The document provides guidance for communities to become Smart Gigabit Communities through developing gigabit applications and infrastructure. It outlines key activities including forming a steering committee, hiring a technical lead, developing and funding applications, hosting community events, and sharing applications and best practices with other communities. The goal is to foster economic growth and improve quality of life through taking advantage of high-speed connectivity.

1. SMART GIGABIT COMMUNITIES (SGC)
Nishal Mohan, PhD
Na.onal Community Leader
nishal.mohan@us-ignite.org
@drnishal

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Your Smart Gigabit Community Story…
SGCGigabit Apps
Gigabit Infrastructure
Gigabit Community AcAviAes
More resilient city
Economic growth
Bridge digital divide
Civic pride
SGC Vanguard
Smarter, safer,
healthier, involved
ciAzens…

3. COMMUNITIESWho Needs To Be Involved And Why?
Civic
GroupsSUPPORT
Anchor
Institutions Foundations
App Development
Gigabit Infrastructure
National Priorities
Education
Startups
Funding
Subject Matter Expertise
Developer
Groups InvestorsCorporate

4. SGCWhat Are We Going To Do And How?
Smart Gigabit CommuniAes starts today!
Start
Broad-based local steering body
Local Technical Lead (up to $30k for 1+ day of work)
Apply for App and Community AcAviAes funding
Develop a Community ecosystem around App development
Foster the development of Apps
DocumentaAon & Support to enable other communiAes to use
your Apps
CompleAon of a Playbook
EvaluaAon
Steering Group

5. Local gigabit capability linked to smart city brain (GENI)
“Locavore” infrastructure
Connected to interoperable testbeds and potenAal markets
Wireless link to IoT (Paradrop)
Secure
TransiAon to commercial infrastructure
Smart City Brain

6. Gigabit App IdeaAon
Real->me
Cyberphysical
interac>ons
Low latency ReliableGigabit
Big Data
to end user
Collabora>ve Distributed
IoT Streaming
VR
Pandemic
Predic>on
Data
Science
+
Who will use the App?
Who will develop the App?
What are it’s specificaAons?
Is there a similar App?
How much work is needed?
Is it useful to other ciAes?
NaAonal Science FoundaAon Dear Colleague Le_er $300k
Submit App idea to NSF by March 1
OpAonal: Send gigabit App proposal (1-2 pages) to US Ignite by
February 12 for feedback

7. Port exisAng Apps (US Ignite ApplicaAons Index or within
your community)
Build new Apps from scratch (Many sources of funding)
Make Apps interoperable (Docker)
DocumentaAon and Support to enable other CommuniAes
to use your Apps:
Subject Ma_er Expert(s) is important
Create App profiles and log development progress on US
Ignite’s website
Gigabit App AcAviAes
Start Finish
α App
β App
Share your SGC drad Apps Sharing Strategy with
Milestones, Timeline & Budget (1-3 pages) for one Ame
funding ($25K) & recurring funding for
2 Apps/year($20K/year).
$20k$25kDocumentaAon and Support for Apps

8. Organize local groups to support and sustain smart gigabit
community infrastructure and Apps
Give grants for applicaAon teams to Document and Support App
development to enable other CommuniAes to use Apps
Hold local gigabit meetups, hacakthons & contests for App ideas
and App development
Organize testers for Apps
Training for local developers to use Smart City Brain and Apps
Organize entrepreneurial events around Apps with local
foundaAons, incubators, accelerators, and investors
Install always-on large screens/microphones/speakers for
communicaAng with the other parAcipaAng communiAes
Cross-Community acAviAes
Organize and Register Users
Community AcAviAes
ACADEMIA FOUNDATIONS CORPORATE DEVELOPER
GROUPS
CIVIC
GROUPS
Mozilla
Learning
Hives
Google
Dev Groups
Apple
Dev Groups
Mayor’s
Office
City Council
Code for
America
Brigade
One Million
Cups
DOT
INVESTORS
Venture
Capitalists
Angel
Investors
Incubators
Accelerators
Kauffman
Tech
Venture
Local
UniversiAes
Students
Chamber of
Commerce
Capstone
Projects
Gigabit ISPs
Data Centers
Big Employers

9. Share Apps with other Smart Gigabit CommuniAes
Adopt Apps from other CommuniAes
Showcase Apps with US Ignite community
Share ApplicaAons

10. Share Best PracAces
Lessons learned
IdenAfy new
opportuniAes
A_ract new
ParAcipants &
CommuniAes
Get Publicity
Taking advantage of giagbit infrastructure
Fostering the local entrepreneurial ecosystem
Developing Apps that contribute to economic
development
CreaAng relaAonships and interoperability with other
CommuniAes
SGC Playbook
SGC Playbook

11. Brief monthly report
Bi-weekly telephone call
Monthly conference call with all Community Coordinators
SGC Team member(s) visits
US Ignite Gigabit ApplicaAons Summit (June 13-15)
CommunicaAon
End First Year

