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Smart City Standards & Certification Globally

Towards Green Smart Cities in the IoT Era 19 March 2018

The University of Tokyo - Global Carbon Project - NIES - Future Earth - Georgia Institute of Technology

Eliot Allen, AICP, LEED AP-ND, EcoDistricts APPrincipal, Criterion Planners

Portland Oregon U.S.eliot@crit.com

Conclusion:Holistic co-design is essential

Society 5.0 Vision

Govt Policy Regulators

Urban Planners

FinanceReal Estate & Const.

Technology Providers

Japan’s Smart CityStakeholders

Standards as a Path to Society 5.0 and Collective Impact

• Shared purpose• Common understanding• Integration/interoperability/security• Investment• Procurement• Scaling

What is Happening Globally?

1. Key organizations2. Standards3. Certification systems4. Trends and future prospects

Relevant Global Frameworks

UN General Assembly Resolutions• Sustainable Development Goals• New Urban Agenda - to be achieved in part through smart cities

Key Global Organizations

• Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)• International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)• International Standards Organization (ISO)• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)• Smart Cities Council• World Council on City Data

Types of Smart City Standards

• Strategic

• Process

• Technical

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Strategic Standards

• Guidance for city leadership• Development of an overall vision• Identifying priorities• Practical implementation• Monitoring & evaluation

Process Standards

• Best practices in procurement• Managing cross-organization and cross-sector projects• Financing packages

Technical Standards

• Instrumentation & control• Connectivity• Interoperability• Security & privacy• Data management• Computing resources

Standard-Setting Underway

ISO 37106 Strategies for Smart Cities (June 2018)

• City vision• Transforming city operating model• Leadership & governance• Collaborative engagement• Procurement management• Interoperability needs• Common reference model

• Smart city roadmap• Community-led service transformation• Identity & privacy management• Digital inclusion & channel management• Managing infrastructure & projects• IT & data management• Open service-oriented IT architecture

( ISO 37122 Smart City Indicators – June 2019 )

Certification – Achieving Standards

Certified proof of achievement

• Strategic

• Process

• Technical

- Public accountability

- Investor confidence

Standards

Smart City Certification Systems

• Bloomberg What Works Cities

• BSI Kitemark Smart Cities & Communities

• USGBC LEED for Cities

100+ cities enrolled to date

• “Measure to manage”

• Open, robust data; rigorous analysis

• Reliance on ICT

Closed 30 Jan 2018

BSI Smart City Success Checklist (now pilot certification)

1. Strategic clarity2. Leadership3. User focus4. Stakeholder engagement5. Skills6. Supplier partnerships7. Future-proofing8. Achievable delivery9. Benefits realization

25 cities to date

LEED for Cities

GBCI Certifications Behind LEED for Cities

• EDGE - energy• GRESB - real estate• LEED – buildings, neighborhoods, transit• ParkSmart - parking• PEER - electric grid• SITES - landscape• STAR Community - municipal sustainability• TRUE - waste• WELL – healthy buildings

Trends & Future Prospects

• Globalization of real estate/transportation/infrastructure

• International benchmarks of municipal performance

• Consolidation & partnerships in certification

• Dynamic assessment & certification

• Monetizing of certified performance

How to Organize for Collective Impact?

• Shared purpose• Common understanding• Procurement• Investment• Scaling

Govt Policy Regulators

Urban Planners

FinanceReal Estate & Const.

Technology Providers

Collaboration& Co-designMechanism

Questions?

• Global organizations• International standards• Certification systems

• Trends and future prospects

Thank You

Eliot AllenCriterion Planners

Portland Oregon U.S.eliot@crit.com