IN DETAIL: DATA SHARING
Urban Data with Destiny Data is a key element in developing a truly smart city, yet it needs to be accessible in order to foster new business and collaboration opportunities. – By Dr. Bruce Chong, Director and East Asia City Resilience skill network leader, Arup
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he modern-day definition of a successful city is now often linked with ‘smart’ and ‘intelligent’ alongside ‘sustainable’, ‘green’ and ‘resilient’. Systems, services and technologies emerged to bring convenience to the people as well as facilitate management by the government. Globally, various frameworks and models have been developed for smart city planning and implementation, targeting innovative technologies and embedding them into the urban environment. Yet, a smart city is not merely made up of the hardware, software, and the people, but also, and most importantly, data. The path to a truly mature smart city should therefore take into account not only how data is collected and used, but how it is embedded into the lives and system within the city.
In the beginning…smart city strategy In 2017, Hong Kong released its first Smart City Blueprint, setting out to embrace I&T to build a strong
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economy and further people’s quality of living. That same year, the Government’s Policy Address promoted the establishment of a “Common Spatial Infrastructure
Governance structure maturity curve for smart cities
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Organisational shift Individual projects with political endorsement Individual projects No smart city action Source: Delivering the smart city: Governing Cities in the Digital Age, Arup, Liveable Cities, UCL, Smart City Expo, 2014
