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White — paper — Smart City.

Seven steps to the

Smart City

— a compass to

the right path to

the digital city.

We all want to be 'smart' – cities in Germany

and abroad are thus increasingly concerned

with the concept of the 'Smart City', or the

intelligent digital city. Technical innovation is

an important requirement in shaping city life

of the future to be citizen-centric, modern

and attractive to business. This is as true for

small cities and municipalities as it is for major

metropolises. But what actually is the Smart

City, what could the transformation mean for

my city, and how could it benefit people? The

bad news: a uniform outline of goals and

assessment of the Smart City does not

currently exist. The good news: this white

paper sets out to change that and provide

stimulus for the planning and implementation

of Smart City initiatives, targeting all

decision-makers in city administrations and

their planners – from start-ups to

technology companies.

Cities in Germany in particular risk gradually

falling behind, especially in an international

comparison. This is because digital

metropolises are perceived to be located more

in Asia or America, while Europe and Germany

(want to) score points in corresponding

rankings with traditionally defined quality of

life. However, since the degree of digitisation

is also paying off in the meantime, a severe

setback in the form of the long-term loss

of skilled workers and knowledge-owners is

imminent. Of these, very few would probably

choose to live in – slight exaggeration – 'living

museums' or work for 'obsolete industries'.

The following seven theories are intended

as a compass to the right path to the Smart

City, and provide direction with respect to

the necessary steps to take. Only those who

overcome the associated challenges can lead

their city into a digital future and earn the

desired title: smart.

'State-of-the-art technology – for the best city – for us!'

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Decision-makers in administrative councils must

remember: digital cities need to be there for

people, and facilitate a new quality of

interaction. Accessibility and availability on

demand, and not just during official opening

hours – that is the expectation. The technical

terms here are 'Responsive City' and 'Tactile

City'. These will define houses and homes in the

Theory 1Active design calls for interaction

foreseeable future. Digital life of course takes

place online, and citizens want to experience a

practical benefit from their city. From this arise a

sense of identification and the desire to actively

participate in design according to the principle:

"We use state-of-the-art technology to create

the best city – for us!"

8 out of 10

2 out of the 8platforms will offer real-time data as a basis for possible applications.

Singaporehas an open data platform and is implementing a project to use and provide real-time data.

of Germany's biggest cities have or are planning a digital open data platform.

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Theory 2

It can save lives. It can prevent crime. It can

promote health – both individually and

collectively. We are talking about information

that is available in real-time. Digital cities provide

their inhabitants with this opportunity, allowing

decisions to be better substantiated and reached

more quickly. This could possibly even have a

positive impact on democratic processes. At the

same time, the intelligent use of real-time

information promotes social engagement,

reduces waste, and of course saves time.

In Hamburg, the use of facial recognition

software to analyse video recordings is rated as critical under constitutional law. Just

under 8,000 violent crimes were committed

in Hamburg in 2017.

Detroit has been using facial

recognition software to analyse video

monitoring data in real-time since

2016, leading to a reduction in crime.

Just under 14,000 violent crimes were

committed in Detroit in 2017. The city

of Chicago has also purchased

similar software.

Hamburg

DetroitOnly real-time information is usable information

"Non-digital cities will decline."

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Theory 3

The benefits for cities in the digital age are in

fact clear: Smart Cities operate more efficiently

and so are more productive locations for the

economy. Even small businesses in trade and

commerce will benefit if computing and

communication services and storage capacities

are generally available. A whole new transparency

and information-processing system will emerge

for businesses. The effect will be tangible: digital

cities will grow while saving resources, non-digital

cities will decline and become socially desolate.

describes the virtual depiction of a real object- material or immaterial. The depiction enables the generation of real-time data, simulation for testing purposes and the optimisation of processes.

create a level of abstraction and thus reduce the need for hardware objects and energy. This creates a positive environmental effect

Smart Cities are the more productive locations

Virtualisation measures

The digital twin concept

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Theory 4

This point may seem odd to many people,

but it is basically just the logical continuation

of Smart City thinking: up to now, this

concept has been tied to geographical

locations. But this point could become

increasingly irrelevant for people. Rather than

rigid buildings, there will be agile entities

centred around the activities of living, homes

There will be no more geographical limitations

and working. Even virtual cities could be

created, and compete for the best offers. As

a result, social life, family life and career may

take place in different cities – depending on

which Smart City offers the best solution for

the particular requirement.

