ICT Strategy and Solutions
to Overcome the Climate Change
April 16, 2008
Akira Arutaki
NEC Communication Systems
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Outline
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Background
Expectation to ICT
Overall strategy and system model
ICT solutions to cope with the
climate change
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Background
The climate change is not a science fiction.
ICT can/should be taken advantage of to cope with it.
Deviation of
annual average temperature
www.physics.uiowa.edu
based on http://www.jccca.org/content/view/1029/770/
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Damages of the Clime Change
based on http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/imgdata/topics/2005/tp050121.html
Flood/Tornado
Typhoon
Drought/heat
Cold wave
◆Disasters threaten daily life.
◆May cause hidden panicky
atmosphere in the world.
◆ ICT can be a white knight?
# patients
Heat Damages and Patients
# accidents
# patients
# accidents
based on Japan Meteorological Agency (2005)
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Opinion Survey in Japan
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S: Safe and more secure life
10
20
30
50
60 (%)
55.7
C: Greater convenience
42.2
S: Quick response to disasters
27.4
S: Safer and more pleasant to drive and/or walk
22.3
19.5
S: Improve disaster prevention/prediction
S: Safer and more secure food
17.6
S: Friendlier society for the more vulnerable among us,
such as elderly
17.6
15.5
C: Easier health maintenance/control
C: Increase use of contents (video, music, etc.)
14.8
C: More divers working styles
12.1
C: Increase focus on user needs
10.8
S: Reduced environmental load
9.9
C: More empowered individuals (more vitality)
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8.2
Other 0.5
Legend :
People’s Expectation to
C: Convenience
S: Safety & Security
Source: Survey on Trends Concerning a Ubiquitous Network Society, MIC
http://www.soumu.go.jp/joho_tsusin/policyreports/chousa/yubi_pla/pdf/050407_2_03.pdf
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The Internet Growth and its Direction
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◆Can be taken
advantage of under
the climate change
circumstance.
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at io n
2005
Lif el
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Infr a e
s t ru
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Infrastructure Characteristics
2020
◆Expected to be a lifeline infrastructure as
well as a business creation weapon.
Cost
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Perform
Convenience Characteristics
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Overall Strategy
Overall NGN Infrastructure (System Model)
Emergency Level
First Aid
Family Level
Communication
Information Distribution
In Community
Nationwide Information
Collection/Distribution
Locality
Consideration
Disaster
Recovery
Preparation
Personal/Home Recovery
Community Reconstruction
Large-scale Reconstruction
Family Evacuation Planning
Less-movement System
National Level Sensing
Broadband Office
for Less Mobility
Enlightenment
Personal/Home Learning
Individual
Enterprise/School/
Neighborhood Enlightenment
Community
and
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Sen
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Earth
Education System
Construction
Nation
Entity
Level
Combination of activities is the key to cope with the climate change
Examples
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SAR; Synthetic Aperture Radar
PSTN; Public Switch Telephone NW
MSTN; Mobile Switch Telephone NW
FireSTN; Fire Station
System Model
Combination of Dependable ICT among Organization
Nation Level
Information Sharing
among National Gov.
Commun. Satellite
Redundant Backbone NW
National Gov.
Optical Backbone
SAR
National
Gov.
Prefecture
Information Sharing
Gov.
Sensors
among Pref/City Gov.
NGN Connection
from Sensor NWs
Inter-organization
Interworking between Communication
on Disasters
Community Networks
FireSTN/Ambulance NW
City Gov.
Broadcast
PSTN/MSTN
The Internet
Disaster Refugee Support
Individual Level
Community Level
Police NW
Emergency
Telephone Disaster Information
Broadcast
by Helicopter
First Aid for Disaster Victims
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Sensing the World
Photo by JAXA
Environment Sensor Unit with Solar Panel
Disaster
Prediction
Disaster
Observation
SAR; Synthetic Aperture Radar
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Damage
Estimation
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Earth Simulator
◆Was the fastest super-computer.
◆Simulates global-level climates.
◆Taken advantage of by meteorology, agriculture, etc.
Cartridge Tape Library System
Magnetic Disc
320 Nodes
Connecting
Network
Air
Conditioner
Power
Chamber
Anti
-vibration
System
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Locality Consideration
◆No digital divide in case of disaster/preparation
◆Standardization required for world level connection/collaboration
Solitary Islands
Mountain Areas
Rural Area
Radio（WiFi２．４GHz、５ＧＨｚ）
Radio（WiFi ２．４GHz、５ＧＨｚ）
Public
PublicInstallations
Installations
Radio（WiFi２．４GHz、 ５ＧＨｚ）
Public
PublicInstallations
Installations
Radio（FWA１８GHz）
Suburban
Urban（
Urban（Local Intranet）
Intranet）
Public
Public
Installation
Installation
ＦＴＴＨ
Subscriber
Lines
Public
Public
Installation
Installation
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ＣＡＴＶ Extension
Urban（
Urban（Next Generation CATV）
CATV）
City
Hall
Radio（WiFi ２．４
GHz、５ＧＨｚ）
Radio
Common Public Installations
（FWA１８ＧＨｚ）Distributor Public Installations
ＣＡＴＶ Extension
CATV
CATVHeadend
Headend
Public
Public
Installation
Installation
Public
Public
Installation
Installation
The Internet
Public
Public
Installation
Installation
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Broadband Office for Less Mobility
Less Mobility for Less CO2/Heatdisease.
Green-evaluation Standard Required.
Web-based
Web-based Conference
Conference
My
My Office
Office Anywhere
Anywhere
Combination of
Cellular/WiFi/Wired
Virtual
Cabinet
Broadband Display Solution
Video
Video Broadcasting
Broadcasting
by
by Intranet
Intranet
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Information
Information Sharing
Sharing
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NEC's Vision
NEC Environmental Management Vision 2010
Prevent
Prevent global
global warming
warming by
by reducing
reducing
NEC's
NEC's overall
overall net
net impact
impact on
on CO
CO22 emissions
emissions
to
to zero
zero by
by 2010.
2010.
The NEC Group aims to be a truly
excellent organization, one that
promotes the development of social
systems, business practices, and
lifestyles and that contributes to
achieving a sustainable society by
providing IT solutions.
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CO2 emissions
CO2 reductions
① CO2 emissions due to use of NEC products(by customers)
② CO2 emissions due to production activities
③ Reductions in CO2 emissions of customers and society
through IT solutions
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Conclusion
• "The Climate Change" is not a science
fiction anymore.
• ICT must be a white knight for
preparation/recovery.
• Strategic combination is necessary for
Nation/Community/Individual level
activities.
• Standardization by ITU-T is expected
for global cooperation to cope with the
climate change.
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NEC launched the concept of “Ecology through IT” in FY 2002,
and we are accelerating the proliferation of specific actions
toward environmental management both within and outside NEC.
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Thank you!
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