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Building Technology Smart Cities
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Section No. Slide Name Slide No.
1. Smart cities solve Urban Challenges The Dynamics of Smart Cities
3,4
2. Current Trends 5-7
3. Future Cities 8-9
4. References 10
Table of Contents
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URBN LOFTSSmart cities solve Urban Challenges More than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas.
Current transportation systems and associated infrastructures arestrained. The challenge is a growing population and increased demands for mobility from a diverse community.
By applying IT to plan, design, build and operate its infrastructure, a city can improve its quality of life and economic well-being.
A Smart City is a city that can balance its social, commercial and environmental needs whilst optimizing the resources it has available.
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URBN LOFTSCurrent Trends: GE-Cities
GE-Cities is involved in creating sustainable cities and
transforming the world's infrastructure using cleaner,
healthier, more efficient technology based systems.
It is working on many projects worldwide.
http://www.ge-cities.com/en_GB/Projects/All
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URBN LOFTSCurrent Trends: IBM’s Smarter Cities
IBM’s Smarter Cities Challenge is partnering with
100 cities around the globe to solve complex urban
challenges, awarding $50 million worth of services
and technology over three years. They work closely
with city leaders and deliver recommendations on
how to make cities smarter and more effective.
City Forward is a free technology service from IBM, that offers insight into specific metropolitan issues and helps in building Smarter cities.
http://cityforward.org/wps/wcm/connect/CityForward_en_US/City+Forward/Homehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue5ZrKglSaA
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URBN LOFTSCurrent Trends: Cisco’s Smart+Connected communities
Cisco is helping transform physical communities
to connected communities and achieve economic,
social and environmental sustainability.
http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/smart_connected_communities.html
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URBN LOFTSFuture Cities
Future Cities will have to Reactive, Proactive and Interactive. Technology will play a greater
role in building our future sustainable cities.
According to McKinsey Global Institute’s over the next 13 years, 600 cities will account for
nearly 65 percent of global GDP growth. They have identified the hot spots for new cities
around the globe.
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Cities_the_next_frontier_for_global_growth_2758?pagenum=1#interactive
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They should promote good governance, advancing
environmental sustainability, and accelerate the transfer of
knowledge among and beyond cities using technology.
They should be ready to accommodate climate changes
("heat island effect") and use natural resources wisely.
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http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/smart_connected_communities.html
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Strategy/Growth/Cities_the_next_frontier_for_global_growth_2758
http://www.future-cities.eu/
“Information and Communications Technologies Creating Livable, Equitable, Sustainable Cities”,
Chapter-5 published in Worldwatch Institute’s State of the World 2012: Moving Toward Sustainable
Prosperity.