[JPI Seminar] Cabinet Office 'Latest Trends and Social Implementation of Smart Infrastructure for Sophisticated Infrastructure Maintenance and Management' to be held on Monday, April 27
JPI will hold a seminar on April 27, 2026, featuring Makoto Hisada, Cabinet Office SIP Director, discussing the latest R&D trends and social implementation of smart infrastructure management systems.
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JPI (Japan Planning Institute) will hold a seminar inviting Mr. Makoto Hisada, Program Director (PD) of the Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) at the Cabinet Office, to explain in detail the latest trends and social implementation of smart infrastructure aimed at advancing infrastructure maintenance and management.
[For details and application, click here] https://www.jpi.co.jp/seminar/17716
[Title]
R&D and Future Developments Seen in the 3rd Phase of SIP
Cabinet Office: Latest Trends and Social Implementation of Smart Infrastructure for Sophisticated Infrastructure Maintenance and Management
[Date and Time]
Monday, April 27, 2026, 13:30 - 15:30
*Applications for archive streaming are accepted even after the seminar concludes.
[Lecturer]
Program Director (PD), Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP), Cabinet Office
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
Director, Infrastructure Management Research Center, Tohoku University
Mr. Makoto Hisada
[Lecture Overview]
Against the backdrop of Japan's infrastructure maintenance challenges—intensifying and more frequent natural disasters, accelerating aging of infrastructure, and severe labor shortages—this lecture will outline the latest R&D trends in the 3rd phase SIP project 'Construction of Smart Infrastructure Management Systems' and present the social implementation strategies of research outcomes that support the realization of Society 5.0.
Furthermore, it will present a strategic outlook toward realizing a sustainable society that contributes to the shift from inspection/repair-centric infrastructure maintenance to data- and technology-driven infrastructure management, the creation of innovation in the infrastructure sector, and the enhancement of Well-Being.
[Lecture Topics]
1. Self-Introduction / Table of Contents
(1) Self-Introduction
(2) Table of Contents (Today's topics)
2. National Trends in Infrastructure Maintenance and Management
(1) Trends in infrastructure maintenance
(2) The 6th Science, Technology, and Innovation Basic Plan
(3) National Resilience Basic Plan
(4) i-Construction 2.0
(5) Regional infrastructure group regeneration strategy management
(6) Study group for hands-on support business regarding new technology introduction
3. Challenges Surrounding Infrastructure
(1) Social changes / Economic changes
(2) Intensifying natural disasters
(3) Worsening infrastructure aging
(4) Lessons learned from infrastructure accidents
(5) Aiming for Society 5.0
4. Overview of SIP Smart Infrastructure
(1) Promotion of strategic R&D at the Cabinet Office
(2) Utilization of 'Comprehensive Knowledge'
(3) 14 established themes
(4) Mission and future vision of smart infrastructure
(5) Structure and overview of R&D themes for sub-tasks
(6) Strategy formulation based on 5 perspectives for social implementation
5. Introduction to Research in Each Sub-task
(1) Sub-task A: Construction of innovative construction production processes
(2) Sub-task B: Construction of advanced infrastructure maintenance cycles
(3) Sub-task C: Strategic utilization of human resources in local governments, etc.
(4) Sub-task D: Construction and utilization of a common platform for infrastructure databases integrating cyber-physical spaces
(5) Sub-task e-1: Inter-ministerial collaboration platform concerning green infrastructure evaluating the creation of attractive national lands, cities, and regions
(6) Sub-task e-2: Technologies concerning the construction of regional infrastructure group management through EBPM
6. Social Implementation Strategies for Research Outcomes
(1) Agile goal setting
(2) Expanding networks with users
(3) Specificities of infrastructure
(4) Acceleration via guidelines for considering social implementation
(5) Case studies by social implementation exit
(6) Priorities for each task
7. What SIP Smart Infrastructure Aims For
(1) Promotion of Well-Being
(2) Achievement of Society 5.0
8. Related Q&A
9. Business Card Exchange / Networking Session
*Please note that the planned topics are subject to change on the day of the event.
