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2019 Vol.68 No.5
Water and Resources for Sustainable Future
Water and Recycling Business Models Reducing Environmental Impact

COVER STORY

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

GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT

FEATURED ARTICLES

Water Environment Solutions that Facilitate Ongoing Use of Water Resources

Overview
Overview and Examples of Water Infrastructure Solutions
Articles
Japan's Involvement in International Standardization for Water Industry
Activities of ISO/TC 224 and ISO/TC 282 Technical Committees

Work on Resource Recycling in Hitachi

Overview
Resource Recycling in Japan and How Hitachi is Keeping Pace
Articles
Appliance Recycling for a Resource-effi cient Society
Creating a Hitachi Groupwide Plastic Recycling Scheme

2019 Vol.68 No.4
Open Innovation for the Global Value Creation
Research and Development in Collaborative Creation with Customers

COVER STORY

MESSAGE

Contributing to SDGs and Society 5.0 through Open Collaborative Creation and Innovative Research
Hitachi’s Research & Development Group Aspiring to become a Global Innovation Leader

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

GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT

FEATURED ARTICLES

Accelerating Social Innovation through Global Open Collaborative Creation

Overview
Delivering Innovation through New Approach to Collaborative Creation
Articles
Creating Digital Trust with Open Source Blockchain Project
Financial Services Use Case
Smart Manufacturing Approach Using Collaborative Creation Methodology and Collaborative Creation Space
Case Studies from Japan, China, and Southeast Asia

Technological Innovations Accelerating Worldwide Digitalization

Overview
Research and Development for Creating World-class Technology
Articles

Creating Disruptive Technologies for the Next Generation

Overview
Exploratory Research Targeted at Overcoming Societal Challenges
Efforts of the Center for Exploratory Research of Hitachi
Articles
Quantum Computing Using Silicon Transistors
From Bits to Quantum Bits

EXTRA CONTRIBUTION

Strategies for Using Open Innovation to Establish a Next-generation NDB Data Research Platform
What Sort of System is Right for the Era of Big Data?

2019 Vol.68 No.3
Digital Initiatives to Innovate Business
Foundations of Management for Corporate Innovation in the Digital Era

COVER STORY

TRENDS

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

GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT

FEATURED ARTICLES

IP Activities for Supporting Corporate Management in the Digital Era

Overview
IP Activities for Supporting Hitachi’s Social Innovation Business
Articles
Fourth Industrial Revolution Brought about by Data and AI
Joint Industry-Academia-Government Initiatives to Promote Utilization of Data

Foundations of Next-generation MONOZUKURI Transformed by Digital Technology

Overview
How Hitachi is Strengthening its MONOZUKURI Capabilities
Articles
Global Manufacturing Achieved through Process Integration and Digitalization
—Hitachi’s Rolling Stock Business Case—

Developing and Training Human Resources for Digital Transformation

Overview
Hitachi’s Digital Transformation Human Resource Development and Training
Articles

2019 Vol.68 No.2
Hitachi Technology 2019

President Message

Discussion

Power & Energy

Industry, Distribution, Water

Urban

Finance, Social, Healthcare

Services & Platforms

Electronic Systems & Equipment

Construction Machinery

High Functional Material

Research & Development

2019 Vol.68 No.1
Measurement Technologies Leading Social Innovation
Advanced Technologies Driving Solutions to Societal Issues

COVER STORY

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

GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT

Collaborating to Support Future Healthcare Solution
Fusion of Electron Microscopy and Image Analysis in Biological Drug Manufacturing Processes

FEATURED ARTICLES

Solutions Based on Measurement Technology

Overview
Measurement Technologies and Digital Solutions for Resolving Societal Challenges
Articles
Cold Chain Solution for Maintaining Safety of Food and Medical Products
Temperature Sensing Ink that Detects Deviations from Controlled Temperature Range
Measurement Solution for Materials Informatics
Next Generation of New Materials Development Based on Large Datasets

World-leading Measuring Instruments and Systems

Overview
Cutting-edge Measurement Technologies Assisting the Growth of Science and Technology, Society, and Industry
Articles
Atomic-resolution Holography Electron Microscope
Driving Future Innovation in Science and Technology
Nondestructive Ultrasonic Testing Systems for Safe and Reliable Electronics
Hitachi FineSAT Series and ES Series of Scanning Acoustic Tomographs