City 1

City 2

City 3

City

Digital city

Family

Social life

Career

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The question is always: which fields and sectors

should lead the transformation to a Smart City?

International benchmarks set the standard in this

regard. The focus should essentially be on

related sectors. In particular, this includes

ensuring 'mobility', for example in the form of

intelligent parking and traffic management

systems. Of course, sectors such as 'safety &

health' as well as 'energy/water/raw materials

supply' (and their corresponding disposal) are

also crucially important to people. In times of

high property and rental prices, 'housing supply'

is also a factor. The 'economic support and

promotion' sectors should also be given

priority in the competition for leadership

in the digital city.

Theory 5The key to the Smart City lies in these five sectors

41 hours

30 per cent

is the amount of time every German citizen spends looking for somewhere to park annually

of a city's volume of traffic.

This generates up to

20 minutes

is the average time spent finding somewhere to park in Germany's big cities.

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Theory 6

The biggest driver of transformation in cities is

probably crisis. There is often a response only

in the face of critical situations or events that

require a change in processes, structures and

behaviour. But an intelligent city doesn't need a

crisis to achieve considerable efficiency

benefits even today. International

observations have shown that digital

management for cities can yield measurable

Only the use of digital technologies promises increasing efficiency

improvements - for example by reducing

commuter travel times, water consumption and

even the crime rate. To what extent the

necessary management measures come at the

expense of privacy or data protection, for

example, must be considered and weighed up

individually by society, however

350,000 commuters regularly drove to Hamburg in 2017.

Every inhabitant of Hamburg consumes on average

110 litres of water per day.

> 200,000 offences were committed in Hamburg in 2018.

75% of emergency services vehicles in Hamburg get to where they are needed within eight minutes.

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Theory 7

The lion's share of start-up investment for the

introduction of technologies and structures for

digital cities of course falls to the public sector.

International examples show, however, that over

half the investment can also come from private

parties with an interest. In turn, 50 per cent of

this can be immediately profitable. This is subject,

however, to a combination of clever pricing and

delivering savings potential. Even today, cities

around the world are opening up to investment

from the private sector, and are even providing

the access needed for the digital transformation,

for example to urban databases, or in the area of

urban development.

The Smart City needs a mix of investment

Flagship project Copenhagen & Hitachi Hitachi has established a big data lab in Copenhagen. The company has access to Copenhagen's database, and is able to use the city as a testing ground for Smart City applications.

Flagship project Hangzhou & Alibaba Alibaba's Smart City application is supporting Hangzhou's urban development with real-time analysis and updates. The relaying of critical events has been automated.

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The Smart City theories set out here do

not claim to be complete. Rather, it is a

question of stimulating discussion without

evaluating the ethical position. Because

these examples are expected to reveal

different interpretations based on the

values and standards in these cities. Many

of the examples of Smart Cities are from

states where in comparison with Europe at

least, a different understanding of

democracy prevails. Places where the

agenda for a Smart City can be imposed

from 'on high' for example. In this context,

our cities face diverse challenges.

Among these challenges is the need to

accelerate the expansion of the (digital)

infrastructure in a democratic and

bureaucratic state. There is also this

question: How do I operate in a

challenging field of tension?

Henning Uck is a senior consultant

specialising in the area of digital technologies

with strategies and business models for the

energy & mobility sectors in smart

cities, for example.

Prof. Dr.–Ing. Alois Knoll is senior lecturer in

robotics, artificial intelligence and real-time

systems at the Technical University of Munich,

and also advises a number of decision-makers

in the fields of politics as well as urban and

traffic planning with respect to the topics of

digital business models, with a particular focus

on Smart Cities and artificial intelligence.

Outlook

This consists of the relevance of freely

available data or data collection in general

and the comprehensive data protection

requirements.

The approaches to achieving Smart Cities

have one thing in common: the strive to

reach a new, higher level. Technically, we

can also refer to the 'next best operational

level'. However, the approaches

differ considerably between the relevant

sectors. This makes it difficult to

compare the activities and derive

learnings and best practices. Here too,

solutions will need to be developed in the

future to achieve the goal of a Smart City.

About the authors

Jonas Kampik works as a partner with clients

from various industries to develop business

models and strategies in technology-driven

areas of activities at the blurring of industry

borders between energy, mobility and

telecommunications.


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