"Why Smart Cities need Smart Networks", presented at the FTTH MENA Conference, Dubai, November 2014

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WHY SMART CITIES NEED SMART NETWORKS
Marc Jadoul ( @mjadoul)
Dubai, 25 November 2014

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THE DEMOGRAPHIC-ECONOMIC-ENVIRONMENTAL SHIFT
BY 2050,
66%
OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION WILL LIVE IN CITIES
Sources: UN World Urbanization Prospects (2014), McKinsey Global Institute (2013), UN Environment Programme (2012)
OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS THE TOP 600 CITIES WILL GENERATE 64% OF GDP GROWTH
CITIES ACCOUNT FOR
60-80%
OF GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

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HOW CAN
BROADBAND
HELP TO MAKE CITIES PROSPER, CREATE BETTER PLACES TO LIVE AND WORK IN, AND DEVELOP NEW ECONOMIC ACTIVITY?

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Source: http://www.chorus.co.nz/fastest-broadband-in-southern-hemisphere-for-one-new-zealand-town

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FOUR DOMAINS FOR MAKING A CITY SMART
BROADBAND INFRA- STRUCTURE
IP COMMUNI- CATIONS & CITY CLOUD
CITY INTELLI- GENCE
E-SERVICES TO CITIZENS
•All new buildings “FTTH ready”
•Single IP network, optical backbone
•Wireline and wireless (HetNet) broadband access
•IP-based communications between government offices/services
•Investment in data-centers, government/city cloud and IMS
•Open data models for enabling big-data enabled applications
•Smart buildings, public space, road, parking ... come into place
•Wireless sensors control pollution, lighting, cleaning, waste …
•Smart grid to optimize CO2 footprint and reduce energy bills
•E-Government & self-service for citizens
•Health, education, culture, entertainment, commerce, …
•3rd party applications through developer ecosystems
THE CITY-NET AS THE BASIS FOR ALL COMMUNICATION
(CITY) ADMINISTRATIONS GO DIGITAL
INTELLIGENT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
NEW APPLICATIONS FOR SMART CITIZENS

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BROADBAND IP AS A BASIS FOR ALL COMMUNICATION
Streets
Business Center
University & Research
Utilities
Government & Administration
Hospitals
Airports
Homes

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INFRASTRUCTURE APPLICATIONS TO REDUCE COSTS AND INCREASE EFFICIENCY, SAFETY & SUSTAINABILITY
•Access control
•Air pollution monitoring
•Digital signage
•Forest fire detection
•Noise monitoring
•Parking guidance
•Public safety cameras
•Radiation levels
•Smart grid
•Smart lighting
•Toll charging
•Traffic lights
•Water quality
•Etc. etc.
M2M ENABLED

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CITIZEN APPLICATIONS TO DRIVE ADOPTION
Source: Applications submitted for the Open Cities App Challenge 2013

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS KEY FOR SUCCESS
SOCIAL
•Social media platforms
•Community portals
•Success celebration
INCLUSIVE
•Digital equality initiatives
•End-user education
PARTICIPATORY
•Citizen surveys & feedback loop
•Communality participation in trials
•Crowd sourcing & crowd funding

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E-GOVERNMENT AS A SERVICE TO THE SMART CITIZENS
•Web, mobile apps, kiosks, IVR
•24/7 SPOC
•Public policy and government information
•G2C, C2G, C2C
•Payment, registrations, documents, service requests
•Adaptive content, citizen participation to decicion making
ACCESSIBLE
CONVENIENT
INFORMATIVE
INTERACTIVE
TRANSACTIONAL
RESPONSIVE

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GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES TO STIMULATE DEVELOPMENT
ENCOURAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
•Financial support for new initiatives
•Simplified administrative and legal procedures
•Research parks and business centers/corridors
•High-speed network rollout & regulation
FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT & DEPLOYMENT
•Deployment blueprints
•Open data initiatives
•Community app stores
BOOST INNOVATION & COLLABORATION
•Research labs, networks, test beds & trials
•Research & business ecosystems
•Public-Private Partnerships
•App development contests, hackathons

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THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BROADBAND
[…] countries around the world use their national broadband plans as key policy instruments to leverage the full potential of broadband as an enabling infrastructure to accelerate sustainable development.
Dr. Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General of the ITU
“QUALITY OF TELECOMS” RANKS THE 3RD PRIORITY WHEN BUSINESSES CONSIDER RELOCATING
Source: European Cities Monitor (2011)
3RD
FOR EVERY €1 SPENT ON BROADBAND, €14 CAN BE GENERATED FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY
BROADBAND GENERATES 30% OF NEW JOBS IN BUSINESSES WITH LESS THAN 20 EMPLOYEES
Source: Core Cities (2013)
14€
Source: US Congress (2012)

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