Smart Cities Market Scan and Best Practices Report April, 2018 · 2019-09-08 · work with existing...
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Smart Cities Market Scan and Best Practices Report April, 2018
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MarketScanFindings
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ApproachandMethodology
MarketScan
CityWebsites
ArticlesandPressReleases
VendorPartners
AnalystReports
Conferences&Events
InternationalSmartCityTrends
NorthAmericaSmartCityTrends
UseCasesAdopted
Vendors/Partnerships
LessonsLearned
ApproachtoSmartCityInitiatives
Sources/Channels FocusAreas
18USCities10InternationalCities
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ListofInternationalandU.S.CitiesReviewed
Tokyo
Sydney
LondonAmsterdam
Singapore
Barcelona
Dubai
Taipei
Seoul
NewYork
LosAngelesChicago
DallasSanDiegoSanJose
SanFrancisco
Columbus
Seattle
Denver
Washing.DCBoston
Portland
KansasCity
Atlanta
SacramentoChulaVistaLasVegas
Copenhagen
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SmartCityGlobalTrendsSummary
SmartCityGlobalTrends
§ Thereisnoone“standard”smartcitymodel.Eachcityisunique,andhavesmartcityinitiativesthattrytoaddresstheirspecificneeds.
§ Certain“smartcity”solutionsarecommonacrossmultiplecities–lighting,parking,airquality,security.However,theyarenotthesame,andmanyareimplementeddifferently.Forexample,therearemultiplevariationsof“smart”parking.
§ Thesmartcitycontinuestoevolve.Thefirstsmartcitiesfocusedontechnologyandinfrastructure.Thenewercitiesincorporatetechnologybutaremorecitizencentric.
§ Adedicatedprogrammanagementoffice(akainnovationoffice,digitaloffice,ortransformationoffice),backedbyclearvision/strategyandbroadpoliticalsupportallowedcitieslikeDubaiandSingaporetoreally“movetheneedle”.
§ Mostcitiesareusingalivinglabmodelforexperimentingorintroducingsmartcitysolutionsbeforescalingthemout.
§ Publicprivatepartnershipsareacommonvehicleusedbyalmostallcitiestofundinitiatives,scaleandaugmentcitycapabilities.
§ Mostcitiesarenotaddressingorbuildingacyber-securesmartcity.Cyber-securityinitiativesarenotdesignedin,norunderstoodorproperlyfunded.
§ Mostcitiesrecognizethestrategicimportanceofdata.Whileallcitieshaveanopendataportal,somecitiesarebuildingdatamarketplacesfor“citydata”–acombinationofopendataandprivatelysourceddata(businesses,citizens).
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StructureofMarketScanFindings
City Created Services
Corporate Created Services
Community Created Services
Private Citizen Created Services
Innovation Enablement and Acceleration
Policies, Processes, Public-Private Partnerships and Programs
Data “Marketplace” and Analytics – internal, external, open data
Connectivity, Accessibility and Security (internal, external)
Smart City Technology Infrastructure
§ Parking§ Lighting§ Traffic§ Waste Mgmt§ Energy Mgmt
§ Ridesharing§ Commute
planning§ Bike sharing
§ Airports§ Districts§ Office parks§ Universities§ Apartments
• For profit microservices
§ Not for profit microservices
Governance, Management and Operations
Public Safety
Government Efficiency
Economic DevelopmentHealth and Wellness
Sustainability
Mobility
Quality of Life
SmartCityEcosystemFramework FindingsByArea CityExamples
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TheMarketScanFindingsareorganizedalongthelayersoftheStrategyofThingssmartcityecosystemframework.Foreachlayer,thekeyfindingsaresummarizedwithcityspecificexamples.
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SmartCityVisionandStrategyFindingsInternationalCities
§ Vision:Inmanycities,thesmartcityvision/strategyistiedoralignedtosupportabroader“cityofthefuture”vision.“Smart”isjustonewaytohelpthecityrealizethisvision.
