Development of Quantitative Evaluation Method regarding Value and Environmental Impact of Cities

Recently, more and more organizations have been proposing and introducing infrastructure to realize a Smart City because there has been an increase in environmental impact associated with urbanization. On the other hand, it is becoming more important to introduce information and communications technology (ICT) to create new services by connecting infrastructure organically. At the same time, an index is needed for making city government officials understand the problems and solutions regarding infrastructure. In Fujitsu, we are focusing on both the value and environmental impact of cities as a whole, and enhancing a quantitative evaluation method for introducing ICT solutions to cities. We have developed a quantitative evaluation method focusing on the efficiency of a city (degree of smartness) and effect that ICT has on a city. This paper describes the evaluation method focusing on the new evaluation concept, framework, and items for integration. In addition, it explains the impact evaluation method and shows a case study of introducing ICT solutions.