Presentation at the 2nd International Workshop SISC-DISES in Nice (france). Cities increasingly face challenges regarding participation and collaboration in order to become a “smart city”. The world’s best cities to live in are not the ones with the most advanced technological layers but cities that create an atmosphere where citizens, companies and government together build a vital and sustainable innovation platform. A platform strategy enables cities to engage the most important stakeholders. As a result, quadruple helix innovation contributes to a smarter city. Furthermore, we believe that an open technological infrastructure such as FIWARE is a key enabler for sharing big data from IoT services. In this presentation we present smart city cases from Enschede, Hamburg and Berlin. Furthermore, we show results from our own research projects comprising urban platforms, data visualizations and real-time city dashboards.
Exploration of a conceptual framework that might be adopted by any municipality or community and enables them to deploy the physical and logical infrastructure required to support all SMART functional technology going forward.
Smart Cities and ICT - An assessment framework for Smart City ICT architectureHakan Demirel
There are many definitions of a <Smart City>, and almost all identify ICT as the key enabler. But, what are the characteristics of a smart city, and what is the role of ICT in enabling those characteristics? Moreover, how ICT maturity can be assessed in a smart city context?
The slides give a brief on smart city concepts, elaborate on the role of ICT in smart city enablement and also introduce an EA framework to assess ICT maturity of smart cities.
The Business Case for Smart Cities
• What is a Smart City?
• Where are the Smart Cities?
• Does Smart = Sustainable?
• How can the investment be justified?
• How can success be measured?
This is a summary of the Swisscom/IMD joined research paper, introducing the Smart City piano framework. This presentation summarizes the following key findings:
- What is a smart city?
- What are the main reasons to become smart?
- What are the key success factors to take care off?
- The Smart City piano framework
The full report can be downloaded under http://scm.to/01NM.
Our second report that will be published in April 2017, is providing a strategic six-step methodology and practical advices to city leaders and other stakeholders on how to define, select and implement the most promising smart city projects.
Smart City and Smart Government : Strategy, Model, and Cases of KoreaJong-Sung Hwang
Presentation file by Jong-Sung Hwang on Smart City and Smart Government. It was revised from an original presentation at FTTH New Zealand conference in May 2013. It explains different approaches to Smart City and the relationship between Smart City and Smart Government.
Exploration of a conceptual framework that might be adopted by any municipality or community and enables them to deploy the physical and logical infrastructure required to support all SMART functional technology going forward.
Smart Cities and ICT - An assessment framework for Smart City ICT architectureHakan Demirel
There are many definitions of a <Smart City>, and almost all identify ICT as the key enabler. But, what are the characteristics of a smart city, and what is the role of ICT in enabling those characteristics? Moreover, how ICT maturity can be assessed in a smart city context?
The slides give a brief on smart city concepts, elaborate on the role of ICT in smart city enablement and also introduce an EA framework to assess ICT maturity of smart cities.
The Business Case for Smart Cities
• What is a Smart City?
• Where are the Smart Cities?
• Does Smart = Sustainable?
• How can the investment be justified?
• How can success be measured?
This is a summary of the Swisscom/IMD joined research paper, introducing the Smart City piano framework. This presentation summarizes the following key findings:
- What is a smart city?
- What are the main reasons to become smart?
- What are the key success factors to take care off?
- The Smart City piano framework
The full report can be downloaded under http://scm.to/01NM.
Our second report that will be published in April 2017, is providing a strategic six-step methodology and practical advices to city leaders and other stakeholders on how to define, select and implement the most promising smart city projects.
Smart City and Smart Government : Strategy, Model, and Cases of KoreaJong-Sung Hwang
Presentation file by Jong-Sung Hwang on Smart City and Smart Government. It was revised from an original presentation at FTTH New Zealand conference in May 2013. It explains different approaches to Smart City and the relationship between Smart City and Smart Government.
Smart city India , What is a Smart City?
Government Of India (GOI) Smart City Mission
Strategies for Smart Cities Success
SMART Solutions & A Unified Command & Control Center
The Smart City Services Platform (SCSP)
Smart city can be understood as a city IT project. But City IT is quite different from office IT. This slide explains difference between City and Office IT and shows ways to build a smart city successfully based on experiences from Korea and Seoul in particular.
government of India has launched "Smart Cities Mission" on 25th June 2015.
This is a presentation explaining the guidelines and procedure for this mission.
Presentation given by Nicola Graham, Smart Dublin, at Open & Agile Smart Cities' annual Connected Smart Cities & Communities Conference 2020 on 23 January in Brussels, Belgium
Cisco smart city aims to pioneer Internet of Everything (IoE) into every home, street and community aimed at ensuring safety for citizens and increasing energy efficiency. This presentation on the alignment of IT, Business and Corporate strategies gives a detailed idea on how a company as big as cisco can implement their plan into action.
