Improving Citizen’s Well-Being
towardDigital Garden City NationJ A PA N
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Organized by

Key message from theorganizer of Japan Pavilion
Smart City Institute Japan (SCI-Japan)
Japan Pavilion – introducing “human-centric” smart city case studies andinnovative technologies under the country’s vision “Digital Garden City Nation”
Smart City Institute Japan (SCI-Japan) is a private sector-led non-profit organization that was founded in
October 2019 by Mitsubishi UFJ Research & Consulting, a think tank and consulting firm, and NIKKEI, Asia’s
leading economic media group. SCI-Japan is a leading knowledge and public-private-academic partnershipplatform that promotes the implementation and advancement of smart cities in Japan and the world, witharound 700 members and global partners.
SCI-Japan will organize the “Japan Pavilion” at Smart City Expo World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, which
will have over 20 exhibitors from central/local governments, academics and private sectors. They will provide
a showcase of “human-centric” smart cities for citizens’ well-being.
The combined Japan Pavilion and Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s stand are one of the largest groupexhibit areas, and SCI-Japan will bring over 100 delegates from Japan, not only as exhibitors but also as
members of our study tour program.

Well-Being City Theater
The Japan Pavilion has set up an open theater called “Well-Being City Theater”. Throughout the event, thetheater will host a series of joint sessions with our partner countries and organizations across the world.
SCI-Japan will also announce the latest developments in the LWCI (Liveable Well-Being City Indicators) inthis theater. Under Prime Minister Kishida’s signature policy called “a new form of capitalism”, a vision for
Digital Garden City Nation presents a roadmap to achieve rural-urban digital integration and transformation,
which will solve crucial issues such as rural depopulation and devastating disasters caused by climate change.
The goals are to make living and working anywhere in the country more comfortable, convenient, andsustainable and to improve citizens’ well-being. SCI-Japan will be supporting this initiative through the LWCI
endorsed by the Japanese government as one of the KPIs for the Digital Garden City Nation Initiative.

“City-to-City Collaboration” for well-being and sustainable society
In the G7 Sustainable Urban Development Ministers’ Communiqué issued in July 2023, it is confirmed that
the G7 countries will work to realize smart cities globally, including in emerging and developing economies,by sharing strategies and best practices.
Following this initiative by the G7, we will move forward with “City-to-City” collaboration through LWCI fromJapan Pavilion and Well-Being City Theater.
Looking forward to working together toward well-being and sustainable society.

Tatsuya Kitamura

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Executive Director
Smart City Institute Japan
Supervisor of Japan Pavilion

Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Smart Tokyo
We are promoting various initiatives for 20 visions and 20 strategies
from “Future Tokyo: Tokyo's Long-Term Strategy”, which sets 2040 as
the milestone.
As the initiative for Vision 12 and Strategy 10, we are working on“Smart Tokyo”.
In this initiative, we aim to improve QOL in Tokyo by 3 pillar policies:
1) “TOKYO Data Highway” (Connecting all in Tokyo with digital),
2) “DX of areas” (Digital transformation of public facilities andservices),3) “DX of government” (Digital transformation of Government)

About Tokyo Pavilion
O Leading Areas

O Environment[Leading Area Otemachi Marunouchi and Yurakucho(OMY) District][Bureau of Environment Tokyo Metropolitan Government]

We aim to improve the international competitiveness ofTokyo and Japan by promoting a state-of-the-art smart city inthe heart of the city.

[Toyosu Smart City]The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is developing the “TIMETO ACT” climate action movement to accelerate effective
decarbonization efforts.

O Tourism promotion[Tokyo Tokyo]

We are creating “Mixed-Used Type Future City” throughOpen-Innovation in bay-area, Toyosu.

[Takeshiba Area Management Incorporated Association]
We are taking on the challenge of creating a smart city in
Takeshiba area, to address issues such as disaster prevention andimproving area connectivity.

[Tokyo Bay eSG Partner Soft & Wet matter Engineering
Laboratory, Yamagata University, Japan]

We will provide you with charms and information onsightseeing in Tokyo, where modernity and tradition.

