This was the Keynote Address at the 2013 International Conference on Smarter Cities, last Nov 14-15 at the Diamond Hotel in Manila, which featured 20+ international speakers, sharing best practices from their localities. Over 400 attended, and hundreds signed a commitment to work together to make their cities smarter. This is the Extended Version, with extra slides.

1. 2013 International Conference
on Smarter Cities
Nov. 14-15, 2013
Diamond Hotel, Pasay City
Alejandro P. Melchor III
Smarter Philippines Program Director
Department of Science & Technology
Keynote Address (Extended Ver.)

2. Smarter Philippines
DOST Secretary Mario Montejo
Launches Smarter Philippines
Program in Davao City
Smarter Philippines
is the DOST’s technology-based
inclusive development program.
It has 6 components, which
synergize to yield:
• improved competitiveness,
• increased productivity, and
• a better quality of life.

3. “Smarter Cities plus Smarter Countryside equals a progressive Smarter Philippines. It is a technology-based
development model that recognizes secondary cities as drivers of growth not only within its area, but also in its
surrounding countryside. Kung mangyari ipo ito sa lahat ng siyudad ng Pilipinas, this could be a new approach for
inclusive and sustainable growth, for poverty alleviation.”
- Sec. Mario G. Montejo

4. A Smarter City has these key elements
DOST Secretary Mario Montejo
Keynote address during the launch of
Smarter Philippines, Feb. 20, 2013
• It constantly assesses how it performs in key areas:
governance, the economy, the environment, citizen mobility,
human resource development, and quality of life;
• It denotes an instrumented, interconnected, and intelligent
city.
• It strives to make itself “smarter”: more efficient, more
innovative, more sustainable, more participative and
equitable, and more livable: via strategic use of the
convergent technologies enabled by ICT.

5. DOST FOCUS AREA #1:
HELPING MAKE THE CITY’S CORE SYSTEMS SMARTER
Land Use and
Urban Planning
Disaster Risk
Reduction Mgmt.
Jobs/ Business
Environment
Education Services
Instrumented
Integrated data
including sensors,
video and voice
Interconnected
Networked
intelligence
Knowledge sharing
Outsourcing
Work collaboration
Intelligent
Proactive, preventive,
predictive use of
information
Analytics
Visualization
Agricultural System
Telecommunication
and ICT Infra.
Healthcare Services
Transportation
System
Public Safety
SMARTER SYSTEMS ENABLE LGUs TO:
Leverage information to make better decisions
Anticipate problems to resolve them proactively
Coordinate resources to operate effectively

7. Smarter Urban Planning & Land Use Planning
DOST DREAM Plane w/ 3D LIDAR
3D LIDAR mapping
with Data
Management and
Geographic
Information Systems
(GIS) can deliver key
information for
Smarter Urban &
Land Use Planning
Rendered 3D LIDAR Map

8. Smarter Urban Planning & Land Use Planning
Flood zone analysis. Relate
elevation from a terrain model to
a set of households or buildings
to understand risks from flooding
The DOST’s DREAM 3D
LIDAR Mapping data can be
utilized for the SMARTER
PHILIPPINES urban
planning, land use planning
and geospatial analysis
programs of Smarter Cities
member local government
agencies.
Import and visualize flood
modelling surfaces to help with
Disaster Risk Assessment
and mitigation planning
Crime mapping will enable law
enforcement to identify crime hot
spots and allocate scarce resources
such as patrol cars optimally.
Smarter Land Use Planning,
enabled by high-resolution
terrain, geochemical or
geophysical surface models

9. Smarter Urban Planning & Land Use Planning
Hydrological Dataset for the
entire Philippines
Flood simulation models for flood control
Hydrological Datasets will help determine
a city’s drainage capacity

10. The Intelligent Operations Center helps make multiple core systems smarter. It is
a priority of countries preparing to host major global events like the Olympics
China built a Technology Operations Center in
Beijing in preparation to host the 2008 Olympics
Brazil built an Intelligent Operations Center in Rio
de Janeiro in preparation to host the 2014 World
Cup and the 2015 Summer Olympics
UK built a Technology Operations Center in London
in preparation to host the 2012 Olympics
Mitigating torrential rains and flooding is one of the
focuses of Rio’s IOC.