Smart city training bootcamp helps you identify the tendencies and developing problems for communities and utilities as the smart structure movement gains motion. Such evolving universal phenomena are being advertised by the transforming from conceptual design and pilot programs affecting the distribution network or customer service creativities to large scale, more diverse, and cohesive programs.
Some of the Elements of Smart City:
Resilient city units
New transportation networks
Resilient energy structures
Living area on demand
Shared co-working systems
Urban food generation
Responsive methods
Trust systems
Smart distribution energy sources (DERs)
Smart grids
Smart transportation systems
Why Smart Cities?
Increases the quality of life of the residents of the city
Improve the effectiveness and affordability of the local and economy
Move towards the sustainability of cities by enhancing resource effectiveness and fulfilling emission drop targets
Why Smart Cities Are Not In-Place Yet?
Doubts about the sizing up of modern technologies
Technology is not completely understood throughout city districts
Current authority, financing, and procurement models are poor for technology incorporation
TONEX Smart City Features Bootcamp Formatting
Covers both angels of theories and practices
Theories are delivered via interactive lectures and presentations
Practical exercises include labs, individual/group activities, and hands-on workshops
The topics for practical activities and workshops are chosen from real-world case studies
Training Objectives
Upon the completion of smart city training bootcamp course, the attendees are able to:
Understand the concepts and ideas of smart city
Understand the components of smart city
Apply various models for implementing smart city
Recommend potential solutions for the proposed issues
Analyze the risks associated with the idea of smart city
Recommend effective, creative solutions to reduce the costs that make smart cities unaffordable
Comprehend the existing ecological, energy, accommodation, health, food, and transportation issues the cities deal with
Construct a information foundation of the recent technological creativities, strategies, and guidelines being established by industry and academia that are being executed in cities and comprehend the advantage and expense exchange for these solutions
Derive a complete and system-level viewpoint on smart
Understand the concept of smart grids, smart grid monitoring systems and smart meters in smart cities
Understand the citizen driven smart cities and applications of urban mobility in smart cities
Smart City Training Bootcamp
https://www.tonex.com/training-courses/smart-city-training-bootcamp/
This presentation discusses the results of recent research conducted by Paskaleva on European trends on smart cities in the context of open innovation. It draws from analyses of key European Union programmes, latest international projects and related activities. The emerging new approach to open innovation is discussed that links technologies with people, the urban territory and other cities to reap the benefits of modern technological and social advance. It is suggested that using open innovation for building the smart (-er) city can be effective, efficient and sustainable but consistent frameworks, principles and strategic agendas are necessary to optimally bind these elements together.
Connecting Cities, Technologies and Citizens – the Swiss-European-Japanese pr...Stephan Haller
Smart Cities is a lot about connectivity and networking, not just in the technical sense. This talk given at a mini-symposium of the Swiss Informatics Society in May 2019 highlights this using the EU-Japan Horizon 2020 project CPaaS.io.
The full talk is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kmh26qUnGh8
Smart city India , What is a Smart City?
Government Of India (GOI) Smart City Mission
Strategies for Smart Cities Success
SMART Solutions & A Unified Command & Control Center
The Smart City Services Platform (SCSP)
Smart city can be understood as a city IT project. But City IT is quite different from office IT. This slide explains difference between City and Office IT and shows ways to build a smart city successfully based on experiences from Korea and Seoul in particular.
government of India has launched "Smart Cities Mission" on 25th June 2015.
This is a presentation explaining the guidelines and procedure for this mission.
Presentation given by Nicola Graham, Smart Dublin, at Open & Agile Smart Cities' annual Connected Smart Cities & Communities Conference 2020 on 23 January in Brussels, Belgium
Cisco smart city aims to pioneer Internet of Everything (IoE) into every home, street and community aimed at ensuring safety for citizens and increasing energy efficiency. This presentation on the alignment of IT, Business and Corporate strategies gives a detailed idea on how a company as big as cisco can implement their plan into action.
Smart city training bootcamp helps you identify the tendencies and developing problems for communities and utilities as the smart structure movement gains motion. Such evolving universal phenomena are being advertised by the transforming from conceptual design and pilot programs affecting the distribution network or customer service creativities to large scale, more diverse, and cohesive programs.
Some of the Elements of Smart City:
Resilient city units
New transportation networks
Resilient energy structures
Living area on demand
Shared co-working systems
Urban food generation
Responsive methods
Trust systems
Smart distribution energy sources (DERs)
Smart grids
Smart transportation systems
Why Smart Cities?
Increases the quality of life of the residents of the city
Improve the effectiveness and affordability of the local and economy
Move towards the sustainability of cities by enhancing resource effectiveness and fulfilling emission drop targets
Why Smart Cities Are Not In-Place Yet?