§ Goals:Eachcitypursuedtheirsmartcityinitiativesbasedontheiruniquespecificgoalsorsituation
§ UseCases:Everycityispursuingsomevariationofthecommonsmartcityusecases(e.g.smartlighting,parking,airquality,traffic,energymanagementetc.)thoughitmaybeimplementeddifferently.
§ Strategy:Mostcitieshavemulti-yearroadmapsalignedtomajorcitygoals.Somecitieshaveshiftedtheiroverallstrategyafterfewyears(e.g.London,Barcelona)
§ Drivers:Notallsmartcityprojectsweredrivenbytechnologywithmanyofthe“newer”smartcitiesstartingwith“citizen-centric”goals(livability,qualityoflife,experience),or“sustainability”goals(green,energysavings,etc.)
§ IntegratedPrograms:Manycitiesre-purposedorre-groupedtheirexistingsilo-edprojectsunderasmartcityinitiative(e.g.Dubai)
§ Stakeholders:Maturecitieshadbroadmultidepartmentandpoliticalsupportfortheirsmartcityinitiatives
§ OrgStructure:Multiplemodelsofsmartcityleadership–ledbyacitydigitaloffice(formalorinformal),byasingledepartment(IT,economicdevelopment,DPW,etc.),orbyapanelorcommission(citizens,business,city).Someareofferingacombination.
USCities
§ London,Barcelona-Changeinstrategicdirection(awayfromtechnologycentric)withnewmayors
§ Singapore,Dubai,Tokyo–Politicalandinvestmentsupportfromthehighestlevels(PrimeMinister,Minister)ofgovernment
§ Barcelona,London,Amsterdam,Seoul,Tokyo,Taipei,Singapore-Alignmentwithabroadermulti-yearcityvisionandmasterplan
§ Copenhagen–Smartcitystrategydrivenbyvisionofqualityoflifeandgoalinagreen(carbonneutralby2025)city.Technologyandinitiativesalignedaroundthisgoal.
§ SanJose-hasdevelopedacomprehensivesmartcityvisiondocumentfortheirsmartcityinitiative
§ WashingtonDC-SmarterDCisaninteragencygroupcomprisedofdozensofcitydepartmentsincludingtheOfficeoftheCTO(OCTO),DistrictDepartmentofTransportation(DDOT),theDepartmentofEnergy&Environment(DOEE)andDCWater.
§ Denver-starteditssmartcityjourneyin2015andgotacceleratedbytheU.S.DepartmentofTransportation’sSmartCityChallenge.
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InnovationEnablementandAccelerationFindingsInternationalCities
§ InnovationChannel:Theabilitytoinnovateandaplacetoinnovateisimportant.Mostcitieshavesomeenabledthisinavarietyofways,including
- Innovationstreets,zones,districts,orevenentirecities(orpartsofcities)
- Collaborationplatforms–allowsvariouscities,partners,citizenstocometogether(online,inperson,etc.)
- Policies(e.g.regulatorysandboxes)- Challengesaroundselectproblemareas- Partnershipswithuniversities,labs,etc.
§ Scope:Innovationisnotlimitedtotechnology.Theremaybeinnovationsinbusinessmodels,policies,processes,etc.
§ Approach:Somecitieshavetakenvariousapproachestominimizinginnovationrisk.(e.g.largenumberofpilots,regulatorysandboxes,investmentininnovationinfrastructure)
§ Citizen/PartnerEngagement:Insomeofthematurecitiesinnovationinitiativesarenowbeingledbypartnerorganizationsandcitizensversusbeingledbythecityalone
§ Control:Notallinnovationneedstobecentralized.InCopenhagen,theCopenhagenSolutionsLabmodelisnottobreaksilos,buttoworkwithexistingcitydepartmentstohelptheminnovatesolutions.
USCities
§ Barcelona–[email protected](ProblenouneighborhoodofSantMarti)revitalizedandtransformedintoaneweconomicengineandknowledgecenter.
