoT/Open Data System Architecture of Live
Transportation Map Tokyo
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Opendata Platform
Information
services of
public
transportation
Special information
service of Public
Transportation for
the Physically Disabled
Ubiquitous Location-aware
Information Services
Tokyo Station Data
(Name and location of facilities,
Environmental information
(temperature, humidity, and
pollen))
Data collection
from public
transportation
companies/sectors
open data platform
Information
services
Railway data
(Realtime Location, Delay,
Cancellation, etc...)
Toei Bus Data
(Realtime location, delay,
cancellation, etc...)
data
data data

25. Realtime Location Information of Trains and Buses
Station
Bus Stop
Train
Bus
The Train is running
from Yurakucho Station to Tokyo Statio
n
The bus is running
from Otemachi to Kandabas
hi
Dokosil March 31, 2013, Tokyo
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26. Collected Data are Opened via API for App. Developers
Opened Data
Public Transportation Data
▶ Time table, operation status, realtime location information, etc...
▶ Information of facilities such as railway stations, bus stops/terminals, etc...
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Developed apps (1/3)
OpenData+RailMaping TOREBASA! Eki-Tei Navi
Busreq Collecting Trains Yanamote-Line
Collecting train cars stopping at stations
LapppinPedia
Collecting wrapping trains
running in Yamanote Line

27. Developed apps (2/3)
HyperTransfer OriNavi SpotNavi
Mushing-up information of tourism
and bus operation
SuggestingSensor TokyoStationNavi
Developed apps (3/3)
EkiSen (Eki-Sensors)
Filtering facility information using
sensors in the station
Ekimachi-App (Waiting at the station) Realtime Operation Status Display App
BusMap
Visualizing Bus Operation
FixtheStation App

28. Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd., Open Data Contest Now
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of registered programmers
= about 2200
of Submitted Apps
= 281
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29. Winners !
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First Prize Second Prize
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Conclusion
Lessons from the Project

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Public Transportation
Information is so “public”
Private sectors hold important data
for public benefits
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Arguments from public transportation operators
“We are not government.
Why must we open data?”
“Transportation data is a property of
private companies.”
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31. “Public Services by Private Sectors”
In Japan, ... and also in other countries,..
Many public services are provides by private sectors
as well as public sectors
▶ In London, metro services are provided by London City Government
▶ In Tokyo, metro services are provided by both Tokyo City Government and
Tokyo metro company.
How can we apply open data principle for private
companies providing public services?
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Typical Solutions
Regulation by government
▶ “For the public benefits, private companies must open data.”
▶ [Advantages] Very simple principle.
▶ [Problem] Japanese government do not have so strong leadership now.
Fee-Charging data
▶ [Advantage] This is also simple principle. Managers of companies may agree with this
principle easily.
▶ [Problem] This is not open data. This is normal commercial data business.
CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)
▶ “Open data for public benefits is a kind of CSR.”
▶ [Advantage] Good balance between no strong enforcement and open data concept
▶ [Problem] It will take a long time for big companies to change the company policy
Other solution??
▶ We would like to know experiences of other countries.
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Who share the cost?
Who is responsible for the risk?
We must answer these questions
for encouraging the open data
of private sectors.
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Thank you
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for more information
koshizuka@sakamura-lab.org
http://www.utacs.org/koshizuka/
http://www.tron.org/
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