O Global Event in Tokyo[SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024]
Over April-May next year, expanding on its successful 2023
event, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will host “SusHi Tech
Tokyo 2024”.

Yamagata University, a partner of the Tokyo Bay eSG project,
will exhibit a state-of-the-art 3D food printer.

O Startups[Be Smart Tokyo]
By collaborating with startups, we create new services toenhance the QOL (quality of life) of residents in Tokyo.

O Infrastructure[BUREAU OF SEWERAGE TOKYO METROPOLITANGOVERNMENT]The Bureau of Sewerage treats sewage, manages rainwater,
and preserves public water quality in Tokyo.

[Bureau of Waterworks Tokyo Metropolitan Government]
Advanced Water Purification, World's Lowest Leakage Rateof about 3%, Robust Water System.

O Mobility[BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION TOKYO METROPOLITANGOVERNMENT]We are a local public enterprise operated by the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government. Subway, Bus, Streetcar, Liner wereused by approximately 3.0 million people daily in 2022.

[EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY]
We will earn the trust of our customers as a whole group by
aiming for ultimate safety levels as our top priority.

Tokyo is proud to present our new
concept, “Sustainable High City Tech
Tokyo,” or “SusHi Tech Tokyo,” to theworld.
SusHi Tech Tokyo is a symbol ofovercoming global urban challenges
using cutting-edge technology tocreate a sustainable society.

The future is ours to make.
Be it tomorrow or 100 years from now.

Shaping our Tomorrow

Tokyo Metropolitan Government
2-8-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
URL https://www.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/english/index.html

3NEC Corporation

Maximize the digital power to realize
well-being and sustainable cities
With our innovative technologies and integration
experience over years, NEC has been helping governments
worldwide to solve their challenges so each city and region
will be more well-being and sustainable. Our wide range of
ICT expertise based on various cutting-edge technologies
are being delivered as Smart city solutions. Those areintegrated to each local governments’ urban plans so as toproduce grater social values such as safety and security,
quality of life, circular economy, carbon neutrality, and more.
NEC has been developing and delivering Smart citysolutions back in 2011 by participating to a program in EU fordevelopment of FIWARE. We are leveraging this globally
recognized open-source software as one of importantcomponents for our data platform cities, NEC City OS, as wellas our Integrated Control and Command Center, ICCC.
Enabling data utilization in Smart city worldwide is key foreach government to have sustainable growth, as data canconnect multiple stakeholders from public and private
sectors to promote co-creation, act as common language to

HIGHLIGHT

elevate well-being, andlead to realization of
citizen-centric Smart city.
With the data utilization, NEC has starteddelivery of Smart citysolutions in Europe, andYutaka Ukegawa
extending our experience
NEC Corporation
Cross-Industry Business Unit
to Japan, India, and other
Corporate EVP andcountries worldwide. Now
President of Business Unit
in 2023, our Smart citysolution portfolio is broad enough to cover diverse challenges in society, and always being enhanced through implementation and collaboration at each city.
NEC continues to work to implement innovative technologies and establish standards for excellence in society.
We are looking forward to seeing you at NEC exhibition
at #C101, Hall1 so you will be in touch with our smart city
successful cases and proposals for bright future.

NEC exhibits four themes in our pavilion, provides short seminars, andjoins two round-table discussions in auditorium or in thematic room.
more diverse, personalization of services become
increasingly beneficial for users and providers. We
present variety of Smart city services in Japan to be
used by both residents and/or visitors.

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Building Smart cities worldwide
NEC has been implementing Smart city worldwide andempowering lives and building tomorrow. We showcase
several successful cases that we harness digital
innovations to build inclusive, fair, and safer societies.

NEC’s Smart city vision represents our mindset to realize
true value for society through our ability to maximize powerof digital technologies.
During this event, NEC experts will be up on stage forround tables at 1:30 pm on November Thursday 7th for‘Up-to-date Policies for Cities in Motion’, and at 12:00 pm on
November 8th for ‘Propelling Urban Living with Enabling
Tech’. Short seminars from NEC are in Japan pavilion
throughout event.
We exhibit four themes.

