TRENDS

Construction of Water and Resource Recycling Systems for a Sustainable Future

Utilizing Strategic Thinking and Partnerships to Draw on Japan’s Strengths

CONCEPT

Producing Social and Environmental Value through Use of Digital Technology and Collaborative Creation

Hitachi’s Contribution to Global Water Environment and Recycling

ACTIVITIES1

Toward Resolving Global Social Challenges Posed by Water

Co-Creation with Customers on Water Leakage Management Solution for the State of Karnataka in India

ACTIVITIES2

Sustainable Water Operations Achieved through Public-Private Partnerships

Contract to Upgrade, Operate, and Maintain Water Purifi cation Plants at Hakodate

CONCEPT

Kyōsō-no-Mori

Base for Spreading Innovation Comes to Life in Woods of Musashino

ACTIVITIES

Potential for Using AI to Create a Smart Society

Using Collaborative Creation with Customers and Open Innovation to Overcome Societal Challenges

TRENDS

• The Nature of Management Platforms in Current “Industrial Paradigm Shifts”

CONCEPT

Facilitating Growth through a Flexible Response to Environmental Change

Intellectual Property, MONOZUKURI, and Human Resource Development that Leads Management Innovation

ACTIVITIES1

An Intellectual Property Strategy for the Digital Age that Successfully Encourages Open Innovation

Networking Outside the Company as the Key to Success

ACTIVITIES2

Toward an IoT System that will become a Global Social Infrastructure

To Work Together Across Organizational and Mental Barriers

FOREWORD

New Perspectives for Innovation

Combining Knowledge from Diverse Disciplines, Starting with Measurement Technology

MESSAGE

Measurement Technologies that Continue to Support the Progress of Society with Quality and Reliability

New Value Arising from Collaborative Creation and Data Utilization

ISSUES

Collaboration between Industry and Academia Laying Groundwork for Data-Driven Materials Development

Advances in Materials Informatics and Potential for Advanced Measurement Technologies

ACTIVITIES

Measurement Technologies Pushing the Boundaries of Science

Open Innovation Leads Progress in Physics and Biotechnology

FOREWORD

• Creating New Value for a Prosperous Society by Railway Digitalization

MESSAGE

Bringing Railway Systems Driven by Digital Technologies to the World

The Heart of Mobility Services that are Responsive to People and the Environment

ACTIVITIES1

Safety Innovations Using Radio-based Train Control System

Digital Technology Applications and Ongoing Partnership

ACTIVITIES2

Advanced Data Analysis Technology for Highly Developed Railway Infrastructure Maintenance

Pioneering the Future of Mobility through Open Innovation

TRENDS

Future Work Styles

Key Lies in Overturning Accepted Practices and Achieving a More Fluid Labor Market

CONCEPT

Values that Remain Unchanged as Digitalization Transforms Work

A Next-generation Approach to Work-life Balance

ISSUES

Achieving New Work Styles that Suit People and Workplaces

Evolving Solutions for Work Style Reform

ACTIVITIES1

HR-tech that Boosts Productivity and Makes People Shine

New Value Creation in HR Achieved through Data Analysis inShare

ACTIVITIES2

Make a Difference! Transforming Organizations by Inspiring People to Change

Employee Mindset Reform to Thrive amid Global Competition

FOREWORD

• Human-Focused Digital Societies

MESSAGE

Combining OT, IT, and Products to Help Realize Society 5.0

Hitachi Digital Solutions for a Human-centric Smart Society

ISSUES1

Quickening of Innovation Set in Motion by Blockchain

Creating Platform for Sophisticated Cross-industry Coordination

ISSUES2

Cybersecurity for the IoT Era

Joint Research by Keio University and Hitachi Targeting both People and Technology

