In recent years, a number of cities in the world are challenging to introduce the advanced ICT technologies such as AI and IoT and manage and operate their cities to be smart. In Japan, The Smart City is highly recognized to solve various urban issues, however, cross section cooperation, evaluation of projects and procedure of projects are unclear. From the analysis of the global Smart City index and the Smart City projects sponsored by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, we concluded that the out-put and out-come evaluations, and cross-section data sharing are highly important to promote Smart Cities.