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Smart city services in Japan
As society matures and our lifestyle and values become

Circular economy in regions
Promotion of circular economy is one of the important
steps to reach carbon neutrality. NEC is integrating ourown excellent Al technologies to advance regional
resource circulation. We present case studies of circular
economy roll out.

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Future city with digital collaboration
NEC presents our view on Smart city and society in far
future. We envision real and virtual worlds convergenceover our digital twin technology and innovative digitalcollaboration for virtuous cycle of economy in each region.

Please come and visit us at #C101, Hall1, androundtable sessions at auditorium and thematic room.

NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8001 Japan
URL https://www.nec.com/en/global/insights/smart_city.html

4E-mailsc_pr@cros.jp.nec.com

JETRO Kyoto“Keihanshin” and its Endless Effort towards Achieving
a Better Smart City
Three regions and cities in western Japan, Kyoto,
Osaka, and Kobe, together form the economic zone
known as "Keihanshin”. Each of them has been
striving to realize their own concept of “Smart City”.
Kyoto Prefecture has a Science City called “Keihanna Science City“ that is located south of
Kyoto Prefecture and has more than 150 research,educational, and cultural facilities in an open
innovation center. Since 2014, Keihanna Science
City has hosted the annual Kyoto Smart City Expothat synthesizes provides a forum for BtoB and BtoG
(Business to Government) exchanges.

HIGHLIGHT

Under Osaka’s "Smart Health City Plan", Osaka
Prefecture is actively promoting the establishment of
Osaka as a health industry base. The plan includes
supporting startup companies that aim to develop
therapeutic applications (SaMD).
One of Kobe city’s initiatives is "Be Smart KOBE"
project that aims to support technology demonstrations and implementation in Kobe City. The projecttargets proposals from businesses possessing
cutting-edge technology and is designed to address
issues such as "disaster prevention," "promotion of
citizen wellbeing".

Keihanshin Startups: Creative and Sustainable Solutions■ Kyoto: CONNEXX SYSTEMSCONNEXX SYSTEMS is the advanced energy
storage solution provider. It is expected that asignificant amount of EV batteries become
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disassembly or reassembly so that we can provide the■ Osaka: EEL Lab■ Kobe: NeuralPort

We are a plant-based B2B Leather manufacturing
company, primarily focused on addressing the issues offood wastage, animal cruelty, and global warming
through the production of leather from leftover pineapple leaves. Our goal is to help corporates and brands
make more sustainable decisions by providing transparent and convenient solutions using our products.
Our value propositions are the competitive priceand the high performance of the leather. We offer our
products at a price of $20 to $50 per meter. This is atleast 30 to 40% cheaper than the cost of producing
animal-based leather.
We offer our customers higher quality and durability
while reducing with a lower carbon footprint.

NeuralPort Inc. is a Japanese sports tech company.
The CEO, Shimafuji, started the startup after conducting
research in eye tracking and neuroscience. We havedeveloped an eye tracking VR stress check system. It
quantifies stress in 3 minutes using a proprietary algorithm(Patent pending). And for athletes, the system also
includes vision training to measure dynamic and deep
vision. In the future,
we plan to develop
new VR contents thatuse neurofeedback
methods to guide theZEN state (SMR
waves).

JETRO Kyoto
RM308, 78 Kankoboko-Cho, Muromachi Higashi-Iru, Shijo-Dori, Shimogyo, Kyoto, 600-8009, Japan
URL https://www.jetro.go.jp/ E-mail Kazuki_Nishijima@jetro.go.jp

