Creating an improved society connected
by a new and smart power supply system

This symposium was scheduled to be held on Monday, March 23, 2020, from 13:30 to 17:00, but had to be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, the symposium materials and research findings that were submitted by the presenters to the symposium have been provided here.

Society, as we know it, has been rapidly evolving towards a smart age, in response to technological advancements and innovations. With the adoption of blockchain technology, consumers can now become energy providers (prosumers). The future supply of electricity is expected to change from large-scale businesses to small-scale local suppliers and prosumers. Localized electricity production and consumption with zero marginal costs, provided by such new power companies and prosumers holds the potential to create a society with a much improved local living standard and sense of value.

What kind of a society do we create in this new age of smart technology?

Thus, through this symposium, we introduce the smart power grid as the first step towards adopting smart technology, reporting on the current state of existing smart cities, and discussing future innovations.

Organizer
Dr. Mieko Fujisawa, Kanazawa University

Lecture

Institutional hurdles towards implementation of smart grids Dr. Gert Brunekreeft, Jacobs University Bremen Document Profile

Smart Cities: Experiences in Singapore and Other Asian Countries
Dr. Poornima Singh, National University of Singapore Document Profile

Future Design and Innovation Policy for Smart City
Reiko Aoki, Commissioner of Japan Fair Trade Commission and Professor Emeritus Hitotsubashi University. Document Profile

Panel discussion

Coordinator
Dr. Mika Goto, Tokyo Institute of Technology Document Profile