NIST is working to establish models for smart and secure cities through its Global City Teams Challenge program. The program brings together technology innovators, cities, and other stakeholders to collaborate on projects that improve quality of life using IoT and cyber-physical systems. Example projects address issues like emergency response, transportation, and utilities. Over 200 cities worldwide have participated, working in clusters on shared challenges and opportunities. The goal is to demonstrate replicable, scalable, and sustainable smart city solutions with built-in security and privacy protections.

1. SMART AND SECURE CITIES
AND COMMUNITIES
Sokwoo Rhee
Associate Director of Cyber-Physical Systems Innovation
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
U.S. Department of Commerce
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2. Internet of Things (IoT) and
Smart Communities/Cities
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Service
Data Analytics
Physical Systems
(via Sensing & Actuation)
Communications
Information Flow
Infrastructure
Applications

3. 3 Categories of IoT
• Consumer IoT
• Industrial IoT
• Public Sector IoT: Smart Cities and Communities
• Smart City/Community: Use smart technologies such as IoT and CPS to improve
the quality of life in cities and communities
• Many smart community efforts are one-off projects with heavy emphasis on
customization and inadequate consideration for future upgradability and
extensibility
• As a result, many Smart Cities/Communities deployments are isolated and do not
enjoy the economy of scale.
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4. Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC)
Smart and Secure Cities and Communities
• Establish and demonstrate replicable, scalable
and sustainable models for collaborative
incubation and deployment of interoperable,
standard-based Internet of Things (IoT) solutions
and demonstrate their tangible and measurable
benefits in communities and cities
• Tackle the cybersecurity, privacy, and
trustworthiness issues as the first order concern.
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5. GCTC Approach
Technology
Innovators
Sensor
Systems
Wearable devices
Cloud
Services
Utilities
Infrastructure
Cyber/Physical
Security
Visualization
Robotics
Medical
Services
Building
Controls
Etc. …
Emergency response,
Disaster resilience
Flood Prediction
Renewable energy
Utilities, Microgrids
Water management
Dashboard
Multi-sector integration
Building automation,
Healthcare
Air quality management
Others …
Action Clusters
(Teams)
Autonomous vehicles,
Traffic congestion mgt,
Parking management
Last miles/first mile
“SuperClusters”
Smart City
Projects
Portland, OR
U.S.
Denton, TX
Ammon, ID
Columbus, OH
Washington DC
Others …
Europe
Amsterdam
Genoa
Valencia
Asia
Shirahama
Others
Busan, Daegu
Africa, South America,
Australia, etc.
New York, NY
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6. Over 200 Cities & Communities
in GCTC 2015-2018 (Partial list shown):
• Portland, OR
• Newport News, VA
• Greenville, SC
• Raleigh, NC
• Montgomery County, MD
• Winooski, VT
• San Mateo County, CA
• New York, NY
• Washington, DC
• Columbus, OH
• Kansas City, MO
• Nashville, TN
• Austin, TX
• Amsterdam (Netherlands)
• Genova, Perugia (Italy)
• Coruna, Valencia (Spain)
• Saint-Quentin (France)
• Abuja City, Obia-Akpor City (Nigeria)
• La Marsa (Tunisia)
• Seoul, Suwon, Daegu, Busan (Korea)
• Saitama City, Shirahama Town (Japan)
• Visit www.globalcitychallenge.org for the full list of participation cities in 2016-2017
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And, over 400 companies, universities,
non-profits, government agencies

7. Convergence by GCTC
Action Clusters
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SuperClusters
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• Action Cluster is the basic unit of participation. It is a team of technology
providers and one or more municipal partners. Action Cluster may choose
to be affiliated with a SuperCluster.
• SuperCluster is a collaboration of Action Clusters with participation from
additional individual entities.
Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer 3
Layer 4
Expo Exhibit/Presentation Opportunities
- Layer 1-3: Eligible for an independent exhibit space and a presentation slot, assuming municipal participation
- Layer 4: Can be part of a SuperCluster exhibit/presentation, but no independent space/presentation slot
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8. List of SuperClusters
• General Information: https://pages.nist.gov/GCTC/super-clusters/
• Transportation SuperCluster (TSC)
• Leading city: Portland, OR, Columbus OH
• Join the group: https://groups.google.com/a/urban.systems/forum/#!forum/global-city-teams-challenge-super-action-
cluster/join
• Public Safety SuperCluster (PSSC)
• Leading City: Washington DC
• Join the group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gctc-public-safety-supercluster/join
• Utility SuperCluster (USC)
• Leading City: Atlanta, GA, San Leandro, CA
• Join the group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gctc-energy-water-waste-management-supercluster/join
• Wireless SuperCluster (WSC)
• Leading City: San Mateo County, CA, San Leandro, CA, Schenectady, NY
• Join the group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gctc-wireless-supercluster/join
• Data SuperCluster (DSC)
• Leading City: Kansas City, MO
• Join the group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gctc-data-supercluster/join
• Agriculture and Rural area SuperCluster (ARSC)
• Leading Community: State of New York
• Join the group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gctc-agriculture-and-rural-area-supercluster/join
• Education SuperCluster (ESC)
• Cybersecurity and Privacy Advisory Committee (CPAC)
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9. Partners
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(Partial List)

10. Action Cluster Examples
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13. 2018 GCTC-Smart and Secure Cities and
Communities Challenge (SC3) Concept
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Smart Cities Partnership
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GCTC Community
DHS S&T
Community
110 ProjectTeams
160 Cities
400 Companies, Universities
Smart and Secure Cities
and Communities Challenge
Companies
Universities
National Labs
Int’l Partners
 Building on NIST’s Global CityTeams Challenge (GCTC)
program, NIST and DHS S&T will run a 12-14 months program
for teams of cities and innovators to demonstrate value and
return on investment for designed-in trustworthiness for
smart city deployments.

14. GCTC-SC3 Expo
• February 20-22, 2019, Walter E.
Washington DC Convention Center
• Keynotes by major stakeholders
• 7 SuperClusters, 80+ Action Clusters presentations
and exhibits
• 100+ Cities and communities from around the world
• 400+ Companies, universities, and non-profits
• 1500+ Attendees
• No registration fee.
• Visit www.gctcexpo.org for more info
• To become an Action Cluster and
exhibit/speak, visit
https://pages.nist.gov/GCTC/about/participati
on-guide/
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“The Largest Smart City/Community Event hosted by the US
Federal Government”

15. For More Information
• Contact
• Sokwoo Rhee (sokwoo.rhee@nist.gov)
• Scott Tousley (scott.tousley@hq.dhs.gov)
• Gary Dennis (gary.dennis@associates.hq.dhs.gov)
• Participation Guide
• https://pages.nist.gov/GCTC/about/participation-guide/
• News
• https://pages.nist.gov/GCTC/news/
• GCTC web sites and Wiki:
• https://pages.nist.gov/GCTC/
• https://www.nist.gov/el/cyber-physical-systems/smart-americaglobal-cities
• https://gctc.opencommons.org/Category:ActionCluster
• To sign up for updates:
• Mailto:gctcinfo@nist.gov with “Subscribe” in the subject line.
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