Smart City More Livable Future.
                     Smart City: More Livable 
Future
What makes a city smart?
• A smart city is an urban area that uses different types of electronic methods and 
sensors to collect data. 
• Insights gained from that data are used to manage assets, resources and services 
efficiently; in return, that data is used to improve the operations across the city.
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Three Layers for Application
• First is the technology base, which includes a critical mass of smartphones and 
sensors connected by high-speed communication networks. 
• The second layer consists of specific applications. Translating raw data into alerts, 
insight, and action requires the right tools. 
• The third layer is usage by cities, companies, and the public. 
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Improve the urban quality of life
• Smart-city applications could affect various quality-of-life dimensions: safety, time 
and convenience, health, environmental quality, social connectedness and civic 
participation, jobs, and the cost of living.
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Public safety
• Deploying a range of applications to their maximum effect could potentially 
reduce fatalities.
• Technology is not a quick fix for crime, but agencies can use data to deploy scarce 
resources and personnel more effectively.
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Smart-city technologies
• Cities with extensive, well-used transit systems benefit from applications that 
streamline the experience for riders. 
• Using digital signage or mobile apps to deliver real-time information about delays 
enables riders to adjust their routes on the fly.
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Catalysts for better health
• Applications that help prevent, treat, and monitor chronic conditions, such as 
diabetes or cardiovascular disease, could make the biggest difference in the 
developed world.
• Remote-patient-monitoring systems have the potential to reduce the health 
burden in high-income cities
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Sustainable environment
• As urbanization, industrialization, and consumption grow, environmental 
pressures multiply. 
• Applications such as building-automation systems, dynamic electricity pricing, 
and some mobility applications could combine to cut emissions.
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Enhance social connectedness
• Establishing channels for two-way communication between the public and local 
agencies could make city governments more responsive. 
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Smart solutions 
• Smart technologies will directly eliminate some jobs (such as administrative and 
field jobs in city government) while creating others.
•  Data-driven formal education and online retraining programs can enhance a 
city’s pool of skills.
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Change the economics of infrastructure
• Smart-city technologies help cities get more out of their assets, whether they 
have extensive legacy systems or are building from scratch.
• Infrastructure investment once locked cities into capital-intensive and extremely 
long-term plans.
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