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The 9th Asia Smart City Conference(ASCC)
The 9th ASCC was held in an online format for the first time using a digital platform due to the impact of COVID-19. With “Building smart cities aiming for carbon neutrality through city to city collaboration under the influence of COVID-19” as its main theme, the conference aimed to enhance its role as a hub for information on smart city development in Asia, and to generate more business opportunities for the creation of economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable cities.
The main event, held on January 18, 2021, provided a forum for online communication between various companies as well as companies and foreign cities. A total of approximately 1,250 people (42 countries and 1 region) and approximately 750 organizations participated in the 9th ASCC main event.
The main event featured informative sessions organized by the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and the World Bank Tokyo Learning Center (TDLC), the Yokohama Youth Event by Yokohama City University students as well as five thematic sessions on energy, waste management, wastewater treatment, disaster risk reduction, and smart cities, and other sessions on a variety of topics. At the closing session, the “Yokohama Declaration” was presented as the outcome of the 9th ASCC.
Main Event -Monday, January 18th, 2021- [Registration Closed]
Main theme
Building smart cities aiming for carbon neutrality through city to city collaboration under the influence of COVID-19
Date and Time
January 18 (Mon), 2021, 10:00am-18:00pm (JST)
Conference style
Online style
Co-organizers (Alphabetical order)
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC)
Supporters
CITYNET, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japanese Government (Cabinet Office, MOFA, MOF, MLIT, MOE), Yokohama City University, Smart City Institute Japan
Language
Japanese/English (with simultaneous interpretation)
Schedule
| Schedule | Venue A （EN/JP Interpretation is available） |
Venue B （EN/JP Interpretation is available） |
Business Matching （English only） |
Business Pitch （English only） |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 – 10:05 | Introduction | Always on during the event |
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| 10:05 – 10:50 | Yokohama Youth Event | |||
| 10:55 – 11:40 | [Thematic Session] Energy Management | |||
| 11:40 – 12:40 | Recess | |||
| 12:40 – 13:00 | Message from Mayor of the City of Yokohama and Keynote Speech | |||
| 13:05 – 13:50 | ADB and ADBI Session | [Thematic Session] Solid Waste Management | ||
| 13:55 – 14:40 | World Bank Session | [Thematic Session] Resilience (DRR) | ||
| 14:45 – 16:15 | [Thematic Session] Smart City | 14:45 – 15:30 [Thematic Session] Wastewater Treatment | ||
| 15:35 – 16:20 Climate Change Measures Session | ||||
| 16:20 – 16:50 | Recess | |||
| 16:50 – 17:50 | Closing Session | |||
Documents
Pre-Event: YOKOHAMA WEEK- December 14th to 18th, 2020- [Registration Closed]
Pre-event for the 9th ASCC: “YOKOHAMA WEEK”
The 9th ASCC will be held with the theme of “Building smart cities aiming for carbon neutrality through city to city collaboration under the influence of COVID-19 ” and we will hold an online “YOKOHAMA WEEK” pre-event.[Registration Closed: Thank you for watching]
Dates
Monday December 14th to the afternoon of Friday December 18th, 2020
Participation
Free Admission (registration is required)
Language
Japanese (partly in English)
Topics
International technical cooperation utilizing resources and technologies: the Yokohama Partnership of Resources and Technologies (Y-PORT), Asia Smart City Conference, Smart cities in Asian countries, Zero Carbon Yokohama, Carbon neutrality in Japan by 2050, Circular economy, Walkable cities etc.
Movies
The 9th Asia Smart City Conference Pre-Event１－① (Japanese only)
The 9th Asia Smart City Conference Pre-Event １－②(English only)
The 9th Asia Smart City Conference Pre-Event １－③ (English only)
Follow-up event -Thursday, February 18th, 2021- 【Registration Closed】
In response to discussions at the 9th ASCC Smart City thematic session, we will share knowledge and deepen discussions on the Japanese model for promoting smart city development.
