Making information safe, secure and easily accessible

1
Making information safe, secure and easily
accessible! Local Use of Information and
Hospitality http//www.sccj.com/ Reiko
Asano NPO Sustainable Community Center Japan
(SCCJ) Director presented by FUJIKAWA Kenji
(Kyoto Univ.) 11/19/2004
2
Common Sense 100 Years Ago
100 years ago, public assets in Kyoto were built
by neighborhoods.

• 100 years ago, 64 elementary schools were
  opened in just one year.
• This happened in 1869, three years ahead of
  mandated openings ordered by the Meiji
  government. The schools were created without any
  public funding, as they competed with each other
  to raise the money.
• 100 years ago, it was common sense make by
  oneself that which one didnt have.
• Elementary school company
• Another surprise is that, in order to manage
  running costs such as teacher salaries, the
  neighborhoods formed an elementary school
  company. The company was a non-profit
  organization that smoothly managed school
  finances like a bank does with savings and loans.
  
• Background
• Kyoto focused on the education of children
  because of the dangerous situation occurred by
  the transfer of the capital from Kyoto to Tokyo.
  Kyotos population had dropped from 350,000 to
  250,000 that was spurring fears and concern.

3
SCCJ Activities
4

5
(No Transcript)
6
Make Yourself That Which You Do Not Have

• SCCJ activities till now
• Asymmetrical correction and standardization of
  information via the internet

7
Wireless VPN environment - Anyone can use it. -
Miako-net
Internet environment - Used only by user -
8
Urban public wireless internet service test
project imparted by base station owners and
members   Purpose Build a public wireless
internet service in ones city by oneself and
make information access free in the city! Draw
people into the city and thereby activate the
area by spreading Miako-net. Promoter NPO
Sustainable Community Center Japan
(SCCJ) Cooperating organizations and businesses
Kyoto Univ., ASTEM, etc. Compliance standard
IEEE802.11b 2.4GHz Access points 300 (As of
Aug. 31, 2004) Registered accounts 6,000 (As of
Aug. 31, 2004) Test period May 2002 March
31, 2005
9
(No Transcript)
10
Persons Using Miako-net
11
Information, Kyoto Station Building (Shimogyo-ku)
Ms. Hisano (left), Ms. Tsutsui (right) Everyday,
someone asks us about Miako-net. We issue
accounts to 4 or 5 persons a day, but they always
ask, How come its free? As of recent, many
people here on business from Tokyo register as
users when they arrive. Many users enjoy the
free provider service net while sipping down tea
at the coffee shop next door. We have a table
for users next to our desk, so please feel free
to use it. Information is our job, so we of
course use Miako-net. Anekoji Society
(Nakagyo-ku) Shinpei Taniguchi Anekoji is the
birthplace of Kyotos gas business. Using
Miako-net, the gas lantern that symbolizes the
hope of urban development is kept burning 24
hours a day on the web. Always burning, the way
this flame dances is the way we think. We want
our passion to be conveyed by this burning
flame. Miako-net is a valuable tool for relaying
events of our organization. In the future, we
want to see elderly residents sharing messages
with far-away grandkids via IP phoning. We want
to enhance the merits of a free provider service.
Gion Hatanaka (Higashiyama-ku) Yumiko Hatanaka,
Proprietor There has been a recent increase in
the number of guest who make their reservations
on our website. So, we advertise on the web that
we lend guests a LAN card for free when on the
premises. Guests can enjoy the wireless LAN in
their room, but if a PDA could be used to access
the net, they could carry it with them while
walking about the Higashiyama area and access
tourism information more easily. Then, if the
coverage is expanded and content upgraded,
services and value-added information will
increase. I am counting on the possibilities of
Miako-net. (Seiichi Hatanaka, General Manager)
12
(Note Miako-net is a registered trademark of NPO
Sustainable Community Center Japan (SCCJ).
13
Hospitality services at hotels, restaurants,
public facilities and shopping malls Ex.)
Beverages and high priced flatware at
restaurants Ikebana, hanging scrolls and
artwork at inns and hotels Convenient store
toilets
Free user access Accounts issued online
14
(No Transcript)
15

Access Hotline Service
16

• Each base station on the public wireless internet
  can broadcast video up to an approx. radius of
  100 m.
• Public wireless base stations act as broadcast
  stations.
• Different broadcasts can be watched from each
  base stations.
• Develop creators and city-wide entertainment
  including archives of memories of the city of
  elderly persons, scholars and experts, to promote
  21st century tourism.
• Staged award ceremony for image contest and
  symposium at Kyomizu-dera Temple on June 5, 2004.
  
• http//www.miako.net/award/index.html
• Winning works of the image contest are being
  broadcast from special wireless bases in Kyoto
  Station, etc.!
• Since women and elderly persons (including
  those engaged in traditional industries) who are
  unfamiliar with information transmission and
  reception know more about the city than men do,
  an e-reporter network will be formed where tour
  guides for local sites and content providers can
  be active. Already, unique areas that tour guides
  do not know have been introduced and programs
  have been created by neighborhood development
  councils, NPOs and business active in the area.
  ?Grassroots media is maturing.
• Verification tests for stadium broadcasts

17

On October 9, 2004, a multiple camera broadcast
service was tested at the 70th Professional
Baseball Farm Team Championships played at Sun
Marine Stadium in Miyazaki Prefectural Sports
Park. Using multiple cameras, a close-up
broadcast service for stadium spectators was
tested. It included a play-by-play analysis by an
announcer to create a live sensation for the
visually impaired (because radio and TV did not
broadcast everything live). Tests looked at how
to provide live services in a more rewarding way
and audio services for the visually
impaired. Overview Close-up images from multiple
cameras were broadcast to PDAs in the stadium
using IP multicast broadcast technology
implemented by the public wireless internet
project Miako-net. A play-by-play analysis was
also provided as an audio service for helping the
visually impaired enjoy the event more. Monitors
participated in the test with PDAs and PCs
equipped for a wireless LAN compliant with
IEEE802.11b. Miako-net will look at test results
to identify the potential for event spectator
services and verify the effectiveness of the
service as a wireless LAN infrastructure for
emergencies and disasters. Test date 1300
1600, Oct. 9 (Sat.), 2004 Place Sun Marine
Stadium, Miyazaki Prefectural Sports Park,
1443-12 Oaza Kumano, Miyazaki, Miyazaki
Receiver Notebook PC and PDA (Pocket PC 2003).
In the future, cell phones that support WiFi will
also be used. Sponsor Farm Championships
Committee Miyazaki Pref., Miyazaki City,
Miyazaki Broadcasting, Miyazaki Tourism
Convention Association, Miyazaki City Tourism
Association, Miyazaki Kotsu, Miyazaki Nichichi
Shinbun Technical cooperation Tokyo University,
ASTEM, Sojo University, Rassel Corporation, NTT
West, I-O Data Device, Fujitsu, Fujitsu Network
Solutions, HitachSoft, Nippon Antenna?SCCJ, ART
Advertising Agency