2018 Vol.67 No.7
Railway Systems Key to Future Mobility
Sophistication of Systems and the Use of Digital Technology

COVER STORY

FOREWORD

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

GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT

FEATURED ARTICLES

Latest Developments for Safe and Reliable Railways

Articles
Power Supply System for MRT Link to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Overseas Installation Satisfying Diverse Requirements

Creating Smart Rail Services Using Digital Technologies

Articles
Dynamic Headway and Its Role in Future Railways
Making the Transition from Scheduled to Demand-Response Services
Transportation Information System for Foreign Tourists
Interactive Digital Signage for Better Passenger Information Services
Two Products for the Hitachi Data Science Platform
Big Data Discovery and NX Context-based Data Management System

2018 Vol.67 No.6
Digital Work-style Innovation
Boosting Intellectual Productivity

COVER STORY

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

FEATURED ARTICLES

Hitachi Initiatives for Creating New Work Styles

Overview
Hitachi’s Global HR Resource Strategy
Articles
Enjoyably Sustaining Motivation for Work Style Reforms through Digitalization
Happiness Planet Application for Assisting Employee Growth
Using Data to Accelerate Work Style Reform
Hitachi Group Practices and Lessons

Hitachi Solutions for New Work Styles

Overview
Hitachi’s Views on How to Achieve Work Style Reform and Solutions for Reform Implementation
Articles
Mind Monitoring Service
A Simple Check on People’s State of Mental Health from Their Voice

2018 Vol.67 No.5
Digital Solutions to Innovate Society
Creating New Value through Fusion of Social Infrastructure and Digital Technology

COVER STORY

FOREWORD

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

GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT

A Platform for Dialogue, WEF
A Trip in Contemplation of Social Richness

FEATURED ARTICLES

Latest Digital Solutions and Their Underlying Technologies

Overview
How Hitachi Seeks to Transform Society and Business through Digital Technology and Collaborative Creation
Articles
Dialogue AI for Financial Services
Business Improvement through Use of Digital Dialogue Services

Social Infrastructure Security and its Digitalization

Overview
Security Solutions Assisting Social Infrastructure Digitalization
Articles

2018 Vol.67 No.4
Collaborative Creation for Urban Solutions
Expanding Future Urban Development through Collaborative Creation

FOREWORD

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

GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT

FEATURED ARTICLES

Mobility Services for Better Urban Travel Experiences

Public and Social Infrastructure for Safe and Pleasant Cities

Smart Life Businesses for Better Urban QoL

2018 Vol.67 No.3
Hitachi Technology 2018

President Message

Power & Energy

Industry, Distribution, Water

Urban

Finance, Public, Healthcare

Services & Platforms

Electronic Systems & Equipment

Construction Machinery

High Functional Material

Research & Development

2018 Vol.67 No.2
Value Chain Innovation
Smart Industry where Digital Technology Captures Value

COVER STORY

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

GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT

Continually Evolving “World Factory”
Manufacturing Power Strategy on Show in “Made in China 2025”

FEATURED ARTICLES

Manufacturing Solutions to Support End-to-End Optimization of the Value Chain

Overview
Digital Platforms Connecting the Workplace and Management
Articles

Global Logistics Services for Value Chain Innovation

Overview
Global Logistics Services for Value Chain Innovation
Articles

2018 Vol.67 No.1
Driving Forward with Future Vehicles
Toward a Safe, Comfortable Car Society Compatible with the Environment

COVER STORY

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

ACTIVITIES

Combining Technologies in Pursuit of User Values
Collaborative Creation with Customers and the Global One Team Structure

GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT

FEATURED ARTICLES

Autonomous Driving Technology for Connected Cars

Overview
Hitachi Initiatives for Future of Autonomous Driving
Articles

Environmentally Compatible Technologies for a Car Society that Coexists with the Earth

Overview
Considerations for Global and Urban Environments in the Automotive Field
Articles

Volume 66 Number 7 October 2017
Technology for Living and Life
Infrastructure Systems that Protect Living and Life

COVER STORY

FOREWORD

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

GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT

FEATURED ARTICLES

Featured Articles Ⅰ

Water Environment Solutions Based on Advanced Technology and Comprehensive Capabilities

