MEMS Project in Saudi Arabia: Global Solution Business Initiative

The MODON Environment Management System (MEMS) project started with a Feasibility study on eco-industrial cities as part of the "Fiscal Year 2011 Project Commissioned to Research and Promote Infrastructure-related System Export (Business Feasibility Study on Smart Communities in the Global Market)" sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). This led to Fujitsu being awarded a contract to construct ambient air, emission air, and ambient, industrial water, and wastewater systems in three major industrial cities covered by MODON, which means "cities" in Arabic. This construction was carried out in collaboration with Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., METAWATER Co., Ltd., Eco Analysis Corporation, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., and experts in many different fields from academia and Kawasaki City. This paper describes how Fujitsu obtained the contract and carried out the project and gives an overview of the system, current project status, and future vision.