5■ Super City Structure (Image)
Local
municipalities
NPOs
Government

Super City Concept and Initiatives
The Super City is conceived as a society of the
future, to be realized by 2030, that incorporates theperspective of its citizens, involves their participation,and does the following:(1) Utilizes cutting-edge technologies, such as AI and
big data, to provide services in a wide range ofsectors covering all aspects of citizen life, including
government services, mobility, healthcare, andeducation.
(2) Develops a data linkage platform that allows
multi-sector data connection and data sharing.
(3) Promotes bold, comprehensive regulatory reform
to allow cutting-edge services.
Based on this Super City concept, Tsukuba City in
Ibaraki Prefecture and Osaka City in Osaka Prefecture were designated as Super City National StrategicSpecial Zones* in April 2022.
In the SDGs spirit of “Leave No One Behind,”
Tsukuba City has undertaken the Tsukuba Super
Science City Initiative to bring together world-leading
science and technology to advance societal implementation of cutting-edge technologies such as
digital robotics, and further optimize urban functionality. Through these efforts, Tsukuba City strives toovercome social issues and realize innovative ease ofliving, all while deepening ties between both fellow
citizens, and between citizens and government, on
the basis of civic participation.
With the theme of Expanding “Health and Life”
with Data, Osaka City is undertaking innovative

Cuttingedge
servicesDatalinkageplatform

Dataproviders

Government
services

Transport Logistics

TourismCompanies

Local
residents

Universities

SocialwelfareDisaster
response

Education

Tourists
Environmental
conservation

Finance

Urban Data Platform
Promptly links and shares data as needed and when needed
through a platform (infrastructure) that supports linkage of data tofacilitate business activities utilizing advanced regional data.

Geographic and spatial data

Unique data

Physical infrastructure

Data holder

As leaders of the Digital Garden City Nation Initiative,
we will implement cutting-edge services and data sharing
across multiple fields, accompanied by bold regulatory reforms.

developments at two green-field sites: Yumeshima,
which will be the venue for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai,
Japan, and at the large-scale Umekita Phase 2
project in front of Osaka Station. These will be thelocation for three projects (Yumeshima Development
Plan; Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan; and Umekita
Phase 2) which aim to improve residents' quality of lifeand enhance the city’s competitiveness by implementing various cutting-edge services, mainly in thefields of healthcare and mobility.
We at the Cabinet Office booth are looking
forward to explaining the various Super City initiatives
and cutting-edge services of each participating local
government.
* National Strategic Special Zone: A regulatory reform systemthat provides bold deregulation and preferential tax
treatment in specified regions and fields in order to create
the most business-friendly environment in the world.

Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
1-11-39 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0014, Japan
URL https://www.chisou.go.jp/tiiki/kokusentoc/english/super-city/index.html
E-mail g.super-city.i9e@cao.go.jp.....................................................................................................
■ CONSEO can support Social/Technology

by offering satellite data service/solution

The Largest Satellite Earth
Observation community in Japan
Consortium for Satellite Earth Observation (CONSEO)
was established in 2022 with aiming to be a platform toenhance industry, Academia, Government partnerships ofSatellite Earth Observation in Japan.
Currently, CONSEO consists of more than 200 corporations/organizations, 35 experts, 15 group of ministries.
For anyone who seeks for solutions or partners toaddress to societal challenges and wide variety of market
needs, CONSEO is the gateway to meet the companies
and academia groups in Japan which own expertise,technologies and solutions using satellite Earth Observation.

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Consortium for Satellite Earth Observation
Secretariat：JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan
URL https://earth.jaxa.jp/conseo
E-mail z-conseo@ml.jaxa.jp

■ A brand-new approach to smart city withindustry-government-academia collaboration
Other Cities /Regions

The city that gives birth to a smart
city ecosystem beyond boundaries
In Nago City, a "smart city" is not a term for apatch-work landscape made of ready-madetechnologies.
In the emergence of digital technology, "smart
city" has functioned as a beacon that unites the
local government, industry and academia.
In the age of VUCA, technology is hard to beforged alone; yet, with the active engagement ofvarious players, Nago envisions a future in whichsocial issues are identified and solved in a collective
and democratic manner.

PPP and Innovation
Urban Revitalization

Symphonic City
Nago
CultureCity

Youth Engagement andTalent Development

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With the opportunity enhanced by technology assemble the local
government, industry, academia to identify and solve problems
together in Nago.