Overview
Overview of Water Environment Solutions and Future Prospects

Featured Articles Ⅱ

Disaster Management and Security Solutions for a Safe and Secure Way of Life

Overview
Disaster Management and Security Solutions to Usher in the IoT Era

Volume 66 Number 6 August 2017
Collaborative Creation through Global R&D
Open Innovation for Creating the Future

COVER STORY

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

ISSUES

New Intellectual Property Supporting Digital Transformation
Vital Knowledge and Strategies for Data Utilization

GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT

FEATURED ARTICLES

Featured Articles Ⅰ

Social Innovation through Global Customer Co-creation

Overview
Customer Co-creation to Deliver Innovation in the Digital Era

Featured Articles Ⅱ

Technology Innovation for Accelerating Digital Transformation

Overview
Innovative Technology for Digital Solutions that Combine OT and IT

Featured Articles Ⅲ

Taking on Future Social Issues through Open Innovation

Overview
Establishing an Innovation Ecosystem for a Human-centric Society

Volume 66 Number 5 May 2017
Innovations for Future Earth
Eco & Energy Solutions for the Global Environment

COVER STORY

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

GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT

FEATURED ARTICLES

Next-generation Energy Solutions Aimed at Symbiosis with the Global Environment

Overview
Next-generation Energy Solutions Aimed at Symbiosis with the Global Environment

Environmentally Conscious Technology in Industrial Fields Aiming for a Low-carbon Society

Overview
Environmentally Conscious Industrial Products for the Social Innovation Business

Volume 66 Number 4 March 2017
Hitachi Technology 2017

President Message

CUTTING EDGE 2017

Power & Energy

Industry, Distribution, Water

Urban

Finance, Public Sector, Healthcare

Services & Platforms

Industrial Products & Equipment

Electronic Systems & Equipment

Construction Machinery

High Functional Materials

Automotive Systems

Consumer Appliances

Research & Development

Volume 66 Number 3 March 2017
Elevator and Escalator Products and Services to Enhance Urban Environments

Technotalk

From the Editor

Expert Insights

Overview

Featured Articles Ⅰ

Contributing to the Safety and Comfort of Building Spaces

Hitachi’s Core Concept for Elevator and Escalator Products and Services, and Concept Model—Core Concept for Hitachi Elevators and Escalators that Aims to Supply Systems that Proactively Anticipate Unconscious Human Behavior—
Yukako Kougawa, Akira Omachi, Shigeki Iwase, Kenji Sakurai
Group Control Elevator with Destination Floor Reservation System for Easier Movement in Buildings
Takamichi Hoshino, Takahiro Hatori, Akiyuki Tsuboi, Shinichi Ashikawa
Rapid, Low-cost Elevator and Escalator Modernization Services that Ensure Safety and Security
Tatsunori Takahashi, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Toshiaki Matsuo, Takaaki Gunchi, Hirobumi Utsunomiya, Yoshiyasu Shibuki
Responding to Widespread Disasters in Japan
Kiyoshi Yashima, Kouzou Mabuchi

Featured Articles Ⅱ

Global Expansion and Major Delivery Examples

Development of Ultra-High-Speed Elevator that Achieved the World’s Fastest Elevator with a Speed of 1,200 m/min
Hideka Matsuoka, Yoshiki Higashida, Naoto Ohnuma, Takashi Abe, Tetsuya Nakayama, Yosuke Kawamura, Yue Zheng Guan, Keizo Nakamura, Chen Song Xin, Xie Yi Xin, Atsushi Arakawa
Development of Elevators for the Chinese Market
Wu Hongbing, Guo Zhihai, Qiu Chengdong, Tang Dianbo, Cui Ximing, Xu Zhongrong, Zhong Xiuqiong, Keiichi Aida
New Globally Standardized Machine-room-less Elevator —Satisfying Customer Needs in the Asian and Middle Eastern Markets—
Tetsuji Ono, Hironori Fukata, Yoshihiro Tomaru, Takanori Katada, Kitsawat Kongsamran, Luk Soo Pung

Featured Articles Ⅲ

Advanced Technology Development and Service Creation

R&D of Elevator for Large Skyscrapers
Akihiro Omiya, Hidenori Sekine
Remote Maintenance System and New Maintenance Service for Elevators Enabled by New IoT Service Platform
Kouji Yamashita, Motoyoshi Nakamura, Ryouichi Sakai, Hironori Fukata, Hidenori Sekine
Customer Collaborative Creation Activities in Front-line Sales Work —From Buildings to Cities—
Masaya Sakakibara, Takamasa Shiose, Masaya Ota, Yutaka Sano, Takuya Nagai, Takeshi Minemoto, Mariko Doi, Satoshi Takariko

