This document discusses building smarter cities through technology. It notes that the world's urban population is growing rapidly, especially in developing countries, putting pressure on governments to improve public services. Smart cities aim to address this by using technology and data to better manage infrastructure and resources. Examples are given of top-down approaches like Songdo, South Korea, and more bottom-up approaches like in Helsinki. A framework is proposed for collaboratively developing smart city solutions, including roadmaps, identifying priorities, co-creating solutions, testing in urban living labs, and creating a network of practitioner cities. The framework is being applied in three Colombian cities.

1. Building
Smarter
Cities
Arturo Muente-Kunigami
@n0wh3r3m4n

2. The
Challenge

3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/3423689554/

4. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguyentrung/140844453/

5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaysha/516820881/

6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaia-s/6938022469/

7. http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewhowson/2616766697/in/photostream/

8. Urban
Population
0.96
2011 2030
1.06
2.67 3.92
More
Developed
Less
Developed
• 90% urban
growth =
developing
countries
• 65 million new
residents /
year
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2012). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2011 Revision

9. By the time I’m done:
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2012). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2011 Revision
• Urban population in
Europe will have
increased by 35
• In Africa by 330
• In Asia by 800

10. Fewer than 500,000
500,000 - 5,000,000
More than 5,000,000
50% will live in
small cities
51%
18%
31%
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2012). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2011 Revision

11. Increasing demand for
services
Governments
Adaptation of technology
to improve public service
delivery
CITIZENS

12. Smart
Cities

13. Songdo, South Korea
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gwn2008/6798849867/

14. Singapore
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adforce1/5540425237/

15. • Top-down
• Heavy on ICT
investments
• Expen$ive

16. Periphèria

17. Helsinki

18. Barcelona

19. • Bottom-Up
• Leveraging existing
technologies
• Affordable

21. • Not mutually
exclusive
• Complementary
• Can be applied
across the world

22. Proposed
Framework

23. • Barranquilla
• Cali
• Manizales
Three cities in
Colombia

24. 1. Smart City Road Map

25. eGovernment Municipal
Assessment Tool – NIA (Korea)

26. 2. Identification of City
Priorities

27. Co-creation and problem
identification

28. 3. Co-Creating Solutions

29. Co-Crea Hackathon (May 4-5)
• 200 hackers
• 5,600 hours
• 45 concepts
• 9 finalists go to a 2 months
hack-at-home challenge

30. 4. Urban Living Lab

31. ENoLL, ESADE, AlfaMicro
• Propose an
implementation plan for
each city
• Based on their context
and dynamics
…Cities are ecosystems!!!

32. 4. Urban Living Lab = creating
an ecosystem

33. 5. Network of Cities

34. • Any city, regardless size
or income level
• Creation of “Public-
Private-People
Partnerships”
• Sustainable ICT-Enabled
innovation ecosystems

35. • MoU’s with ENoLL, Korea,
Singapore
• Recent MoU with City of
Barcelona to create an
Urban and Technology
Innovation Hub
Build a network of
knowledge and practitioners

36. Thank You
Pau Puig
ppuiggabarro@worldbank.org
Arturo Muente-Kunigami
amuentekunigami@worldbank.org
@n0wh3r3m4n