Date and Time
Thursday, 18 February 2021, 15:00-17:30 JST
Online style
Language
Japanese/English (with simultaneous interpretation)
Program
- Please download the speaker list here
| schedule | Themes and speakers |
|---|---|
| First session 15:00-15:50 | “Business Opportunity to Participate in Smart City Projects in ASEAN Cities” ≪Speakers≫ Dr. Alfonso Vegara, Y-PORT Advisor, President of Fundación Metrópoli ≪Reactors≫ Mr.Shanmuga Retnam, Fundación Metrópoli Special Advisor HASHIMOTO Toru, Director General for Development Cooperation, International Affairs Bureau, City of Yokohama |
| Second session 16:00-17:30 | “Japanese Smart City Models in ASEAN Cities” 【Presentations】 Mr. NAGUMO Takehiko, Executive Director, Smart City Institute Japan ” Human Centric Approach towards Developing Smart Cities in Asia” Mr. TANAKA Wataru, Executive Officer, Principal Urban and Landscape Design, Nikken Sekkei Ltd. “Smart city – aiming for a sustainable future of both city and architecture” Mr. Victor Mulas, Senior Urban Specialist and TDLC Team Lead, World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) “Designing Vibrant and Livable Cities through Knowledge Sharing” Mr. HIRANO Kuniomi, General Manager, Urban Development Dept, Consulting Operations Headquarters, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. “Development of Livable and Vibrant Urban Development in Asia Based on Japanese City Management” Mr. UTO Masaaki, Professor at Tokyo City University “Challenges Public-Private Partnerships facing in terms of exporting Urban Development” 【Panel discussion】 ≪Moderator≫ Mr. YAMAGUCHI Yasuhiro, Advisor, YOKOHAMA URBAN SOLUTION ALLIANCE (YUSA) |
Movies
The 9th Asia Smart City Conference Follow-up Event
First Session “Business Opportunity to Participate in Smart City Projects in ASEAN Cities”
The 9th Asia Smart City Conference Follow-up Event
Second Session “Japanese Smart City Models in ASEAN Cities”(Coming soon)
Concurrent
Office of the City of Yokohama Representatives to the Americas “Global Sustainability Startup Pitch – Solutions to Global Issues by Global Startup Companies-” (Thursday, 18 February 2021, 10:00-11:00 JST)
| schedule | Speakers |
| 10:00-11:00 | ≪Introduction of Co-hosts (Japanese, no translation)≫ Mr. YAMASHITA Takanari, Chief Executive Director, JETRO San Francisco Office Mr. MIYAZAKI Koji, Japanese Partnership Director, Plug and Play ≪Guest Speaker≫ Mr. Eric Kawabata, General Manager, Asia Pacific Region Japan, TerraCycle （Yokohama, HQ in the U.S.） ≪International Startups Pitch≫ World-wide startup companies |
>Inquiries about “Global Sustainability Startup Pitch”
info@businessyokohama.com
The 8th Asia Smart City Conference (ASCC)
For the 8th Asia Smart City Conference (ASCC), we announced that the week of the Conference from October 8th to 11th 2019 would be named Asia Smart City Week (ASCW). In coalition with the ASEAN-Japan Smart Cities Network High-level Meeting (ASCN) hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and the inaugural meeting of the Global Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance (GSCA) adopted by the G20 Ministerial Statement on Trade and Digital Economy in the City of Tsukuba, we actively publicized both domestically and abroad. During Asia Smart City Week (ASCW), approximately 850 persons participated in the above three conferences (ASCC, ASCN, and GSCA).
| Date | October 8-11, 2019 |
|---|---|
| Co-organizer | World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) |
| Sponsors | Government of Japan (Cabinet Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Ministry of the Environment), Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Yokohama, Yokohama City University, CITYNET |
| Venue | InterContinental Yokohama Grand |
| Overall Theme | Creating business opportunities through the market place -the role of a knowledge hub in promoting business matching – |
| Participants | Overseas governments and cities participants were from 56 Cities, 20 Countries almost in the Asia-Pacific region including Cebu (Philippines), Da Nang (Vietnam), Bangkok (Thailand), and more. Many other participants were from Japanese governmental organizations, international organizations, academic institutions, private sectors and embassies. |
| Documents | Report (PDF: 4,437KB) Preliminary Report (PDF: 2,463KB) |
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