FOREWORD

• Perspectives on the Technologies of the Society 5.0 Era

CONCEPT

Attractive Urban Developments Achieved through Fusion of OT, IT, and Products

Hitachi’s Urban Solutions

ACTIVITIES1

Growth in Potential of Service Robots through Collaborative Creation

Haneda Robotics Lab Demonstration Project at Airport

ACTIVITIES2

New Real Estate Services through Integration with Advanced Technologies

Realizing the Future of Work in Collaboration with JLL

FOREWORD

Value Chain Innovation

Smart Manufacturing

TRENDS

Manufacturing Innovation Based on the IoT

Transforming Manufacturing through Data Visualization and Utilization, and the Concept of Symbiosis

CONCEPT

Supporting Customer Growth Strategies by Anticipating Market Change

End-to-end Optimization of Value Chains

FOCUS

Digital Solutions Transforming the Manufacturing and Distribution Sectors

Leading Initiatives Aimed at Making Industry Smarter

ACTIVITIES1

Taking the Underlying Strengths of Japanese Manufacturing to the World

Next-generation Factory Utilizing the IoT through Collaborative Creation

ACTIVITIES2

Logistics Innovations behind the Convenience of e-Commerce

Construction of a Distribution Center Designed for Automation and Labor-saving Operations

TRENDS1

Smarter, cleaner, safer – in the long run

How autonomous and connected mobility will affect our everyday life

TRENDS2

From the Lab to the Street

Solving the Challenge of Accelerating Automated Vehicle Testing

MESSAGE

Supporting a Revolution in Automobiles by Applying Innovation to Proven Technology

Solving Social Challenges to Reach the Next Stage

CONCEPT

Deepening Connections and Generating Value for the Future of Mobility

Part of the Super Smart Society

FOREWORD

• Science and Technology Needed for Human Life

TRENDS

Changing Technology while Protecting Unchanging Values

What is Needed for Lifestyle Infrastructure Systems that Support Safety and Security

CONCEPT

A Strong, Resilient, and Sustainable World

Perspectives of Resilience Common to the Water Environment, Disaster Prevention, and Security

ACTIVITIES

Public–private Cooperation Aiming for Water Safety, Resilience, and Sustainability

Full–service outsourcing of Water and Sewerage Operations in Toda City

MESSAGE

R&D Initiatives for Creating the Future

Promoting Open Innovation that Aims to Resolve Societal Challenges

TRENDS

Society 5.0: Aiming for a New Human-centered Society

Japan’s Science and Technology Policies for Addressing Global Social Challenges

ACTIVITIES1

Future Vision for a Super Smart Society that Leads to Collaborative Creation

Toward an Era that Draws People and Technology Together

ACTIVITIES2

Open Innovation to Take on Social Issues around the World

Toward Global Value Creation

TRENDS

An Era that Demands the Ability to Respond to Global Environmental Problems

A Paradigm Shift toward Sustainability

CONCEPT

Solving Environmental Issues through Collaborative Creation in Social Innovation Business

The aims of “Hitachi Environmental Innovation 2050”

ACTIVITIES

Realizing Carbon Reduction through Energy Solutions and Ultra-high-efficiency Products

IT Intelligence is Key

MESSAGE

Tackling Global Environmental Challenges through Technology and Business

Toward Realizing a Low-carbon Society through Global Collaborative Creation

Technotalk

• Seeking a “Sense of the Near Future” in Cities

From the Editor

• Atsuya Fujino

Expert Insights

• Focusing on Ambience to Enhance the Experience of Public Spaces

Overview

• Building Systems that Satisfy the Diverse Spatial Requirements of Global Markets

Technotalk

• Use of Advanced Technologies to Develop Railway Systems for the World

Preface Ⅰ

• New Value for Railways and Society Delivered by True Global Operation

Preface Ⅱ

• Using Technologies that Underpin Railway Services to Drive Innovation

Overview

• Railway Systems Supporting the Next Generation of Transportation

Technotalk

• Understanding the Essence of FinTech and Leveraging It for Innovation in Finance

From the Editor

• Toshiaki Tokunaga

Expert Insights

• Blockchain is Here for the Enterprise: The Hyperledger Project

Overview

• Digital-driven Financial Innovation and Hitachi’s Involvement

Preface

• R&D Leading Social Innovation through Global Collaborative Creation with Customers

Overview

• Hitachi Group’s R&D Strategy