Citizen Centric Approach of Smart Nation: Lecture 2 Flashcards
Type of IoT adoptions (Important)
1) Emerging with enthusiasm (Citizen adoption, Pune, Santiago)
2) Strong tech base enables implementation of more applications (Technology base, Copenhagen, Barcelona)
3) Becoming smarter across all layers (Technology base, Application rollout, Citizen adoption, New York, Singapore)
What is a Citizen Centric Smart City? (Important)
Developing a “Smart City” can follow numerous pathways, Policymakers can follow a technology-focused pathway, a data-driven approach or an environmentally-influenced perspective, among many others.
However, following a citizen-centric smart city developmental path requires a societal approach that involves public engagement and participation as a core developmental philosophy.
People-centric (or user-centric) design is essential to ensuring that a product ultimately fulfills its users’ needs. This is just as important for a computer as it is for a building, or even a whole city.
Singapore 2030 - Master Plan (Unimportant)
1) Liveable and Inclusive Communities
2) Rejuvenating Familiar Places
3) Convenient & Sustainable Mobility
4) Local Hubs, Global Gateways
5) A Sustainable and Resilient City of the Future
Citizen Centric Smart City around the World
1) Singapore
- REACH (Reaching everyone for active citizenry @ home) is the lead agency in facilitating Whole-of-Government efforts to engage and connect with citizens, on national and social issues that are close to their hearts.
2) Madrid
- Decide Madrid (DM) is the first e-participation platform that allow citizens, associations, NGOs and companies to be involved in the policy cycle in Madrid municipality.
3) Dubai
- Smart Majlis, a service with which Dubai residents can provide feedback on turning Dubai into a modern city through a number of online services.
4) Netherlands
- The Brainport Smart District (BSD) initiative also explore new ways for citizens to control and trade their data.