12. Smarter Disaster Risk Reduction Management & Climate Change Adaptation

13. DREAM 3D LIDAR Mapping for Flood Control
CITIES TO BE COVERED BY DREAM:
As of Sept. 16, 2013: 34 of 58 cities have been surveyed by 3D LIDAR

15. Philippine National Earthquake & Tsunami Monitoring &
Communication System: I. Earthquake Monitoring & EWS
DOST-PHIVOLCS Main Station, Quezon City
Earthquake monitoring
Broadband/ strong-motion station
Installation of smart sensors at
Mandaluyong City LGU
Smart sensors for earthquake monitoring
Philippine Seismic Network: 69
stations now; target: 85 by 2016

16. Philippine National Earthquake & Tsunami Monitoring &
Communication System: II. Tsunami Early Warning System
Tsunami scenario database
Sea-level detection sensors
Tsunami hazard mapping for Metro Manila
Corregidor Tidal Gauge Station
Tsunami Inundation simulation

17. Intelligent DRRM Systems:
High Peformance Computing & Analytics
IBM donated a Blue Gene/P super
computer to DOST.
- 4,096-core super computer
- To be housed at DOST’s iGov
Data Center
EXPECTED OUTCOMES:
• Improved weather forecasting
• NOAH’s weather forecast extended from 6
hours to 7 days
• Larger area coverage to monitor weather
disturbances forming out at sea
• Faster computing time will result in hourly
7-day forecasts
• More weather parameters will be produced
for public information
• Improved flood prediction
The NOAH-Wise Project: Weather Information Integration for System Enhancement
Improved weather forecasting will improve flood prediction

18. Smarter DRRM: Knowledge Sharing-Best Practices & Lessons Learned
Tonga: 2009 7.9 magnitude earthquake & tsunami
2011 Great Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Thailand: The Great Flood of 2011

19. Japan: Lessons learned from 2011 Great Earthquake and Tsunami:
Multi-tier disaster information communication system

20. Thailand: lessons learned from the Great Floods
of 2011: shift to satellite/ space technology
Satellite Data Terminal
Satellite drought mapping & flood early
warning system
Broadband satellite
Satellite-based GIS hazard maps

21. Key DOST Websites: NOAH, PAGASA, PHIVOLCS
Project NOAH Website. Ondoy floodmap for Butuan City.

23. Smarter Industries: 1.3M IT-BPM Jobs by 2016,
520,000 of which are in the countryside

24. Smarter Industries: Towards a P50M/yr.
Semiconductor & Electronics industry
Advanced Device Materials and
Testing Laboratory (ADMATEL)—
designed to enhance the productivity of
the semiconductor and electronics
industry by providing world-class testing
facilities at affordable prices.
• Eliminates the need to send products
abroad for testing, thus enabling higher
value added—from 10% to 20-40%.
Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion
Mass Spectrometer
Focused Ion Beam—Field
Emission Scanning
Electron Microscope
Auger Electron
Spectrometer

26. Smarter Healthcare: the Philippine
eHealth Development Plan 2013-2017
2014 Priorities:
• Philippine Health Information
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Exchange (PHIE)
Philippine Health Enterprise
Data Warehouse
Community Health Information
Tracking System (CHITS)
Hospital Management
Information Systems (HOMIS)
eHealth apps for teleparasitology & tele-dermatology
Telemedicine services: +450
rural barangays
RxBox2 +150 barangays

27. Smarter Healthcare: the RxBox
-
Electronic Medical Record
Graphical User Interface
Vital Signs Sensors
- Heart Rate
- ECG
- Blood Oxygen Saturation
- Fetal Heart Tones
- Maternal Uterine Contraction
Helps Doctors to provide better
health care to patients in Rural
Communities
Adopt RxBox
Contact us at:
rxbox@telehealth.ph
www. Telehealth.ph
admin@info.telehealth.ph
+63-2-509-1003

28. Smarter Healthcare: Conquering Dengue
The DOST-DOH Dep Ed OL Trap Program: Dengue prevention through biological
control. DOST-produced OL (ovicidal-larvicidal) traps are placed in different areas
of participating schools and serviced every 6 days by volunteers. The OL Traps
contain a larvicidal solution which emits an odor that attract Aedes mosquitos to
lay their eggs in them. The solution then kills the eggs and larvae.
Dengue Prevention through Public
Awareness. The rainy season of each year
marks the beginning of a DOH-led anti-dengue
public awareness campaign.
Dengue Rapid Test Kit. Inexpensive test kit for
dengue yields diagnostic results within 1 hour.
R&D on medicinal properties of local plants for
a national anti-dengue vaccine by 2014 and cure
for dengue haemorrhagic fever.
National online dengue early warning system. The
red balloons indicate schools with OL Trap indices of
>40%. Local authorities in these areas are alerted to
undertake an all-out anti-dengue campaign. Coming
soon!