Nago City (Nago Smart City Promotion Council)
1-19-24, Onaka, Nago City, Okinawa 905-0017, Japan
URL https://smart-nago.or.jp/about/E-mail info@smart-nago.or.jp.....................................................................................................

Climate Change Policy Headquarters
City of Yokohama
Since April 2015, we established the association toachieve an energy recycling city, named“Yokohama Smart Business Association (YSBA)”, withmajor companies.
With this Association, we are working to operateenergy management systems, promote new
initiatives, and develop technologies and systems wehave cultivated over the years.
We are working through public-private
partnerships to construct business models.

ⓒ Hideo MORI

In Minato Mirai 21, central business district of Yokohama,
we have strived to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions from electricity
consumption by 2030, utilizing public private partnership.

Climate Change Policy Headquarters

City of Yokohama

6-50-10 Hon-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0005, Japan
URL https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp.e.sj.hp.transer.com/
city-info/yokohamashi/org/ondanka/
E-mail ak00-sonohara@city.yokohama.jp.....................................................................................................
■ Keihanna Science City

KEIHANNA EXPO 2025 is coming!
KEIHANNA EXPO 2025 is an attempt to contributeto the realization of a wonderful future society bybringing together the full strength of
Keihanna Science City, which is blessedwith high R&D capabilities and richhistorical and cultural resources.
By developing various contents that are fun andexciting, we hope to use the power of science,technology and culture, to provide solutions to thevarious issues which humankind is facing, and tocontribute to the realization of a healthy, peaceful,and prosperous future.

The Keihanna Science City is nestled in the green Keihanna hills
stretching over Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara prefectures in western Japan.

KYOTO PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT
Yabunouchi-cho, Nishiiru, Shinmachi, Shimodachiuri-dori,
Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto city, Kyoto 602-8570, Japan
URL https://www.pref.kyoto.jp E-mail bunkaga@pref.kyoto.lg.jp

7■ ABeam Consulting strives to be the No. 1

global consulting firm from Japan and Asia

How to combine citizen and industrycentered approaches for smart cities?
When considering future smart cities, the key is to grasp the city’s
unique attributes and structures and the requirements of its citizens.
To achieve this, a citizen-centered approach should be
adopted, building ecosystems that include industries in the region.
ABeam Consulting supports municipalities to realize Smart Cities
by shaping concepts and building ecosystems with privatecompanies.
We also provide services to enterprises to solve social andenvironmental issues and create new business models with digitaltechnologies, while considering each municipality’s uniquecharacteristics, citizens’ needs, and industries in the region.

ABeam Consulting provides services and solutions to clients invarious industries and combines the knowledge acquired to lead
digital transformations to solve social issues across industries.

ABeam Consulting Ltd.
2-2-1 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0028, Japan
URL https://www.abeam.com/jp/en
E-mail JPABDGTLTechDXI@abeam.com.....................................................................................................
■ We provide a variety of services that

accelerate local initiatives‘Social well-being services’ thatconnect communities and residents
The challenges facing Japan, such as an aging population and health disparities, are pressing. To address theseissues, we leverage digital technologies. Specifically, we offera digital healthcare service using AI and biotechnology inJapan, aiming to extend healthy lifespans and reduce healthdisparities. To further enhance convenience, we provide
tailored communication tools to local residents through acitizen portal, which features secure public personal authentication via the Individual Number Card. We call these services‘Social well-being services’ and are committed to contributing to the creation of a well-being community through them.

We provide a digital healthcare service using AI andbiotechnology in Japan, as well as a citizen portal utilizing theIndividual Number Card.

NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.
1-18-7 Shinkiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo 136-8627, Japan
URL https://www.nec-solutioninnovators.co.jp/
E-mail ta-hashimoto@nec.com.....................................................................................................
■ "DX edge" is a distributed infrastructureservice for IoT, AI, and applications"DX edge" - distributed infrastructure
for smart city
IIJ's "DX edge" is an enabler of smart city. It is a small anddistributed management platform of the computing resourcesand data. Public sector and enterprises can serve the various
applications that help the Digital Transformation of the city.
"DX edge" is the turn-key solution. quick deployment,
expandable on demand. IIJ provides system integrations for
specific use cases.
"DX edge" could be integrated with the on-site PV andbattery, using renewable energy and the internet connection
via LEO satellite. It means "DX edge" is the best solution for therural or remote area without stable infrastructures.

