The International Seminar on Architectural and Urban DX
2025/03/1
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) held the “International Seminar on Architecture and Urban DX” in Tsukuba City on February 18, 2012, co-hosted by Tsukuba City and International Architectural Education Platform, University of Tokyo. We disseminated abroad Japan's policies on DX in the urban, building and real estate sectors and the actual status of efforts to implement smart cities, and held discussions with 12 experts from industry, government and academia who gathered from Japan and abroad.
The seminar featured a special lecture by Hiroto Izumi, Project Professor of the University of Tokyo, a keynote speech by Ms. Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, OECD, and Mr. Keisuke Murakami, Director General for Public Service Group, Digital Agency, followed by two panel discussions. The first part, “Case Studies of Smart Cities,” discussed the objectives, effects, and challenges in realizing smart cities, focusing on the case of Tsukuba City, and the second part, “The Latest Policy in Architectural and Urban DX,” discussed best practices in architectural and urban DX initiatives, while The second part, “The Latest Trends in Architectural and Urban DX Policies,” introduced best practices in architectural and urban DX initiatives, starting with introductions by the panelists, followed by an exchange of ideas among the panelists.
The event was attended by about 120 people from research institutes and companies in related fields, overseas government agencies including embassies in Japan, and domestic administrative agencies, etc., and concrete initiatives related to “Architectural and Urban DX” were disseminated both domestically and internationally.
Event Outline
（１）Date：February 18th, 2025
（２）Venue：Tsukuba International Congress Center
（３）Host: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport Hosted by and Tourism
（４）Co-host：Tsukuba City
International Architectural Education Platform, University of Tokyo
（５）Number of participants: approx. 150 (including speakers and organizers)
Program
Opening
・Opening Remarks
Mr. SHOZEN Shinji, Director-General for Policy Planning, MLIT
Dr. IGARASHI Tatsuo, Mayor of Tsukuba City
・Special Lecture
IZUMI Hiroto, Ph D., Project Professor, University of Tokyo; Doctor of Engineering; Former Special Advisor to the Prime Minister; Advisor to BCJ Presentation Material[1]
・Keynote Speech
Ms. Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, OECD
Mr. MURAKAMI Keisuke, Director General for Public Service Group, Digital Agency Presentation Material[2]
PART 1: ‘Case Studies of Smart Cities’
・＜Panel Discussion＞
Dr. IGARASHI Tatsuo, Mayor of Tsukuba City
SUZUKI Kenji, Ph.D., University of Tsukuba Presentation Material[3]
Dr. ITO Shunichiro, LEBER Inc. CEO Presentation Material[4]
Mr. OSHIMA Eiji, Deputy Mayor of Kumagaya City Presentation Material[5]
Mr. ISHIZAKA Satoshi, Director General Office Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy <Moderator>
PART 2: ‘The Latest Policy in Architectural and Urban DX’
・＜Lectures＞
Mr. YABUKI Shuhei, Director, Geospatial Information Division, MLIT Presentation Material[6]
Helle Redder Momsen, Head of Secretariat for Nordic Sustainable Construction, The Danish Authority of Social Services and Housing Presentation Material[7]
Roger Eriksson, Deputy Director, Division for Housing and Building, Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure, Sweden Presentation Material[8]
・＜Panel Discussion＞
Helle Redder Momsen, Head of Secretariat for Nordic Sustainable Construction, The Danish Authority of Social Services and Housing
Roger Eriksson, Deputy Director, Division for Housing and Building, Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure, Sweden
Mr. AKAI Atsuo, Chairman Nowcast Inc.
Mrs. KUROKAWA Chikako, DX Strategy Headquarters, Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd.
MUTO Sachio, Ph.D., Director, International and Digital Policy Division, City Bureau, MLIT <Moderator>
Closing
・Closing Remarks
Mr. MIURA Itsuhiro, Deputy Director-General for City and Housing, MLIT
Attached Document