12. DigitalTownSquareCommunityApplica>onsUSIgnite
App Themes
Choose Apps themes based
on your ciAzen’s needs and
NaAonal PrioriAes (Health,
EducaAon, TransportaAon,
Energy, Public Safety, &
Advanced Manufacturing).
Subject ma_er expert(s) on
Steering Commi_ee needed.
App Ideas
Your Gigabit Apps
characterisAcs can be a
combinaAon of Low latency,
Real Time, Reliable, allow for
Cyberphysical interacAons,
Big Data to the end user,
CollaboraAve, & Distributed.
Community acAviAes can
support ideaAon.
Port ExisAng Apps
Explore US Ignite’s
ApplicaAons Index (h_ps://
www.us-ignite.org/apps/)
or look in your community to
determine if a similar App
already exists so you can
jumpstart development by
adapAng that app.
App Development
Whether adapAng an exisAng
app or developing a new
gigabit App consider:
Who will use the App?
Who will develop the App?
What are it’s specificaAons?
How much work is needed?
Is it useful to other ciAes?
Fund App
Send gigabit App summary
(1-2 pages) to US Ignite by
February 12 for feedback.
Submit App idea ader US
Ignite feedback to NSF Dear
Colleague Le_er by March 1.
h_p://1.usa.gov/1ZDiOkB.
Apply for other sources of
funding.
App
Create an App profile to
announce your App and log
development progress on US
Ignite’s website (h_p://bit.ly/
1SAHniR)
Share your App with other
Smart Gigabit CommuniAes.
Receive Apps from other
CommuniAes
Steering Group
Organize local community
steering group: Civic groups,
Academia, Anchor
InsAtuAons, FoundaAons,
Corporate, Corporate CiAzens,
Developer Groups, Investors,
& Subject ma_er experts.
IdenAfy and hire local
Technical Lead.
App Funding
Send gigabit App summary
(1-2 pages) to US Ignite by
February 12 for feedback.
Submit App idea ader US
Ignite feedback to NSF Dear
Colleague Le_er by March 1.
h_p://1.usa.gov/1ZDiOkB.
Apply for other sources of
funding for Apps.
US Ignite Funding
Funding is to enable other
communiAes to use your
Apps. Share your SGC drad
Apps Sharing Strategy with
Milestones, Timeline & Budget
(1-3 pages) for one Ame
funding ($25K) & recurring
funding for 2 Apps/year
($20K)/yr).
Community AcAvity
Hold local gigabit meetups,
hackathons & contests for
Apps ideas and development.
Organize testers for Apps.
Organize entrepreneurial
events around Apps with
foundaAons, incubators,
accelerators, and investors.
EducaAon
Train local developers to use
DTS and Apps.
Create DocumentaAon and
Support to enable other
communiAes to use Apps.
Set up “always-on” equipment
for communicaAng with other
communiAes (funded by US
Ignite).
EvaluaAon
Best PracAces: Taking
advantage of gigabit
infrastructure | Fostering
local entrepreneurial
ecosystem | Developing Apps
for economic growth |
CreaAng inter-community
relaAonships.
IdenAfy new opportuniAes.
FacilitaAon
Provide assistance for DTS,
Community & ApplicaAons
acAviAes.
Provide educaAonal materials.
Share funding opportuniAes.
Connect communiAes.
Host annual Gigabit
ApplicaAons Summit.
Provide naAonal publicity.
Funding
Up to $30k of Local Technical
Lead’s salary.
DocumentaAon & Support to
enable other communiAes to
use your Apps:
One Ame funding: $25K
Recurring for 2 Apps: $20K/yr
Funds for DTS
Funds for “always on” system
Community Leader
Encourage and manage
informaAon sharing between
communiAes and Community
Coordinators
Develop ideas and materials
Facilitate interacAon among
developers (NSF awardees)
and end user communiAes.
nishal.mohan@us-ignite.org
Technical Leader
Provide technical assistance
and liaison with local
Technical Leads for GENI,
Paradrop and troubleshooAng.
Responsible for technical
design, organizaAon and
performance reporAng.
sco_.turnbull@us-ignite.org
CommunicaAon
Receive monthly reports
Bi-weekly telephone calls
Monthly conference call with
all Community Coordinators
and Technical Leads
Visit CommuniAes
Develop SGC Playbook
Scale SGC
Increase the number of SGC
communiAes (naAonally and
internaAonally).
Connect SGC communiAes.
Develop SGC Playbook to
guide communiAes to
become Smart Gigabit
CommuniAes.
EducaAon
Local Technical Lead, with
support from US Ignite’s
Technical Leader will
Educate local developers on
use of DTS, Docker, GENI,
Paradrop, and other
sodware to adapt and
develop interoperable
gigabit Apps.
Connect
Connect DTS to other Smart
Gigabit CommuniAes DTS’ to
share and receive
interoperable gigabit Apps.
EvoluAon
TransiAon DTS to
commercial infrastructure
(long term goal).
$25k+$20k
Technical Lead
IdenAfy and vet a local
Technical Lead ASAP to help
community with DTS and to
port apps to DTS.
Lead should dedicate 1+ days
per week of their Ame to SGC.
Send Lead choice to US Ignite
who will fund up to $30k of
Lead’s salary.
$30k
us-ignite.orgSmart Gigabit Communi>es Ac>vi>y Guide
No DTS
With US Ignite, determine the
strategy for DTS, order
equipment and install (funded
by US Ignite)
Developers can temporarily
use another GENI rack for
Apps development.
Begin Community and
ApplicaAons acAviAes.
Have DTS
When you have a Digital
Town Square (DTS) with a
GENI rack, or are in the
process of seqng one up,
your community is ready for
gigabit App development.
Begin Community and
ApplicaAons acAviAes.

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Looking forward to working with you to
build awesome Smart Gigabit Communi>es
Thank you!
SGC
nishal.mohan@us-ignite.org
@drnishal