Will Smart City Grow? No?

Smart City has the advantages of solving many social problems, but it also has the disadvantages of being expensive to install. Do you think smart cities will develop in the future? And should smart cities evolve?

Benefits

• Eco-friendly and environmentally friendly city planning is possible.

Efficient use of energy may lead to energy conservation and improvement of air pollution.

• This will help solve Japan's social problems such as an increase in the number of elderly people and a shortage of workers.

If we can create smart cities that are designed to lead healthy lives, we may be able to reduce medical expenses. Japan also has various logistical problems, which may be solved. It can be said that it is effective to solve the problems of the country and the region.

• The introduction of AI will make the whole city more efficient.

If AI is introduced, efficiency can be improved in many areas, including infrastructure development, urban planning, and energy. We may also be able to solve problems that have not been solved in the past by accumulating and analyzing big data.

• The improvement of technology and infrastructure of the country are expected.

  In order to realize smart cities, collaboration with not only local governments but also private companies is essential. It may also lead to the enhancement of necessary technological capabilities in the future world.

Disadvantages

• There are few precedents and it often costs money.

Smart City has few precedent cases in Japan or overseas. Even if there is, it is still in the development stage.

• Network problems can be catastrophic.

It is necessary to consider whether or not the functions of the city will be lost if there is a problem with the network, such as the Internet or the power grid.

• It's easy for young people to accept this, but I wonder if they will accept the elderly as well.

Is the new system acceptable to the elderly? It seems to have to be a city that can accept many people.