§ Amsterdam-Evolvingfromcityledtopartnerandcitizenledprojects§ Singapore–Createaregulatorysandboxforfintechinnovation.§ Copenhagen-Innovationwithindepartmentsilos,facilitatedbya
centralinnovationoffice.§ London,Barcelona,Amsterdam,Seoul,Tokyo-Dedicatedinnovation
ortransformationoffices.§ Taipei–innovationisfocusedon“matchmakingUsersandBuyers”
andfacilitatinginnovation,ratherthanleadinganddelivering.
§ LA-TheLAsmartcityexperimentbeganattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaandexpandstothecityofLosAngeles
§ NYC-Brownsville,inBrooklyn,wasfirsttohaveitsownNeighborhoodInnovationLab
§ Dallas-DIAisfocusingona'livinglab’(twoblockarea),whichisacorridorlocatedintheWestEndHistoricDistrictinDowntownDallas.
§ Boston-SeaportInnovationDistrictbecamethefirstofficialUScityamong80innovationdistrictsglobally
§ LasVegas–InnovationDistrict(downtownLasVegas)withaspecificfocusontraffic,transportationandmobility.
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Policies,Processes&PartnershipFindingsInternationalCities
§ Partnerships:Mostcitieshavepartnershipswithoneormorevendorstosupporttheirsmartcityinitiatives.Certainmaturecitieshaveasmanyas70partners(businesses,universities,research)
§ TelcoPartners:Telcoshavevestedinterestinpartneringwithcitiestobuildouttheirinfrastructureforfuturecommercialpurposes
§ PrimeVendor:Somecitieshavetakenasingleprimevendorapproachtodrivesmartcityinitiatives(e.g.Denver)
§ PartnershipModel:Mostcitieshaveusedsomevariationofpublicprivatepartnership(PPP)model.PPPisnotalwaysaboutfinancingandinmanycasesamodeltosupportscalingservices
§ OrgStructure:Somecitieshavesetupadedicatedofficeand/orcapabilitytofacilitateandmanagepartnerships
§ Policies:Thereareseveralareasthatcitieshavejuststartedorarediscussingdevelopingpolicieson.Someoftheseare:
- PeopleandOrganization:CitizenEngagement,Citytoexternalorganizationcollaboration
- Governance:Multi-agencyandmulti-citydecisionmaking,PPPmodelsandguidelines
- Innovation&Technology:Procuringsolutionfromstart-ups,non-traditionalsolutions,sharedconnectivity&platforms)
- Information&Data(public/privatedatacollection,IPrightsandownershipfromcityinnovations)
- Financing&Revenue(financingmodels,revenuesharemodels)
USCities
§ Amsterdam–CreatedaPPP(AmsterdamSmartCity)forinnovationandcollaborationscaling.Thisisanonlineplatformthatbringsinnovators,cityusers,citizens,partnersandvendorstogether.
§ Singapore-PPPforinnovationdevelopment(labsandtesting,fintech,autonomousvehicles)
§ Dubai–DubaiSmartCityAcceleratorisaPPPbetweentheSmartDubaiOffice,EmiratesIntegratedTelecommunicationsCompany(du),SmartDubaiOffice,theDubaiChamberofCommerce,RochesterInstituteofTechnology,OrangeBusinessServicesandVisa.
§ Taipei-PPPbetweenUnaBiz(SigFox),Avnetandcitygovernmenttodevelop,launchandmanagetheIoTExperimentalPlatform
§ Dallas-(DIA),acoalitionofstakeholders(PPPnonprofitmodel)fromtheCityofDallas,corporations,CivicandNGOorganizations,academiaandprivateindividuals.DIAhas30partnerorganizationsand20citydepartmentpartners
§ Denver-Panasonic’spublic-privatepartnershipwithDenveriscatalyzingthecreationoftechnologysolutionsthatneitherindustrynorgovernmentcancompleteontheirown.