8"DX edge" is open to partners who offer IoT, AI, and applications
for a wide range of industry use.

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.
Iidabashi Grand Bloom 2-10-2 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0071, Japan
URL https://www.iij.ad.jp/en/

■ Urban Well-being for Mega City
Concept

Methodology
Data Infrastructure

Human Centered

Urban Well-being for Mega City
Society 5.0, a super smart society that enriches people’s lives.
H-UTokyo Lab is running Habitat Innovation Project to realize
Society 5.0, where people live a comfortable, energetic andhigh-quality life.
Currently, we are developing “Tokyo Smart City 2030 Plan” toachieve urban well-being for the mega city through ahuman-centric, diverse, sustainable, pleasurable, and slow-digital
life. We focus on 6 key areas: citizen participation, people-centricurban assessment, ecosystem of data infrastructure, social
acceptance, data governance and human resource development.
This exhibition is to showcase specific projects that contribute tothat goal.

Citizen Participation

Slow Digital

Data GovernanceSocial AcceptanceDiverseSustainable

HR Development

Pleasurable

People-Centric Assessment

Walkable“Tokyo Smart City 2030 Plan” achieves urban well-being for themega city through a human-centric, diverse, sustainable,pleasurable, and slow-digital life.

H-UTokyo Lab.
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
URL http://www.ht-lab.ducr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/
E-mail office@koshizuka-lab.org.....................................................................................................
Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, in collaboration
with Eukarya, continues to produce digital archivesof disasters such as the Ukrainian-Russian War, theTurkey-Syria Earthquake, and so on.

A symbiotic future created by Re:Eartha No-code Web GIS platform
We Eukarya Inc. offer a No-code Web GIS(Geographic Information System) based
analytics/visualization OSS platform, namely “Re:Earth”
for governments, public sectors and companies.
We have more than 50 use cases in Japan andachieved $2M as revenue in 2022.
Re:Earth has been adopted by Japanese
goverment for providing an official 3D city model
platform, in Project PLATEAU.
Eukarya also use Re:Earth to create jobs for refugeeengineers and single mothers.

■ Features of Re:EarthNo codeWeb blowser baseHighly extensible

Re:Earth is a platform developed under the philosophy ofproviding a highly public service that is not dependent on a
specific company.

Eukarya Inc. & Hidenori Watanave Laboratory,
The University of Tokyo
URL

https://reearth.io/

E-mailinfo@eukarya.io.....................................................................................................
Regardless of age or background knowledge,
anyone can operate it intuitively and deepen
discussions while enjoying them with otherparticipants.

Manipulate the digital twin using a tangibleinterface to freely redesign the city
Tangible Interface XR can be utilized for landscapesimulations at the city scale, as well as in theconsideration process of how spaces are utilized andarranged at the human scale. By flexibly combining
various workshop methods, it has the potential to elevatethe quality of participatory urban planning processes toa level higher than conventional approaches.
This experiential tool is realized by combining
cutting-edge technologies such as 3D city models, VR
technology, and 3D printing with the traditional analog
approach of conventional architectural models.

■ Conducting citizen-participatory urban design

workshops using an experiential tool

The physical model and the 3D city model within VR dynamicallyinteract, vividly illustrating participants' ideas in real-time.

PLATEAU YOKOHAMA Project
URL

https://info-lounge.jp

E-mailinfo@info-lounge.jp

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■ “my Digital Certificate”

opens a road for Digital Society

World’s 1st Self-Sovereign Identity
by Dynamic Opt-in“my Digital Certificate” is Digital ID 3.0 which goesbeyond security(2.0). Its identifier wrapped by authorized PKI certificates holds multiple private keys with SSI(Self-Sovereign Identity). “my Digital Certificate”
enables a user to connect with multiple services
seamlessly. Also, it can merge with existing ID while
keeping user interface, just functioning as the Digital
Infrastructure. All functions are safely stored at yourmobile phone, leading access to x-service at your handin your everyday digital life. “my Digital Certificate” will
be a digital foundation for wide range of entities.

