Establishment of the "Nishi-Shinjuku Advanced Service Implementation/Industry-Government-Academia Consortium
In Nishi-Shinjuku, a Smart Tokyo Advanced Implementation Area, we are promoting initiatives for urban implementation of cross-sectoral services, such as urban development and work styles, utilizing 5G and advanced technologies.
In order to further accelerate the urban implementation of services, we have decided to establish the "Nishi-Shinjuku Advanced Service Implementation Industry-Government-Academia Consortium (hereinafter referred to as the "Consortium")" as follows, as the members of the Consortium for which we started accepting applications in June this year have been decided. The Consortium will be established as follows.
As part of the Consortium's efforts, the "5G and Other Advanced Technology Service Project (hereinafter referred to as the "Service Project")," which will be the core of service implementation in Nishi-Shinjuku, has also been decided. The Consortium has also decided on the "5G and Other Advanced Technology Service Project (the "Service Project")," which will be the core of service implementation in West Shinjuku.
In addition, the Consortium will work to develop human resources who will be responsible for the future of the digital society, using Nishi-Shinjuku as a field.
In this way, the consortium will play a central role in implementing a wide range of initiatives to realize a smart city in Nishi-Shinjuku.
1. establishment and purpose of the consortium
In Nishi-Shinjuku, local area management organizations* and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will serve as the secretariat to establish a consortium of industry-government-academia collaboration, inviting a wide range of local businesses, service providers, and university startups. Through the consortium, diverse entities from industry, government, and academia will work together to implement new services.
*Shinjuku Fukutoshin Area Environmental Improvement Committee, a general incorporated association
(1) Date of establishment
Friday, September 16, 2022
On the occasion of the establishment of the consortium, an inauguration ceremony will be held on the same day.
(2) Consortium members
61 members (as of September 16, 2022)
For details, please refer to Appendix 1 "Nishi-Shinjuku Advanced Service Implementation/Industry-Government-Academia Consortium Members". Membership is always open. Please refer to "4 Others" for application information.
Consortium Activities
(1) Subcommittee Activities
The consortium will establish five subcommittees for each service field, such as automated delivery and XR, which will be implemented in Nishi-Shinjuku. In the subcommittees, diverse entities from industry, government, and academia will work as a team to solve common problems (technical, institutional, business, etc.) in implementing services in order to implement services in Nishi-Shinjuku that utilize cutting-edge technology. Additional subcommittees will be established as needed.
Of the services to be implemented in Nishi-Shinjuku, service projects have been selected that will be the core of each subcommittee and that will produce results toward implementation during this fiscal year.
Through these efforts, we aim to implement the services by FY2024.
Please refer to Appendix 2 "Subcommittees" for details.
Service Projects
(1) 4 5G Service City Implementation Projects
Target: Private companies
Description: With a view to full-scale implementation by FY2024, service will be implemented for a certain period of time in a part of the area during this fiscal year, and efforts will be made so that Tokyo residents can experience the service.
Making Nishi-Shinjuku a bustling city with the power of IT
Provision of a smart city platform interface (transfer guide application, Nishi-Shinjuku mode) in Nishi-Shinjuku
Representative: Jordan Co.
Establishment of a mechanism for social implementation of XR and provision of VR/AR services
Establishment of a mechanism and provision of XR-related services starting from the XR base in Nishi-Shinjuku
Representative: Odakyu Electric Railway Co.
Nishi-Shinjuku "Thin Digital Twin" Project
Provision of digital twin construction and utilization services as a tool for urban development
Representative: Taisei Corporation
Project for implementation of automatic delivery service business using 5G in Nishi-Shinjuku
Provision of food delivery and medical supplies delivery and collection services using automatic delivery robots
Representative: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
(2) University-launched advanced technology implementation projects: 3 projects
Subjects: University start-ups, university laboratories, etc.
Description: To achieve realization of research results (development and verification of use cases) by the end of this fiscal year, with a view to future urban implementation.
Sounding City Project
Creating new experiences in business, daily life, and entertainment, and providing a virtual sound space that connects people to each other and to the city.
Representative: coton Inc.
Haptic Zoo, Shinjuku Sensory Zoo
Implementation of a touchable AR zoo that utilizes real haptics (sensory control technology)
Representative: MotionLib Corporation (Keio University start-up)
Nishi-Shinjuku Cyber-Physical Museum of Art, which provides a walking experience.
Museum viewing experience in cyberspace using a Torus treadmill.
Representative: Iwata Laboratory, University of Tsukuba
For details, please refer to Appendix 3 "5G and Other Advanced Technology Service Projects".
(2) Fostering human resources who will be responsible for the future of the digital society
In the digital society, it is important to utilize the power of digital technology to solve issues in the city, and the Consortium is working to develop "human resources for the digital society" who have the mindset to solve such issues. 125 university students and others participated in the Digital City Planning Lecture. In the future, more practical activities will be conducted in Nishi-Shinjuku, such as idea contests and internships at companies participating in the consortium, with the aim of solving city issues using digital technology.
3. main schedule for the future
September 16, 2022: Consortium established
Since then, service projects have been launched in sequence.
November 2022 onward: Students begin internships at consortium member companies.
March 2023: Consortium activity results briefing for fiscal year 2022.
4. other
Please refer to this website for details on consortium membership, application, activities and service projects.
URL: https: //www.5gconsortium.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/
This project is to promote the "Future Tokyo" Strategy.
Strategy 10: Smart Tokyo and TOKYO Data Highway Strategy "TOKYO Data Highway Project
