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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 LOFTSThe Dynamics of Smart Cities

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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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URBN LOFTSFuture Cities

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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URBN LOFTSReferences

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.