On "Resident-centered" Smart City

Abstract

One of the basic principles of smart city initiatives in Japan is "to be aware of the citizens’ perspective and emphasize the positive efforts of the citizens themselves." As the ideal way, it is necessary to make efforts to encourage the active participation of citizens, and to educate and explain the residents who will be the data providers in the data-driven society. Through case studies, we confirm that successful cases have the commonality of having open places where people and government can interact with each other and creating education and opportunities to raise interest in social issues with the participation of residents.