Release Date: 2025/10/16 Event Ended

SMARTCITY × TOKYO -2024 SPRING MEETING-

Tokyo Metropolitan Government is hosting “SMARTCITY × TOKYO” with the aim of raising interest in smart cities among a wide range of people and promoting the smartification of cities and towns in Tokyo. This time, the main focus was on “Smart Tokyo,” a smart city initiative being promoted by Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and there was an introduction to Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s projects, exhibitions by related businesses, and a panel discussion by experts. On the day, approximately 470 people (270 online and 200 on-site) from local governments, private companies, academic organizations, etc. from inside and outside Tokyo participated, making it a very successful event. Thank you to everyone who participated and spoke on the day for taking the time to participate despite your busy schedules!

Event Outline

Date and Time	2024 Wednesday, February 7th 13:00 – 16:30
How it’s done	Hybrid format (ZOOM webinar and face-to-face)

Recording of the day

Program Overview

1

Opening Remarks

[Speakers]
Masanari Fujita, Director of Smart City Strategy, Digital Services Promotion Department, Digital Services Bureau, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
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Introduction of Smart Tokyo related projects

We introduced specific projects and initiatives being implemented by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

①Smart City Expo World Congress 2023 participation report

We reported on the results of Tokyo’s participation in the event, which was held in Barcelona in November 2023. [Speakers] Mariko Negishi, Smart City Strategy Officer, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
[Speakers]
Mariko Negishi, Smart City Strategy Officer, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

②About the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Data Collaboration and Utilization Promotion Project

[Speakers]
Mr. Hiroyuki Kanda, Smart City Data Collaboration Officer, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Mr. Kenta Kawai, Smart City Promotion Committee, Otemachi, Marunouchi, Yurakucho District Urban Planning Council General Incorporated Association
Mr. Atsunori Tanaka, Representative Director, Takeshiba Area Management General Incorporated Association
Mr. Hiroki Taniguchi, Toyosu Smart City Promotion Council General Incorporated Association
Mr. Akio Sakurai, Manager, Shinagawa Unit (Urban Development Plans), Urban Development Department, Marketing Headquarters, East Japan Railway Company
Mr. Masashi Obikane, Chief, Smart City Promotion Office, Digital Services Department, Shibuya Ward
Mr. Nobue Kobayashi, Information Solutions Division, Engineering Business Headquarters, Shimizu Corporation

③Cases where local communities are taking the lead

[Speakers]
Katsushi Hironaka, Smart City Promotion Officer, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Yasuhiro Kubota, Information Policy Section Chief, Information Policy Division, Planning and Finance Department, Komae City
iU Information, Management and Innovation University, Toshihiro Hirayama, Osamu Kamatani, Misa Koshihara, Mariko Nonaka

④Implementation of smart services by startups

[Speakers]
Ms. Nami Hosoe, Smart City Promotion Officer, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Shinsuke Mizufune, Senior Manager, Strategy & Innovation Consulting Division, TIS Inc.
Mr. Keisuke Miura, Senior Business Partnerships Associate, Plug and Play Japan Co., Ltd.
Mr. Hidetomo Kosaka, New Business Division, Bornrex Co., Ltd.,
BeaconBank Business Division, unerry Co., Ltd.
CIC Toranomon LLC CIC Institute Project Manager Midori Mizote Digital Garage Inc.
Open Network Lab Promotion Department Manager Open Network Lab Open Innovation Program Toshiya Tabata
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⑤About the Nishi-Shinjuku Smart City initiative

[Speakers]
Mr. Takahiro Tomimori, Smart City Promotion Officer, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Mr. Takuya Murakami, Section Manager, Digital Smart City Promotion Office, New Business Promotion Department, Urban Development Headquarters, Taisei Corporation
Mr. Ken Hikosaka, Section Manager, Shinjuku Project Promotion Department, Urban Development Headquarters, Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Mr. Madoka Okada, General Manager, MaaS Design Department, JORDAN Co., Ltd. and Director, J MaaS Co., Ltd.
Mr. Yoshihiko Hasegawa, Section Manager, Global Marketing & Sales Department, Near Future Mobility Division, Project Headquarters Directly Reported to the President
Mr. Hitoshi Ogata, Director and COO, MotionLive Inc.
Mr. Koji Maekawa, Director, Octa Robotics Inc.
Mr. Maekawa Masaki, Director, Communication Platform Development Department, ICT Development Unit, AB Center, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Mr. Yuji Yamaguchi, Dean, School of Business Management and Assistant to the President, J. F. Oberlin University

⑥About Tokyo Data Platform

[Speakers]
Mr. Hirotsugu Matsuda, Data Utilization Strategy Officer, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
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Panel discussion

“Possibilities and Challenges of Disaster Prevention in Smart Cities*”
“How to build an autonomous and organic network of smart city stakeholders”

*Added as a temporary theme in response to the Noto Peninsula earthquake

[Moderator]
Takehiko Nagumo, Managing Director, Smart City Institute

[Speakers]
Junji Tanigawa, CEO of JTQ Co., Ltd. Atsushi Deguchi, Vice President and Professor of the University of Tokyo Manabu Miyasaka, Vice Governor of Tokyo
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Closing Remarks

[Speakers]
Vice Governor of Tokyo, Manabu Miyasaka
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[Face-to-face venue only] Networking event

A networking session was held for about an hour after the closing ceremony for speakers and participants at the venue, but was limited to those attending the in-person venue.

Exhibition by Smart Tokyo related businesses

At the in-person venue, Smart Tokyo-related businesses held an exhibition.

About the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Data Collaboration and Utilization Promotion Project

[Otemachi-Marunouchi-Yurakucho Smart City Project] General Incorporated Association Otemachi-Marunouchi-Yurakucho District Urban Development Council
[Smart City Takeshiba] Takeshiba Area Management General Incorporated Association
[Toyosu Smart City] Toyosu Smart City Promotion Council
[Global Gateway Shinagawa Project] East Japan Railway Company, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation, KDDI Corporation
[Creating a service business by visualizing and sharing medical resources using a data platform] Shimizu Corporation

Examples of initiatives in which local communities play a leading role

[Creating safe towns that encourage people to go out and are easy to get around in ~ Analysis of pedestrian movement and implementation of improvements in Takashimadaira ~] Itabashi Ward
[Digital AKASAKA service demonstration project: Akasaka area digital twinning initiative to make the city phase-free through visualization] Minato Ward

Implementation of smart services by startups

[TIMEWELL: Business Process Decomposition and Agency Service for Challenging Companies] TIMEWELL Co., Ltd.
[StockBase, a platform for utilizing goods for businesses] StockBase Inc.
[Liqlid, a citizen participation-based consensus building platform for local governments] Liquitous Inc.
[Plally: Achieving people’s mobility through incentives and gamification] Geofra Inc.
[“Smart Compost” is a food waste processor powered by solar power and using the microorganism “comham”] komham Co., Ltd.
[eTREE, a wood information platform for designers, architects, and construction companies] Mori Mirai Co., Ltd.
[RYDE PASS, a platform for transportation companies that can easily digitize tickets and commuter passes for trains, buses, shared bikes, etc.] RYDE Co., Ltd.
[Polyfit, a community school management support software that builds new partnerships between schools and local communities] Polyfit Inc.
[50W Wireless Power Supply Unit “HOME” & Smart Wireless Tumbler “MUG”] Bell Design Co., Ltd.