Integrated Initiative for Designing Future Society aims to design processes to solve problems in various fields, including decarbonisation, medicine and health, the environment and food, by first setting out the ideal future society and then combining the various research results of the university to develop and implement them in society, thereby realising the ideal future society. The aim is to ‘solve problems by backcasting’, realising the ideal future society.
Under the theme of a decarbonised society, researchers from different disciplines at Integrated Initiative for Designing Future Society have worked together to develop a model of a future society using decarbonisation technologies, which has been put together as a ‘proposal’ for society at large, including citizens, administrations and businesses.
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[Purpose of the Recommendation].
1. to use the method of future society design by backcasting in policy making and business conception situations related to decarbonisation, such as in municipalities and companies.
2. to incorporate the vision, concepts and methods of this proposal into community development with a view to a decarbonised society.
3. aim to implement the future society scenarios in this proposal jointly with local authorities and companies. At the same time, we aim to create and implement new future society scenarios tailored to the challenges and strengths of each of the various regions.
[Summary of recommendations].
Achieve truly sustainable local communities through a vision of a future society that looks ‘beyond’ decarbonisation and the introduction of decarbonisation technologies based on this vision.
Examples of the development of future society scenarios based on regional microgrids.
1) Automated mobility and community hubs as a life service infrastructure
Build the next generation of public transport systems by introducing multifunctional automated buses that carry energy and services.
The establishment of ‘community hubs’, living service centres for local residents, will enable them to ‘live on foot’ without having to travel long distances on a daily basis.
2) Solar sharing systems that also serve the function of regulating the rural environment.
Smart agricultural technology using solar power generation equipment and renewable energy to improve productivity and create an outdoor environment that is friendly to people and nature.
3) Data centres as regional information infrastructures and data-driven food industries.
In addition to the electricity demand adjustment function, the management and use of diverse regional data will create new regional strengths and industries (e.g. data-driven food industry).