Recent Issues : Hitachi Review

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

The Water Journey – Singapore and Hitachi Aqua-Tech

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-efficient Society: Creating a Hitachi Groupwide Plastic Recycling Scheme

Collection Service and Recycling Technology for Information and Telecommunications Electronics

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

Consideration of Governance of Innovative Technology at World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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

Digital Revolution Across Industries Enabled by a Universal Mobile Platform

Smart Manufacturing Approach Using Collaborative Creation Methodology and Collaborative Creation Space: Case Studies from Japan, China, and Southeast Asia

People-Centric City Enabled by Digital Platforms

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

The Future of Regenerative Medicine Made Possible by Open Innovation

Quantum Computing Using Silicon Transistors: From Bits to Quantum Bits

Policy Proposal AI Aiming at a Sustainable Future

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

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

GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT

How Hitachi Drives Thailand 4.0

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

Industry-Academia Collaboration and Intellectual Property Creation in Development of Particle Beam Therapy System

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

Social Innovation for a Better and Richer Way of Life

Discussion

Towards a Society where Everyone Can Enjoy the Benefits of New Digital Technologies

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

Corrosion Sensing Solution for Maintaining Safety of Control Equipment Used in Social Infrastructure

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

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

GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT

The Evolving Infrastructure in Australia

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

Use of Thin Client Technology for Single Ticketing with Identity Verification

Transportation Information System for Foreign Tourists: Interactive Digital Signage for Better Passenger Information Services

Data Modeling Technology in Railway Operation and Maintenance

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

Strengthening the Digital Solutions Business Structure and Transforming the Company

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

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

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

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

GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT

Urbanization in Malaysia and Potential of Social Innovation Business

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

Leading Change in Today’s World through our Social Innovation Business

Power & Energy

Industry, Distribution, Water

Urban

Finance, Public, Healthcare

Services & Platforms

Services & Platforms

Electronic Systems & Equipment

Construction Machinery

Construction Machinery

High Functional Material

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

Trends in Automated Driving and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems in Europe

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

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

GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT

The Impact of Drought on Africa

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

A View from the WEF Annual Meeting 2017 at Davos

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

Microgrid Market in the USA

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

Becoming an Innovation Partner for the loT Era through the Advanced Social Innovation Business

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

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

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

Proof of Concept Tests with EMIEW 3 Humanoid Robot —Promoting Service Robotics Business—

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

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

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

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

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

The Role of R&D Focusing on Open Innovation and Collaborative Creation
The True Innovation that Digitalization Enables

Preface

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

Overview

Hitachi Group’s R&D Strategy

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