§ Boston-BostonhaspartneredwithVerizonanddevelopedaSmartCityPlaybookfortechnologycompanies,scientists,researchers,journalists,andactivists
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DataandAnalyticsFindingsInternationalCities
§ DataPrivacy:Someofthematurecitiesareapproachingdatawithwellthoughtoutpoliciesthatprotecttheprivacyandgoverntheusageofdata.EuropeancitiesareleadinginthisareabecausetheGeneralDataProtectionRegulation(GDPR)comesintoeffectinMay2018.
§ CityDatavsOpenData:Someofthematurecitiesareembracingcollectionandusageofcitydatathatincludesopendata,crowdsourceddataanddatafromprivatesources.
§ DataMarketplace:Someofthematurecitiesarealsobuildingoutdatamarketplacetofacilitatecreatingvaluefromvarioussmartprojects.Thesedatamarketplacesinvolvecitygeneratedopendata,aswellascitizenandbusinessprovideddata.
§ Skills:Dataanalysisskillsisanecessaryskilltohaveforsmartcities§ OrgStructure:Somecitieshavecreatedacitydataanalyticsoffice.
Thefunctionoftheseofficesaretoprovideassistanceandtofacilitatetheusage/interpretationofthedata.
§ ProblemSolving:Somecitiessetupspecificproblemstosolveusingthedataavailabletothem.Theydon’tjustassumethatifthedataisavailable,peoplewilllookforitontheirown.
§ Value:Somecitiesaretryingtoputavaluearounddatasothatitcanbemonetized,andmoreimportantly,toincentivizepeopletoshareit.
USCities
§ Barcelona-40personMunicipalDataOfficeasacityresourcetohelpcityagenciesinterpretandmakeuseofdatacollected
§ Amsterdam,London,Copenhagen,Barcelona-Citydatamarketplacesandmonetizationprograms
§ Singapore-Datascientistrecruitment.§ Amsterdam,Barcelona–PilotingDECODEtechnologythatallows
citizenstospecifywhatdatatheywanttoshare,whotoshareitwith.
§ NYC-hasdevelopedguidelinesonfiveareastohelpsmartcityinitiatives:PrivacyandTransparency,DataManagement,Infrastructure,SecurityandOperations/Sustainability.
§ Seattle-isknownfortakingaleadershippositionindraftingdatapoliciesthatothercitiesbeginningtouseasreferencemodel
§ Boston-VerizonownsdatacapturedfromcamerasandisgivingittotheCitythroughalicenseagreementandwillnotusethedataforcommercialpurposesunlessitsupportsthepilotorVerizon’sinternaltechnologydevelopmentwork
§ KansasCity-ownsalldataandwillsoonmigrateittotheCity’sOpenDataCatalog.Asmartcitydataprivacypolicywasestablished(modelledafterSeattle)in2015
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ConnectivityandSecurityFindingsInternationalCities
§ ConnectivityandInfrastructure:Allcitiesrecognizethatconnectivityisastrategicpartofasmartcityandareactivelyprioritizingfiberinitiativestoimprovetheirinfrastructure
§ Broadband:Maturecitieshaverobustandwellconnectedbroadbandaccess(e.g.fiber)andstrongwi-ficonnectivity
§ Cellular:Existingcellularnetwork(2G/3G/LTE)continuestobeusedforseveralsmartcityusecases
§ LPWAN:TechnologiessuchasSigfox,LoRaWANandNB-IoThasbeenusedtosupportsmartcityprojects.MostcitiesareplacingbetsonatleastoneLPWANtechnology(unlicensedandlicensed)
§ CybersecurityManagement:Most(91%)smartcitiesarenotreadytomanagesmartcitycybersecurity(source)
§ SecurityConcerns:Top5concernsincybersecurityareCriticalInfrastructure,CitizenData,MajorBreach,Ransomware,Undiscoveredvulnerability(source)
§ SecurityObstacles:Cybersecurityisamissingpieceofthesmartcitypuzzlewithmostcitingreasonsasbudget,politics,awarenessofrisksandnotknowingwhattodo
§ SecurityInitiatives:KeythingscitiesaredoingincludeUnifiedcybersecuritycenter(Dubai,Singapore,LosAngeles),charging$62/employeetofundsecurityoperations(SanDiego)andtrainingtoincreasesupplyofsecuritypros(London,Chicago)
USCities
§ Seoul,Barcelona-CitywidePublicWiFi.§ Sydney,London-Poorconnectivityinfrastructure.Londonhasfiberto
thecabinet,notfibertothehome.SydneyhasmishandledtheNationalBroadbandNetworkrolloutandhasswitchedtofibertothecabinet,notthehome.Assuch,mostconnectionstodayarestillcopper.
