Hitachi ’ s Vision of the Smart City

HITACHI’S SMART CITY THEME RECENTLY, the growing severity of global-scale environmental and resource problems together with changes in people’s views and values have prompting a reevaluation of what form future cities should take. Hitachi approaches smart city development with the aim of creating a well-balanced relationship between people and the Earth. This means cities that remain in harmony with the environment while providing a lifestyle that is comfortable, safe, and convenient, without compromising people’s quality of life. To achieve this well-balanced ideal, Hitachi is seeking to achieve an advanced fusion of infrastructure with information and telecommunications by drawing on its total engineering capabilities and extensive experience built up over many years working in the field of public infrastructure, including the electric power and mobility sectors, and its capacity to deliver superior solutions in the information and telecommunications fields. These capabilities can be thought of as lying at the core of smart city development, and Hitachi plans to supply them globally in conjunction with real estate developers, construction companies, manufacturers, trading companies, and other businesses involved in urban development.