smart cities market scan and best practices report april, 2018 · 2019-09-08 · work with existing...

Smart Cities Market Scan and Best Practices Report April, 2018

StrategyofThingsLLCProprietary

MarketScanFindings

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ApproachandMethodology

MarketScan

CityWebsites

ArticlesandPressReleases

VendorPartners

AnalystReports

Conferences&Events

InternationalSmartCityTrends

NorthAmericaSmartCityTrends

UseCasesAdopted

Vendors/Partnerships

LessonsLearned

ApproachtoSmartCityInitiatives

Sources/Channels FocusAreas

18USCities10InternationalCities


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


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).


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.


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.

Strategy&Vision


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.

InnovationEnablementandAcceleration


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

Policy,Processes&Partnerships


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

DataandAnalytics


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


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)

USCities

§  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

TechnologyInfrastructure


UseCaseLandscape–PopularUseCasesByCity

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Seattle

Denver

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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


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


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


0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

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


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

Policy,Processes&

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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

Data&Analytics

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Security

Developaprivacypolicyandplanfordatacollection,storage,usageandsharing.Integrateintothesolution(technology,services)design,procurementandoperationsprocesses.IntegratewiththeSMCsmartcitycybersecurityplan.9


BestPracticesModernizethetechnologyinfrastructure.Manyexistingsystemsarenotsetuptohandlecitizeninteractions(payments,electronicrecords,etc.),lackrobustsecurityandintegration,doesnotsupportnewdatatypesorexpectedservicelevels.14

Developaninteractionlayerthatintegratesthevarioussmartcitypointsolutions.Thisincludesuserdefinedvisualizationandcontrolpanels,accessibleviauserspecifiedmediums(browser,mobile,VR/AR,etc.).15

Developafutureproofingstrategyforyourtechnologyinfrastructureinanearlymarketwherestandardsareemergingandthevendorecosystemisstillimmature..

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