“my Digital Certificate” helps Digital Society where multiple
services create additional value.

Mebuku Ground Inc.
6F AQERU Maebashi 2-30-8 Omotecho, Maebashi-shi,
Gunma-ken 371-0024 Japan
URL https://mebukuba.jp/ E-mail mebuku-ir@mebukuba.jp.....................................................................................................

Padel Galis is the leading company
in the design, manufacturing andinstallation of padel courts worldwide■ Padel courts by Padel Galis

Since its beginnings it has manufactured morethan 10,000 padel courts that are set in more than 70
countries all around the world. Cooperation with top
partners to reach the best product and processes
innovation are the core of the company’s culture.
Working with the best team makes it possible tooffer top quality services to our customers andplayers.

Padel Galis, located in Valencia (Spain), is part of the Atitlan
Business Group, family-owned company present in different sectors
focused on the creation and consolidation of long term value.

GRUPO GALIS WORLD, S.L.

Padel-Social and Community
Sport for Citizen's Well-Being
Padel is an effective tool for helping to achievecommunity well-being.
The advantage of padel is that it can be easily
enjoyed by all people, regardless of their age,gender and sports experience. In terms of community
well-being, strong ties between residents,
local government, and businesses are essential.
Padel combines each of these elements whichhelps achieve this goal.
Padel is rapidly growing and is a popular sport
worldwide. Padel tournaments and competitions
will be held in various countries and cities, and will
increase inter-city exchanges and relationships.
This sport will also serve to connect communities
between other cities. Therefore, we believe Padel will
become an important element of citizens' wellbeing.

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Poligono Godofredo Calle Puigcampana, 5 y 7, 46460, Silla,
Valencia, España
URL http://padelgalis.com/ E-mail info@padelgalis.com■ Expectations for Padel are very highin JapanPresentation of the launch of padelgalis and propadel japan inJapan at the Embassy of Spain in April 2023.

ProPadel Japan Inc.
1-24-3, Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062, Japan
URL https://propadeljapan.com/ E-mail info@propadeljapan.com

Takehiko Nagumo

Liveable Well-Being City Indicator
A New Smart City Approach from JapanAt this year’s G7 meetings, the Japanese government emphasized that asingle aggregated indicator like GDP cannot fully capture citizens’ welfare, and“policymakers need to follow multidimensional indicators for measuring welfare”(G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Communiqué, May2023). In line with this perspective, SCI-Japan developed Japan's own evaluation
system of well-being called the “Liveable Well-Being City Indicator (LWCI)” tofurther smart city development and improve citizen’s well-being.
The introduction of the LWCI is a requirement for local governments toreceive funding from the “Digital Garden City Initiative Promotion Subsidy”.
This Japanese government subsidy was introduced in FY 2022 for the national
government to support local governments to use digital technology and a data
linkage platform for resolving local issues and revitalizing local economies.
Between FY 2022 and FY 2023, 45 regions (cities and prefectures) were selected
as leading smart cities to receive the subsidy.

Takehiko Nagumo
Executive Managing Director
Smart City Institute JapanThe LWCI was developed and introduced for the following purposes.
 Clarify “human-centric” principles in smart cities development.
 Visualize “Liveability” and “Well-being” from the viewpoint of citizens.
 Create opportunities for local governments to “refine originality” rather than compete their ranking.
 Introduce international frameworks such as WHO.
 Utilize both objective and subjective data. Open and free.
 Use for evidence-based policy making (EBPM) and wise spending in smart city development.
LWCI is a comprehensive evaluation tool of cities and is composed of 24 categories of subjective indicatorsand 24 corresponding categories of objective indicators. The 24 categories can be divided into four domains:“urban environment,” “natural environment,” “community relations,” and “staying true to oneself”.
Both the survey results of the subjective index and the open data that make up the objective index are
published on the SCI-Japan’s website. We have also developed a user-friendly dashboard where one canvisualize the LWCI data and compare one’s city with another.
Tampere City in Finland is introducing the concept of LWCI to create its own local version, and we arehoping to create a network of cities across the world that share a framework of well-being. We look forward to
discussing how we can collaborate with you on evaluating and improving the well-being of your city’s citizens.
Liveable Well-Being
City Indicator
Subjective

