iCity@HK: A Vision on Next Generation Smart City Presentation to Hong Kong Institute of Architects (2015.2.3)

1. Charles Mok
Legislative Councillor (IT)
iCity@HK:
A Vision on Next Generation
Smart City

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New economic and social
opportunities from the
Internet of Things

3. Smart Services:
Interconnected data, infrastructures and
services, enabled by ICT
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4. “Cities and regions that use technology not
just to save money or make things work
better, but also to create high-quality
employment, increase citizen participation
and become great places to live and work.”
----Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), a New York-based think tank

5. India’s Prime Minister
Narendra Modi to build
no less than
100smart cities
across the country

6. Songdo, South Korea
the world's first smart city to complete in 2015

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What will make Hong Kong
a smart city?

8. Our edge
Robust Telecommunications Infrastructure
• Household broadband penetration rate 83%
• Mobile penetration rate >238%
• among the highest in the world
• Public free Wi-Fi hotspots growing
• A digitally-savvy population

9. Beyond technology:
What about everyday urban life?

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A truly smart city is not just about
technical, but also social
innovations

11. iCity: Concepts and Principles
1.People Centric
2.Value Driven
3.Interoperability
and
Intelligent
Experience

12. iCity: Concepts and Principles
4. Green and Sustainable
5. Inclusive and Collaborative –
including Open Data
6. Secured and Non-intrusive

13. iCity: Concepts and Principles
7. Infrastructure
8. Policy
9. Quality of Life
10. Efficiency

14. Smart City architecture
•Applications
satellite imagery, aerial mapping, GPS, building management
system, CCTV, GIS
•Information
user, document, industry, business, revenue, circulation
Management
•Integration of communication
protocols
Wireless, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3/4/5G, M2M, embedded network
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15. iCity: fields of Application

16. iCity: latest application
Smart Grid: real-time data on usage of electricity

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Intelligent street lighting
Intelligent building
Intelligent transportation
Smart transit

18. iCity: latest application
• Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
Traffic adjustments according to condition/
parking information (no need to try your luck)

19. iCity: latest application
Intelligent Systems for
new architecture:
adjustments of
lighting/
temperature/
humidity level
>
for a efficient use of
energy resources

20. 1. Life-Long Education Scenario
Offering citizens of all ages better learning experience
through friendly applications and personalized learning-
centric networks.
iCity: iHongKong User Scenario 1

21. iCity:iHongKong User Scenario 2
2. Intelligent Commerce Shopping Scenario
Integrating and providing a one-stop service
platform, benefiting both businesses and
consumers.

22. iCity:iHongKong User Scenario 3
3. Collaborative Care for Senior Citizens
Utilizing solutions from elderly healthcare to life quality
improvement through lifestyle management, enabled by
IT adoption.

23. iCity: iHongKong User Scenario 4
4. Intelligent Home Waste Management
Enabling easy sorting and recycling of household
wastes.

26. How ‘Smart’ will Kowloon East be?
• Traffic light system on Lai Yip Street: sensor > change
light in seconds > less time travelled from MTR to Kwun
Tong Promenade
• Smartphone App: audio guided tour > get to the
historic flour mills or revitalised building projects
• Intelligent Parking: electronic panels at major
junctions to show available bays > avoid unnecessary
circling in search of parking spaces > reduce vehicle
emissions
• Free Wi-Fi in public parks

27. Other plans of Kowloon East
development
• Integrated waste-handling systems in Commercial developments
• Less crowded alleys :Larger streets in Kwun Tong district, such as
How Ming Street, Hung To Road, Tsun Yip Street and Hoi Yuen Road
• New buildings with vertical greening: large apertures for better
ventilation and top ratings for eco-friendliness
• Rent a bike: tour the Kai Tak cruise terminal > visit the now
upmarket commercial area > return it to any rental station in
Kwun Tong
• Nullah on nearby King Yip Street: clean up and turn into a small
river with alfresco dining alongside

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Can we use technology to manage
everything in the city?
 Human intelligence and
participation still counts

29. A smart city
requires digital
citizens and
communities

30. Transparency & Smart Governance
•Bringing citizen values
• Data, data, data!
Value proposition to citizens,
businesses and government
• Open data to generate
social and business value

31. iCity: How it is defined
City Planning and Urban
Development expert
Anthony Townsend :
Smart Cities as places where
information technology is
combined with infrastructure,
architecture, everyday objects,
and even our bodies to address
social, economic, and
environmental problems.

32. Not just for Government
and Corporations
More participation of
grassroots and citizens

33. Human-driven iCity
• Information
transparency
• Can change
behavior and
habit of citizens
• Bettered sense of
belonging and
civic participation

34. Human-driven iCity
• Gather information from
different means
• Use together with
flexibility
• For cross-sector
innovation and created
value

35. Human-driven iCity
• Important force for development of smart city:
SMEs and Civil Society: Vibrant and creativity

36. Participation & Accountability
Technologies should inform citizens
about decisions of urban land use,
mobility and governance.

37. Open data and governance
• New Digital 21 Strategy:
• “Smart City” vision
• Turning data analysis into informed decisions
and intuitive services
• Internet of Things: Sensors, e-commerce
transactions, weather information, road traffic
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38. Unleashing the power of data to the
public – data.one portal
• Mobile app locating doctors and public clinics
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40. First time:
govt commitment to open up data
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41. Potential of data in public policy
• Visualising government expenditure in budget
• (g0v.tw)
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Better
communicate
impact of
government
policy
Example:
Budget
calculator by
Code4HK

43. Ones to watch:
Civic Hacking Community
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44. For a smart city to actually work:
We need sound policies, coordination
across departments and data-driven
urban planning

45. Thank you!
Charles Mok
charlesmok@charlesmok.hk
@charlesmok
www.charlesmok.hk