Establishing Smart Cities for Sustainability: An Analysis of the Japanese Innovation System and Implications for Asia
Smart cities are considered to be one of the key areas in which innovation is expected to play a crucial role in making a transition towards urban sustainability.They require effective integration of a variety of science and technological knowledge through collaborating with various stakeholders in academia,industry,and the public sector.Smart cites,based on advanced systems of hardware and software for mutual exchanges of energy and information between supply and demand sides,will play a crucial role in implementing sustainability in Asia.Innovation systems of smart cities exhibit a significant degree of diversity in knowledge,actors,and institutions.In this paper,we examine technological innovation systems of smart cities in Japan and discuss its implications for Asia.Bibliometric analysis of scientific and project documents in Japan reveal that knowledge domains basically concern renewable energy,energy storage,community energy management,and applications for home appliances and electric vehicles.Network analysis of actors suggests a concentrated structure dominated by large actors,particularly government organizations and electric and electronic companies.Policies and regulations influencing the innovation system include economic incentives to promote renewable energy,liberalization of energy markets for new entrants,participatory road-mapping on key component technologies,demonstration projects incorporating local conditions,platform creation for stakeholder partnerships including academia,industry,government,and end users,and standard setting for smart meters and equipment.Policy for facilitating communication and engagement with end users would be particularly important for implementing innovation on smart cities.
smart grid innovation system stakeholder collaboration
Masaru YARIME
City University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong SAR
国际会议
2017世界可持续建筑环境大会(the World Sustainable Built Environment Conference)
香港
英文
1218-1223
2017-06-05（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）