§ Seoul-Multi-connectivitystrategy(fiber,wi-fi,LoRaWAN,NB-IoT)§ Taipei-Incorporatingblockchaintechnologyasanintegralpartofits
smartcitytosecureitsinfrastructure.§ Dubai,Singapore-Dedicatedcyber-securitycenters.
§ NYC-LinkNYCstandsasonethelargestinvestmentsinpublicbroadbandinfrastructureandisbeingreplicatedbycitieslikeLondon
§ Chicago-CurrentinitiativesareprimarilyconnectedthroughAT&Tcellularnetwork
§ Dallas-Fiberandcellularnetworksareprovidingcoverageandpoweringthelivinglab.
§ Boston-MagnetometersandmicroradardevicesuseZigbeetocommunicatetonearbytrafficcabinets(cellularbackhaul)
§ SanDiego-SmartStreetLightnetworkpoweredbyGEwillhavecapabilitytooffer5GservicesfromAT&Tinthefuture
§ ChulaVista-Thesmartcitymasterplanincludesinputonhowtobuildoutthecityusinghigh-speedfiberinternetservice
ConnectivityandSecurityFindings
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TechnologyInfrastructureFindingsInternationalCities
§ PointSolutions:Mostsmartcitysolutionsarepointsolutionsandcitiesarejustbeginningtoassesstheneedtoconsolidateandintegrate.
§ Cloud:Mostsmartcitysolutionsarecloudbasedwiththeedgegettingmoreinterestfordistributedusecases(e.g.trafficsignals)
§ Interoperability:Thereisheavyemphasisoninteroperabilityandintegrationascitiesthink“endtoend”
§ ConsolidatedPlatform:Mostmaturecitieshaveconsolidatedtheirsmartcityprojectsintoacommonsoftwareplatformasfeasible
§ CustomPlatform:Somecities,likeBarcelona,aredevelopingtheirowncityplatformsandthenopensourcingit.Therewerelimitedtonosolutionsavailablewhentheygotstartedseveralyearsback.
§ VendorPlatforms:ManyvendorsaremovingtosmartcityspacefromtraditionalITorindustrialautomation/OT.SomeexamplesareIBM,Microsoft,CiscoKinetic,Hitachi,Nokia,Panasonic,Siemens,SAP,SilverSpring.
§ BreadthofTechnologies:Smartcityprojectsincludeavarietyoftechnologiessuchasinnovationplatformandcitizenengagementtech(CRM,mobileapps,APIs,collaborationplatform,bots)
§ Multi-purposeProduct:Somecitieshavedeployedastandardizedmulti-purposesensorboxacrossawidearea
§ Standards:Standardsareslowlyemergingandareexpectedtomatureinacouplemoreyears(NIST,IIC)
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§ Singapore-SmartNationSensorPlatform§ Seoul-Providingsmartphonestothosethatcan’taffordit(and
subsidizedbyincentingoriginalownersthroughcredit)§ Barcelona-Createdandopensourcedsmartcityplatforms§ Taipei–IoTExperimentalPlatformforuserstotestonforfree
§ SanDiego-SanDiegoisthefirstcitytopilotGE’sintelligentcitiesplatform.ThenodesconnectedtoPredix,GE’soperatingsystemforIndustrialIoT,toprocessthemetadatacollectedbythesensors.