Topics

Volume 66 Number 2 February 2017
Railway Systems Supporting the Next Generation of Transportation

Technotalk

Preface Ⅰ

Preface Ⅱ

Overview

Featured Articles Ⅰ

Global Expansion

Development of Class 385 Semi-customised/Standard Commuter Rolling Stock for Global Markets
Mitsuo Iwasaki, Kazuhiko Furukawa, Kenji Okamoto, Kazuto Koreishi, Tadamasa Kaneyasu, Yuichiro Kota, Kenji Kawase, Andy Radford
Obtaining Operational Authorisation for a European Standard Railway Signalling System in the UK
Tsuyoshi Yorishige, Andrew Ellison, Simon Errington, Nao Takahashi, Naoki Deguchi, Kohei Yoshida
Driverless Systems: Cutting-edge Technology for Smart Transportation
Dario Romano, Salvatore Zazzaro, Luca Lenzi, Luca Niro, Vincenzo Improta, Angelo Surini
Daegu Urban Railway Line 3 Monorail System in South Korea —Overseas Project Satisfying Local Needs—
Nobuhiko Kimijima, Sang Jae Kim, Kazuya Furuta, Tomoyuki Sakatsume

Featured Articles Ⅱ

Collaborative Creation with Customers and Service Creation

Real-time, Multi-route First-arriving Train Information System Adapted to Diverse Transportation Modes
Shouichi Sato, Isamu Ubukata , Yoshiyuki Shimoda, Hajime Goto, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Tetsuya Furuta
Battery-powered Drive Systems: Latest Technologies and Outlook
Yasuhiro Nagaura, Ryoichi Oishi, Motomi Shimada, Takashi Kaneko
Using People Flow Technologies with Public Transport
Nobuhiko Matsukuma, Takayuki Osawa, Nobuo Nukaga, Rieko Otsuka, Manabu Kato

Featured Articles Ⅲ

Technical Development Leading Innovation

Development of Emergency Train Travel Function Provided by Stationary Energy Storage System
Yasunori Kume, Hironori Kawatsu, Takahiro Shimizu
Development of Rolling Stock Inverters Using SiC
Katsumi Ishikawa, Kiyoshi Terasawa, Toshifumi Sakai, Shinji Sugimoto, Takayoshi Nishino
Development of Liquid Cooling System with Integrated Traction Converters and Auxiliary Power Supplies for 200‑km/h Commuter Trains
Masaru Katagiri, Yoshitaka Nishimura, Kentaro Mae, Yousuke Yasuda, Takahiro Yamauchi
Improving Onboard DS-ATC Equipment Functions in Response to Shinkansen Service Expansion
Hiroyuki Yokoyama, Satomi Minesaki , Tomohide Kidachi, Nobuyuki Ikeguchi , Kazuya Suzuki , Masanori Arima

Volume 66 Number 1 January 2017
Digital-driven Financial Innovation —FinTech & Beyond—

Technotalk

From the Editor

Expert Insights

Overview

Featured Articles Ⅰ

Forms of Financial Innovations Driven by Advanced Digital Technology

FinTech Accelerating with Growing Digitalization
Keiichi Shimada, Yoshiyuki Yamamoto, Kenichi Suzuki, Ippei Nishida
Creating Blockchain-driven Financial Services and Business Models
Hirofumi Nagano, Yuuki Hara, Satoshi Oshima, Ippei Nishida, Toshiya Cho
Work on the Potential and Challenges of Blockchain Technology
Nishio Yamada, Miwa Tsukuda, Jun Nemoto, Ken Naganuma, Nao Nishijima, Tatsuya Sato
Work on Applying AI to Financial Institutions
Norimasa Nakata, Jun Yoshida, Masayuki Nakagawa, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
Creating New IoT-driven Insurance Services
Takahide Shinge, Genta Nishikawa, Masataka Araki

Featured Articles Ⅱ

Using Collaborative Creation with Customers and Digital Technology to Produce Financial Business and Boost its Efficiency

