Japan has conducted smart city experiments in four locations- City of Yokohama, Toyota City, Keihanna Science City (Kyoto Prefecture) and City of Kitakyushu. Kansai Bunka Gakujutsu Kenkyu Toshi (Kansai Science City) is situated in a hilly region that spans three prefectures (Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara Prefectures) and is the location of eight municipalities.
Keihanna Science City or Kyoto Perfecture is a new city constructed by a national project to serve as a center of culture, learning, and research, a new cultural capital intended to open paths into the future. In addition to the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International and the Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library, the city is home to a large number of company laboratories and other research institutes, and possesses strong technological and communications capacity.
Kyoto’s Smart City partners include companies and organization from all spectrum be it Kansai Research Institute, Kyoto Center for Climate Actions, Enegates, Osaka Gas, OMRON, Kansai Electric Power, Sharp, Nihon Unisys, Mitsubishi Motors, Mitsubishi Electric, Mitsubishi Heavy Indsutry, Fuji Electric, Furukawa Electric and others.
Kyoto Smart City Partners
Kyoto Prefecture - Kyoto prefecture is at the center of the Japanese archipelago, and its area of 4,613.21 square Km covers 1.2 percent of the archipelago, making it the 31st largest of the 47 prefectures.
Kizugawa City - Kizugawa City is an active constituent of the Kansai Science City. The laboratories and research in various fields have brought researchers from all over the world to Kizugawa City, thus giving the city an international character.
Kyotanabe City - Kyotanabe City is located in the heart on Kansai, surrounded by Kyoto, Nara and Osaka. It is a town surrounded by nature, with Kannabi Mountain extending out to the Ikoma Mountains in the West and the Kizu River gently flowing in the East. The city is an amalgamation of the formers towns of Tanabe, Oosumi, Miyamaki, Kusauchi, and Fugenji.
Seika Town - Seika has long served as a “cultural corridor” between Kyōto and Nara. The area has been inhabited since the Yayoi period (around AD 100), when it flourished as an agricultural village. Due to Seika’s location within commuting distance Nara, Kyōto, and Osaka, as well as the richness of its natural surroundings, the town experienced a population boom beginning in the 1970s, and is now home to over 36,000 residents. Now, as the center of the Kansai Science City, development is advancing like never before.
Kansai Research Institute - Kansai Science City so called “Keihanna Science City” was set up by Kansai Academic Research City Surveillance Conversazione in 1978. As soon as the construction promotion law for Kansai Science City was brought into force in 1987, the city constructions started substantially as a national project in the area of the Kansai hills extended to the three prefectures, Kyoto, Osaka and Nara.Number of the move-in institutes has been more than 250 and those institutes are contributing evolutions of our Science activities generating lots of accomplishments in coordination with industries, academies and government.
Kansai Economic Federation - Kankeiren’s main objective is to work for the benefit of the Kansai region as a whole by developing a social environment in which companies pursue their businesses freely and actively, as well as to further promote Kansai’s attractiveness.
Kyoto Center for Climate Actions
Urban Renaissance Agency
Enegates - Development, design, manufacture, sales, construction and maintenance/operation of electric control systems, IT systems, energy-saving system and related equipment.
i-Energy WG
Osaka Gas - Building on gas supply business, its traditional foundation, Osaka Gas has evolved into a multi-energy provider, with LPG, electricity and other energy-related products and services. Through a range of affiliated enterprises, the company also has become active in non-energy business fields such as materials, real estate and IT. Today, the company’s businesses can be categorized broadly into domestic energy, environmental and non-energy, and international energy.
OMRON - A pioneer in factory automation, OMRON offers global support for innovative production in response to the universal manufacturing needs of quality, safety and environmental conservation. OMRON holds the number one market share of control and sensing devices in Japan and has a market share of 40 percent.
Kansai Electric Power - Kansai Electric Power Group is leveraging its full strength to ensure a safe and stable supply of electricity and is placing the highest priority on resolving the most pressing issues, such as the reactivation of nuclear power plants whose safety has been confirmed and further business efficiency improvements aimed at improving our fiscal balance.
Keihanna Interaction Plaza - Keihanna Interaction Plaza is responsible for establishing and managing the Keihanna Plaza, a cultural & research interaction facility located in Kansai Science City.
Sharp - Manufacturing and sales of product business (digital information equipment, health and environment equipment, energy solutions and business solutions)/device business (LCDs, Electronic Devices).
Doshisha Yamate Sustainable Urban City Council
Nihon Unisys - The group provides integrated services that begin with the analysis of management issues and culminate in their solution, for clients in sectors ranging from financial services, manufacturing and distribution to energy and government. By working in close communication with clients, the Group is able to provide powerful support for IT-based management innovation through the creation of systems that are optimized to meet user needs.
Mitsubishi Motors - Development, design, manufacture, assembly, sales and purchase, importing and other transactions relating to automobiles and to component parts and replacement parts of said automobiles.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industry - Engineering, manufacture and sale of ships, power systems, environmental improvement equipment, industrial machinery, aircraft, space systems and air-conditioner.
Mitsubishi - Mitsubishi has seven business groups which develop operations in the diverse fields of global environmental & infrastructure; industrial finance, logistics & development; energy; metals; machinery; chemicals; and living essentials.
Mitsubishi Electric - Mitsubishi Electric is one of the world’s leading names in the manufacture and sales of electrical and electronic products and systems used in a broad range of fields and applications. As a global, leading green company, we’re applying our technologies to contribute to society and daily life around the world.
Fuji Electric - Fuji Electric now aims to become a leading-edge company in “energy and the environment” by building upon our foundation, which consists of the five technology fields that unlock the potential of electricity: power generation/social infrastructure, industrial infrastructure, power electronics, electronic devices and food and beverage distribution.
Furukawa Electric - Furukawa Electric provides various technologies and products that realize the “FTTH” project, in which optical fiber networks are provided to homes. In the field of semiconductors, the company has developed many products ranging from compound semiconductors to complete devices. It has also provided various other products that are densely mounted in the periphery of semiconductors; reflow ovens for mounting these products; and heat pipes essential for cooling microprocessors. Each of these products is backed by reliable, established technologies.
Furukawa Battery - Furukawa Battery provides safe, reliable, easy-to-use energy.
Renesas Electronics - As a specialist semiconductor manufacturer, operations are centered on three product categories developed worldwide—Microcontroller Units (MCUs), analog and power devices, and system on chips (SoC). Anchored by the MCU Business and its world-leading market share, Renesas Electronics is stepping up marketing efforts outside Japan and in emerging markets, eyeing business expansion in “Smart Society” applications and other growth fields to become a trustworthy
partner able to meet customer needs worldwide.
Source: TeleAnalysis
India too need to have a long list of partners for Smart City project and it should be a mix of Indian and foreign companies from all spectrum so that all aspects of smart city can be achieved over a period of time.
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