In addition to direct dialogue and Q&A with lecturers who are usually difficult to meet, this is a valuable opportunity unique to JPI seminars to gain information useful for practical business and trigger new collaborations through networking among attendees across industries and sectors.
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[For details and application, click here] https://www.jpi.co.jp/seminar/17716
[Title]
R&D and Future Developments Seen in the 3rd Phase of SIP
Cabinet Office: Latest Trends and Social Implementation of Smart Infrastructure for Sophisticated Infrastructure Maintenance and Management
[Date and Time]
Monday, April 27, 2026, 13:30 - 15:30
*Applications for archive streaming are accepted even after the seminar concludes.
[Lecturer]
Program Director (PD), Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP), Cabinet Office
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
Director, Infrastructure Management Research Center, Tohoku University
Mr. Makoto Hisada
[Lecture Overview]
Against the backdrop of Japan's infrastructure maintenance challenges—intensifying and more frequent natural disasters, accelerating aging of infrastructure, and severe labor shortages—this lecture will outline the latest R&D trends in the 3rd phase SIP project 'Construction of Smart Infrastructure Management Systems' and present the social implementation strategies of research outcomes that support the realization of Society 5.0.
Furthermore, it will present a strategic outlook toward realizing a sustainable society that contributes to the shift from inspection/repair-centric infrastructure maintenance to data- and technology-driven infrastructure management, the creation of innovation in the infrastructure sector, and the enhancement of Well-Being.
[Lecture Topics]
1. Self-Introduction / Table of Contents
(1) Self-Introduction
(2) Table of Contents (Today's topics)
2. National Trends in Infrastructure Maintenance and Management
(1) Trends in infrastructure maintenance
(2) The 6th Science, Technology, and Innovation Basic Plan
(3) National Resilience Basic Plan
(4) i-Construction 2.0
(5) Regional infrastructure group regeneration strategy management
(6) Study group for hands-on support business regarding new technology introduction
3. Challenges Surrounding Infrastructure
(1) Social changes / Economic changes
(2) Intensifying natural disasters
(3) Worsening infrastructure aging
(4) Lessons learned from infrastructure accidents
(5) Aiming for Society 5.0
4. Overview of SIP Smart Infrastructure
(1) Promotion of strategic R&D at the Cabinet Office
(2) Utilization of 'Comprehensive Knowledge'
(3) 14 established themes
(4) Mission and future vision of smart infrastructure
(5) Structure and overview of R&D themes for sub-tasks
(6) Strategy formulation based on 5 perspectives for social implementation
5. Introduction to Research in Each Sub-task
(1) Sub-task A: Construction of innovative construction production processes
(2) Sub-task B: Construction of advanced infrastructure maintenance cycles
(3) Sub-task C: Strategic utilization of human resources in local governments, etc.
(4) Sub-task D: Construction and utilization of a common platform for infrastructure databases integrating cyber-physical spaces
(5) Sub-task e-1: Inter-ministerial collaboration platform concerning green infrastructure evaluating the creation of attractive national lands, cities, and regions
(6) Sub-task e-2: Technologies concerning the construction of regional infrastructure group management through EBPM
6. Social Implementation Strategies for Research Outcomes
(1) Agile goal setting
(2) Expanding networks with users
(3) Specificities of infrastructure
(4) Acceleration via guidelines for considering social implementation
(5) Case studies by social implementation exit
(6) Priorities for each task
7. What SIP Smart Infrastructure Aims For
(1) Promotion of Well-Being
(2) Achievement of Society 5.0
8. Related Q&A
9. Business Card Exchange / Networking Session
*Please note that the planned topics are subject to change on the day of the event.
In addition to direct dialogue and Q&A with lecturers who are usually difficult to meet, this is a valuable opportunity unique to JPI seminars to gain information useful for practical business and trigger new collaborations through networking among attendees across industries and sectors.
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