The Greater Manchester Smart Community Demonstration Project was a collaborative project developed by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (“NEDO”), in collaboration with a range of partners, including three Greater Manchester Housing Associations, Hitachi Ltd, Daikin Industries Ltd, Mizuho Bank, Electricity Northwest and central Government (BEIS) - an example of a multi-national partnership project between government, industry and academia.