Questionnaire
Living environment

Factors of
Well-being

Objective

Healthcare Residential
andenvironnursing carement

Leisure and Primary andentertainsecondary
ment
education

DigitallifestyleUrban
landscape

Shoppingandfood accessChildcareLocalgovernment

Publicspace

Natural Coexistence Accidents
andlandwithcrimesscapenatureMobility
and transportation

Naturalenvironment

Relationships
in the region

Staying true to oneself

Community
engagement

Selfefﬁcacy

Cultureand art

Employment andincomeDiversity
andinclusion

HealthLearning
opportunities

Businesscreation

Naturaldisasters

Open data
Living environment

Factors of
Liveability

Subjective and Objective Scores fora Sample City

Well-being

Healthcare Residential
andenvironnursing carement

Leisure and Primary andentertainsecondary
ment
education

DigitallifestyleUrban
landscape

Shoppingandfood accessChildcareLocalgovernment

Publicspace

Natural Coexistence Accidents
andlandwithcrimesscapenatureMobility
and transportation

Naturalenvironment

Relationships
in the region

Staying true to oneself

Community
engagement

Selfefﬁcacy

Cultureand art

Employment andincomeDiversity
andinclusion

HealthLearning
opportunities

Businesscreation

Naturaldisasters

Selfefﬁcacy

Businesscreation Healthcare / nursing
Shopping / foodResidential
environment
Mobility /transportation
Leisure /entertainment
Childcare

Diversity /inclusionPrimary /secondaryeducation

Community
engagement

Local
government

Employment / income
Learning
opportunities
Culture / art
HealthAccidents /crimesNatural disasters

Digital lifestyle
Public space

Coexistence with nature

Advancedservices

Administrative
process

Logistics

Transportation

Tourism

Disasterprevention

SocialwelfareSmart City Institute Japan
URL https://www.sci-japan.or.jp/english/index.html

Education

E-mailFinance

Environmental
conservation

digital-society@murc.jp

Naturalenvironment

Subjective

Urban landscape
Naturallandscape

Objective11

Don't miss highlights of our "Well-Being City Theater"!

DAY

1

November

7
TuesdayDAY

2

November8
Wednesday

DAY3

November9
ThursdayTitle

Speakers

Signing of MoU between
Institute for Information Industry and SCI-Japan

Institute for Information Industry /Tak Nagumo, SCI-Japan

Joint Event with City of Tampere: Tampere's smart
solutions and international collaboration on the
Liveable Well-Being City Indicator (LWCI)Anniina Autero, City of Tampere /Kristian Valkama, Business Tampere /Tak Nagumo, SCI-Japan

Korea-Japan Joint Event

Ellie Lee, Smart City Association /Tak Nagumo, SCI-Japan

Japan Night – Networking "Japanese Sake"
Reception (invitation only)

Co-hosted by Consulate-General of Japanin Barcelona and SCI-Japan“Japanese Sake” arranged by Yashima

Joint Event with Connected Places Catapult

Andrew Cockburn, Connected Places Catapult /Tak Nagumo, SCI-Japan

Joint Event with FIWARE Foundation

FIWARE Foundation / Tak Nagumo, SCI-Japan

Padel Night – Networking "Sake and Cava"
Japan-Spain Friendship Reception (invitation only)

Co-hosted by ProPadel Japan and SCI-Japan

Signing of MoU between Royal Melbourne
Institute of Technology and SCI-Japan

Marta Fernandez, Royal Melbourne Institute ofTechnology / Tak Nagumo, SCI-Japan

Signing of MoU between
Taipei Computer Association and SCI-JapanSam Shen, Taipei Computer Association /Tak Nagumo, SCI-Japan
The program is subject to change without notice.

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