Japan seeks SURFACE expertise in building cities of the future
A delegation representing the Cabinet Office of Japan has met with I'DGO - the research project of which SURFACE is a core member - to discuss the consortium’s research and work with local policymakers.
A delegation representing the Cabinet Office of Japan has met with I'DGO - the research project of which SURFACE is a core member - to discuss the consortium’s research and work with local policymakers.
The visit was part of a factfinding mission by PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata, who have been tasked by the Japanese Government to research environmentally-friendly and age-friendly cities around the world as part of the "FutureCity" initiative. I'DGO was approached on the strength of the consortium’s "valuable approach to realising age-friendly cities", including its liaison with KOVE in the London Borough of Camden and the WHO Age-Friendly City of Edinburgh Council. Rita Newton briefed delegates on the work of SURFACE, as well as her experiences of age-friendly placemaking in Japan and comparisons with the UK.
