IESE Cities in Motion: What is a Smart City? Prof. Joan E. Ricart II International Conference PPP for Cities Barcelona, November, 2016
We live in an Urban World
Some cities are becoming smarter but What is a Smart City?
Traditional definition Being a Smart City means using all available technology and resources in an intelligent and coordinated manner to develop urban centers that are at once integrated, habitable and sustainable
A smart city is defined as the ability to integrate multiple technological solutions in a secure fashion to manage the city s assets the city s assets include, but not limited to, local departments information systems, schools, libraries, transportation systems, hospitals, power plants, law enforcement, and other community services. The goal of building a smart city is to improve the quality of life by using technology to improve the efficiency of services and meet residents needs. Wikipedia
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Smart cities Definition Integration of software, services and technology to improve resource efficiency in homes, buildings, utilities, transportation infrastructure,. Pros Optimization, control, and transparency Tangible actionable data to create efficiencies Creates accountability Provides platform for peer pressure for sustainability efforts Could potentially incentivize citizens to become more efficient Potential to implement usage pricing Potential to move towards real cost of utilities Cons Loss of privacy Big Brother feel Unclear who owns the data. More transparency is needed More a luxury that a behavior changing model
Key questions What makes a city smart? How is a city transformed? How can a city secure progress? How do we decide what city we want? Cities need Smart Governance
What type of city is your city? Investment in Technology - + Fashionista Dumb City Smart City Conservative Governance skills - +
Key successful factors What do we need to have a smart governance?
IESE CITIES IN MOTION Urban development model
Vision Policy First; Then Technology After signing a major contract with CISCO, Amsterdam mayor Eberhard van der Laan stated: One of the things we have to find out in the next six months: What are the unique Amsterdam problems?
Smart Building
Smart Building Chicago City Hall
Green spaces Vancouver
Mobility & Transport
Research Insight
Transportation patterns around the world
An advanced city is not one where even the poor use cars, but one where even the rich use public transport. Mr. Peñalosa --former mayor of Bogotá
Public Private Partnership
Breaking silos Energy Education Transportation
Cities need to think like women
Bringing the citizen to the center
Albina Ruiz and "Healthy City"
Where is the limit of innovation?
How Cities respond to the urbanization will define the World will be living in
It is up to us to decide what type of cities we want to live in
Smart Cities = Smart Governance Smart Governance means» Systemic view of the city» Strategic Planning» Open and transparent» Innovative business models» Modern management practices» Public Private Partnership» Cohesive society
The perfect city doesn t exist
Which business model? New Smart City and partner integration Old city with willingness to develop an standard (City Protocol) Develop a basis for profitable verticals Develop a UOS fro the city. Each city is different Which level of Collaboration? Collaboration is key (one more time) Open standards vs. Proprietary standards One leading company vs. partnerships The role of IT Technology in isolation is unlikely to make a city smart. In any case, people will be choosing cities for more that its technology. Only when the technology is connected to the needs and aspirations of citizens will its full potential be realized.