29. Smarter Healthcare: Key Websites

31. Smarter Telecommunications and
ICT Infrastructure: TV White Spaces
TV White Spaces Initiative
Aims to bring broadband-enabled
services to rural areas
DOST’s ICT Office partners with USAID and
Microsoft Philippines to enable the Department of
Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources to provide government services to
remote fishing communities in Bohol through the
TV White Spaces Program.

32. Smarter Transportation Systems
Automated Guideway Transit System (AGT).
Driverless electricity-run monorail
DOST Road Train.
Smarter Traffic Management System with cellphonebased People Flow Mobility Data

34. Smarter People: LEAP and GCAT
LEAP (Learning English Application for
Pinoys) is a standalone application for
Windows- and Linux-based platforms for
learning basic English.
Goals
Improve Basic English
Proficiency of Filipinos
Help improve and sustain
competitiveness in the Global
Market

35. eGovernance Training for Smarter Cities
gCIO Training for LGUs
Empowering Government Chief Information Officers as agents of strategic
change, focused on projects that drive innovation & reform.
• Chief ICT Strategist
• Chief ICT Policy Advisor
• Chief Information Security Officer
5 Core Competencies to be developed in gCIOs:
In partnership with:
eLeadership for Local Executives
Aims to develop ICT competence— a cluster
of related abilities, commitments, knowledge
and skills that enable local executives to act
effectively

36. Smarter People Collaboration with DOST’s Smarter
Philippines Technology Partners (*under discussion)
IT-certified faculty
capable of imparting 21st
century skills through
STEM curriculum
Smarter Analytics Training for Public Sector with IBM
http://www.scgmis.org/Resources/Documents/Becomming%20an%20analytics-driven%20govt.pdf
*Google “Microsoft IT Academy” to download the 51-slide Powerpoint presentation
http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/netacad/us-can/docs/Put-the-T-in-Your-STEM-Education-Programwith-Cisco-Networking-Academy.pdf

37. The optimum strategy for both sustained, high and inclusive growth and
poverty alleviation is the co-development of Tier II and Tier III cities as
Smarter Cities, along with their surrounding rural communities.

38. Smarter MSMEs: Small Enterprise
Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP)
TECHNOLOGY UPGRADING
TECHNICAL CONSULTING
PACKAGING ASSISTANCE
TECHNOLOGY TRAININGS
LAB TESTING SERVICES

40. Smarter Farming
• Smarter Farming for a Sustainable Food Supply
• Nationwide Farm Management Information System (FMIS)
• Geographical Information System with visual data presentation of:
• Hydrologic Map
• Soil Texture Map
• Crop / Vegetative Cover Maps
• Drought Intensity Map
Farm Management
Information System
Soil Texture Map
Hydrologic Map
Crop Cover Map
Drought Intensity Map

41. Smarter Farming
National Program on Weather and Crop Forecasting
will reduce vulnerability of farmers to Climate Change
Farmer Decision Support System
Smarter Crop Forecasting System

43. Smarter Collaboration System
Secured Login
Project Authoring
Document Upload / Download –
Repository for every Project
Project Monitoring with
Progress Report On Demand
Messaging System for Stakeholders and Team
Members

44. Smarter Collaboration System
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3.
4.
Collaboration
Transparency
Efficiency
Services
Project Monitoring (Progress Report On Demand)
Data Repository / File Management System
Discussion and Messaging Board
Community Integration (Social Media, Other DOST offices)
Delivered Online via
Secured Portal
DOST National Office DOST Regional Offices
LGU
Stakeholders

45. Knowledge Management and Exchange System
Objective
Strengthen the capacity of cities to effectively manage inclusive urban
development through the implementation of a knowledge management
and exchange system among city managers and stakeholders
Addresses these challenges
1. Limited Participation and Access to Capacity Development
Programs
2. Inadequate management of knowledge resources
3. Lack of sustainable program for peer to peer knowledge exchange
among city managers
Special module: Smarter Urban
Planning & Land Use Planning

47. Alejandro P. Melchor III
Smarter Philippines Program Director
Department of Science & Technology
budmelchor@yahoo.com
Alejandro “Bud” Melchor