Development of Financial Solution Concepts through Collaborative Creation with Customers
Yuuki Hara, Taiki Sakata, Hirofumi Nagano, Takuya Akashi
Convenient Cash Card Services in the Era of Mobiles and Smartphones
Hiroyuki Hatanaka
New Branch Strategies for Branch Styles that Adapt Flexibly to Customer Needs
Takeshi Shirai, Takashi Yamagishi
Proposal to Financial Institutions for New Contract Customer Acquisition Support Using Human Networks —Technology for Identifying and Visualizing Introducer Models—
Yukinori Terahama, Shigeru Suzuki, Kazuyuki Iida, Tomokazu Sakai

Featured Articles Ⅲ

Platforms that will Underpin Digital Financial Innovation

Digital Innovation Platform and Its Application for Financial Services
Kiyoshi Takahara, Nobuaki Kohinata, Mitsuyasu Iwata, Takeshi Yoshikawa
Development of New Enterprise Applications to Achieve Financial Innovation
Gaku Saito, Hideki Sakurazawa, Tomonori Nakamura, Kunihiro Muto

Volume 65 Number 9 November 2016
Innovative R&D Report 2016

Technotalk

Preface

Overview

Category Overview

Collaborative Creation with Customers

Achieving Innovation through Global Collaborative Creation with Customers —Global Center for Social Innovation—
Yuichiro Nakaya

Technology Innovation

Groundbreaking Technologies Underpinning the Social Innovation Business —Center for Technology Innovation—
Masahiro Aoki, Yuichi Yagawa

Exploratory Research

Challenging Future Societal Issues through Open Innovation —Center for Exploratory Research—
Shinji Yamada

Featured Articles

Collaborative Creation with Customers

Global Collaborative Creation with Customers on Energy Solutions
Yasuo Sato, Tohru Watanabe, Hiroto Sasaki, Jun Yamazaki, Tatsuya Yamada
Care Cycle Optimization Using Digital Solutions
Toru Hisamitsu, Michio Oikawa, Kunihiko Kido
Collaborative Creation with Customers for Predictive Maintenance Solutions on Hitachi IoT Platform
Chetan Gupta, Ahmed Farahat, Tomoaki Hiruta, Kosta Ristovski, Umeshwar Dayal

Technology Innovation

Research and Development Driving Innovations in Global Railway Systems/Services
Osamu Suzuki, Yutaka Sato, Nobuo Nukaga, Shuichiro Sakikawa, Keiichi Katsuta, Kiyoshi Morita
Modular Power Conversion Technology for Global Manufacturing and Operations
Yuichi Mabuchi, Daisuke Matsumoto, Hiroshi Kamizuma, Yukio Hattori, Tomonori Ichikawa, Ryohei Miyagawa
Fundamental Technologies Driving the Evolution of Autonomous Driving
Takeshi Shima, Takeshi Nagasaki, Akira Kuriyama, Kentaro Yoshimura, Tsuneo Sobue
Robotics Solutions Opening Up New Service Markets
Atsushi Baba, Tatsuhiko Kagehiro, Hisahiro Koshizuka, Masahito Togami, Hideya Yoshiuchi
IoT Platform that Expands the Social Innovation Business
Seishi Hanaoka, Yuichi Taguchi, Tomohiro Nakamura, Hiromitsu Kato, Tadashi Kaji, Hironori Komi, Norihiko Moriwaki, Nobuaki Kohinata, Ken Wood, Tetsuya Hashimoto, Yuuji Takamura
Digital Sensing Technology for Visualizing Sites
Takashi Oshima, Tsukasa Fujimori, Hisanori Matsumoto, Akira Kuriyama, Hideaki Kurata
Using Operation Information in Reliability Design and Maintenance: Analytics for the IoT Era
Norio Takeda, Yasuki Kita, Hiromitsu Nakagawa, Hideaki Suzuki

Exploratory Research

Innovative Functional Materials for Green Innovation
Jun Hayakawa, Yosuke Kurosaki, Masakuni Okamoto, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Tadashi Fujieda
Innovative Technology for Using Bioethanol to Achieve a Low-carbon Society
Atsushi Shimada, Yuzo Shirakawa, Takao Ishikawa
Realizing the Future that Regenerative Medicine Will Open
Shizu Takeda

Special Contributions

R&D That Contributes to Human Beings and SocietyCreating New Ethics
Hideaki Koizumi