§ LosAngeles-beganrollingoutPhilipsCityTouch(in2015),theconnectedstreetlightingmanagementsystemstocontrolstreetlights,monitorstatus,andaccuratelyanalyzehowmuchenergyeachlightisconsuming.
§ Denver-Denver’sdatamanagementsystemisbeingconstructedtosupportDenverSmartCityportfoliosandprojects.Builtforintegrationandinteroperability,theIoTplatformcompilesreal-timedataontransportation,environmentalhealth,weather,andfreight.
§ Chicago–ArrayofThingsmulti-sensornetwork
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UseCaseLandscape–PopularUseCasesByCity
New
York
LosA
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Chicago
Dallas
SanDiego
SanJose
SanFran
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Columbu
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LasV
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Seattle
Denver
WashingtonDC
Boston
Portland
KansasCity
Atlanta
Sacram
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ChulaVista
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Seou
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Sydn
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Taipei
Barcelon
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Health&WellnessAirQuality x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xWaterQualityMonitoring x x x x x x x xMobilitySmartParking x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xSmartTrafficManagement x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xConnected/AutonomousInitiatives x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xSustainabilitySmartLighting x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xEVInitiatives x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xSmartIrrigation x xSmartMeters/EnergyManagement x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xGovernmentEfficiencyWaterMeters/LeakDetection x x x x x x x x x xFloodMonitoring x x x x x x xPotHoleDetection x x xSmartWasteManagement x x x x x x x x x x x x x xDigitalAccessPublicWi-Fi x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xSmartKiosks x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xPublicSafetyCrime/EventDetection x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
<1Mill1.5-3Mill>3Mill 1-3Mill 500K-1Mill Lessthan500K >5Mil
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UseCaseLandscape–UniqueUseCasesByCity
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HealthandWellnessSmarthealthmonitoring x x
MobilitySmartsignagefortruckparkingandloading/unloading
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Keypasspassengertracking xBikesharing x xDigitalpayaments x xSustainabilityVehicle2Grid(EVastemporarybatt) xGeenbuildingrequirement xJourneyInsight x
GovernmentefficiencySmartcitizenkit xDigitalplatformforcitizenparticipation
x x x x
CitybuildingtoiletQRcodes xAlexavoiceinfosystem xQualityofLifeLeaveYourLuggageservicetoairport
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Superblocks xSmartstreetfurniture/busshelters xPublicSafetyDecode(dataprivacy) x xSmartlampposts xMyRespondervolunteerfirstresponder
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UAVcommplatformfordisasters xStructuremonitoring xEconomicDevelopmentGovBuy xCivicInnovationHub x x x x x
1.5-3Mill <1Mill>3Mill 1-3Mill 500K-1Mill Lessthan500K Morethan5Mil
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UseCaseAnalysis:Top5UseCases
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Air Quality
Water Quality Monitoring
Smart Parking
Smart Traffic Management
Connected/Autonomous Initiatives
Smart Lighting
EV Initiatives
Smart Irrigation
Smart Meters/Energy Management
Water Meters/Leak Detection
Flood Monitor ing
Pot Hole Detection
Smart Waste Management
Public Wi-Fi
Smart Kiosks
Crime/Event Detection
Popular Smart City Use Cases
Total US International
§ SmartLighting§ SmartParking§ SmartTrafficManagement§ PublicWi-Fi§ Crime/EventDetection
§ SmartLighting§ EVInitiatives§ Crime/EventDetection§ SmartTrafficManagement*§ SmartParking*§ PublicWi-Fi*§ WasteManagement*§ ConnectedAutonomousInitiatives*
§ SmartLighting§ SmartParking§ SmartTrafficManagement§ PublicWi-Fi§ Crime/EventDetection
Top5OverallUsecases
Top5USCityUsecases
Top5InternationalCityUsecases
*-TiebetweenusecasesSampleSize:Total28Cities,18USCitiesand10InternationalCities
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Health/Wellness
Mobility
Sustainability
GovernmentEfficiency
DigitalAccess
PublicSafety
UseCaseCategories
UseCaseAnalysis:TopUseCaseCategories§ Mobility(smartparking,smarttrafficandconnected/AVinitiatives)andSustainability(smartlighting,EV,smartmeters)werethetwomostpopularusecasecategoriesamong28citiesreviewed
SampleSize:Total28Cities,18USCitiesand10InternationalCities
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UseCaseCategories
Health/Wellness Mobility Sustainability GovernmentEfficiency DigitalAccess PublicSafety
§ Mostcitieshavemorethan8usecases,acrossavarietyofusecasecategories,aspartoftheirsmartcityinitiatives.
§ Almostallcitieshadsomekindofmobilityandsustainabilityinitiatives
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StrategicRecommendations
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BestPracticesBuildyoursmartcitystrategyandplan,basedonyouruniquesetofcapabilities,resident,cityandagencyneeds,andcontext.1
Establishbroadsupportacrosstheentirecitypoliticalandmanagementecosystem.2
Establishasustainablecitizen,business,andagencyoutreach,engagementandcollaborationprocess.Integratethesestakeholdersintotheinnovationecosystem.3
Establishaninnovationofficeandinnovationcapability(e.g.innovationlab,processes,SMEspartners),notonlyatthecityorcountylevel,butwithrepresentationatthecityandcountyagencylevel.4
Driveinnovationsuccess.Createoneoremoreinnovationzones,alongwithastructurethatensuresrelevanceandimpact.Thismayincludebringingintherightproblemsets,therightpartners,andaprocessforcreatingandtestingsolutions.5
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Developandmasterpartnershipcompetencestartingfromstrategy,identification/sourcing,negotiation,consummation,andmanagement/operationofpartnerships.Someofthesearenon-traditionalpartnershipsinvolvingworkingwithvendorsinnewways,withnewpartnerslikenon-profits,venturecapital/financingcompanies,differentcountyagenciesandothercities.
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Developmultipletraditionalandnon-traditionalfundingchannelsandfinancingcompetence7
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BestPractices
Integrateexistingfiberandpublicwi-fistrategywithamulti-LPWANconnectivitystrategy.12
Buildconfidenceandtrustinasmartcity/countyfromthestart.Buildinasmartcitycybersecurityplanfromthebeginning,andmakethatanintegralpartofyouroverallinfrastructure,operations,andmanagementplan.13
Developacounty/citydatastrategyandcompetence.Thisinvolvesthefollowing–adatastrategy,adatainfrastructure,datapartnerships,dataanalyticstools,anddataanalysiscapabilities8
Developinnovationanalystswithdataanalysisandspecificcounty/citydomainexpertise.Forexample,apersonwhospecializesinmobility,andunderstandsnotonlyhowtoanalyzedata,buttocorrelateitwithotherdatato“connectthedots”,andunderstandwhatitmeans.
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Developadatamarketplacewherecounty,city,businessandcitizendatacanbesearched,monetizedandshared.Thisdoesn’thavetobedoneimmediately,butthefoundationalandplanningshouldaccountforthiscapability.11
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Developaprivacypolicyandplanfordatacollection,storage,usageandsharing.Integrateintothesolution(technology,services)design,procurementandoperationsprocesses.IntegratewiththeSMCsmartcitycybersecurityplan.9
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BestPracticesModernizethetechnologyinfrastructure.Manyexistingsystemsarenotsetuptohandlecitizeninteractions(payments,electronicrecords,etc.),lackrobustsecurityandintegration,doesnotsupportnewdatatypesorexpectedservicelevels.14
Developaninteractionlayerthatintegratesthevarioussmartcitypointsolutions.Thisincludesuserdefinedvisualizationandcontrolpanels,accessibleviauserspecifiedmediums(browser,mobile,VR/AR,etc.).15
Developafutureproofingstrategyforyourtechnologyinfrastructureinanearlymarketwherestandardsareemergingandthevendorecosystemisstillimmature..
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