Doubts about the sizing up of modern technologies
Technology is not completely understood throughout city districts
Current authority, financing, and procurement models are poor for technology incorporation
TONEX Smart City Features Bootcamp Formatting
Covers both angels of theories and practices
Theories are delivered via interactive lectures and presentations
Practical exercises include labs, individual/group activities, and hands-on workshops
The topics for practical activities and workshops are chosen from real-world case studies
Training Objectives
Upon the completion of smart city training bootcamp course, the attendees are able to:
Understand the concepts and ideas of smart city
Understand the components of smart city
Apply various models for implementing smart city
Recommend potential solutions for the proposed issues
Analyze the risks associated with the idea of smart city
Recommend effective, creative solutions to reduce the costs that make smart cities unaffordable
Comprehend the existing ecological, energy, accommodation, health, food, and transportation issues the cities deal with
Construct a information foundation of the recent technological creativities, strategies, and guidelines being established by industry and academia that are being executed in cities and comprehend the advantage and expense exchange for these solutions
Derive a complete and system-level viewpoint on smart
Understand the concept of smart grids, smart grid monitoring systems and smart meters in smart cities
Understand the citizen driven smart cities and applications of urban mobility in smart cities
Smart City Training Bootcamp
https://www.tonex.com/training-courses/smart-city-training-bootcamp/
This presentation discusses the results of recent research conducted by Paskaleva on European trends on smart cities in the context of open innovation. It draws from analyses of key European Union programmes, latest international projects and related activities. The emerging new approach to open innovation is discussed that links technologies with people, the urban territory and other cities to reap the benefits of modern technological and social advance. It is suggested that using open innovation for building the smart (-er) city can be effective, efficient and sustainable but consistent frameworks, principles and strategic agendas are necessary to optimally bind these elements together.
Connecting Cities, Technologies and Citizens – the Swiss-European-Japanese pr...Stephan Haller
Smart Cities is a lot about connectivity and networking, not just in the technical sense. This talk given at a mini-symposium of the Swiss Informatics Society in May 2019 highlights this using the EU-Japan Horizon 2020 project CPaaS.io.
The full talk is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kmh26qUnGh8
2017 iii 6_pietro_elisei_bridginginnovationsmartcitiesATTRACTIVE DANUBE
Creating the governance framework
and roadmaps for smart city investments, which are oftentimes
costly, is essential for ensuring that effort is directed to the real needs in the territory. Leveraging on
intrinsic territorial attractiveness potentials, today’s challenge for most cities is
to meet actual urban
problems with the right tools and fitting flagship projects.
The lessons learned and ongoing smart cities initiatives we present aim at bridging the pan
-
European
innovation landscape with the actual beneficiaries using participatory st
rategic planning processes
and integrated approaches to standardizing key performance indicators for Smart Cities (ESPRESSO
Project).
Digital technologies and cultural heritage for smart tourism and local commun...OECD CFE
Presentation by Sander Muenster, Lead Strategist and Secretary, & Ilaria Manzini, TMO Local Time Machine Manager, Vienna, Austria at the 6th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development "Disrupting tradition: How digital technology is changing the cultural and creative processes", 18-20 Sept. 2023 ONLINE and 27-29 Sept. 2023 ONSITE (Trento, Italy).
More info: https://oe.cd/sacci
Visit our website: www.oecd.org/cfe
Follow us on Twitter: @OECD_local
An Innovative, Open, Interoperable Citizen EngagementCloud P.docxgreg1eden90113
An Innovative, Open, Interoperable Citizen Engagement
Cloud Platform for Smart Government and Users’
Interaction
Diego Reforgiato Recupero1,6 & Mario Castronovo2 &
Sergio Consoli1 & Tarcisio Costanzo3 &
Aldo Gangemi1,4 & Luigi Grasso3 & Giorgia Lodi1 &
Gianluca Merendino3 & Misael Mongiovì1 &
Valentina Presutti1 & Salvatore Davide Rapisarda2 &
Salvo Rosa2 & Emanuele Spampinato5
Received: 10 November 2015 /Accepted: 20 January 2016 /
Published online: 30 January 2016
# Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016
Abstract This paper introduces an open, interoperable, and cloud-computing-based
citizen engagement platform for the management of administrative processes of public
administrations, which also increases the engagement of citizens. The citizen engage-
ment platform is the outcome of a 3-year Italian national project called PRISMA
(Interoperable cloud platforms for smart government; http://www.ponsmartcities-
prisma.it/). The aim of the project is to constitute a new model of digital ecosystem
that can support and enable new methods of interaction among public administrations,
citizens, companies, and other stakeholders surrounding cities. The platform has been
defined by the media as a flexible (enable the addition of any kind of application or
service) and open (enable access to open services) Italian Bcloud^ that allows public
administrations to access to a vast knowledge base represented as linked open data to
be reused by a stakeholder community with the aim of developing new applications
(BCloud Apps^) tailored to the specific needs of citizens. The platform has been used
by Catania and Syracuse municipalities, two of the main cities of southern Italy, located
J Knowl Econ (2016) 7:388–412
DOI 10.1007/s13132-016-0361-0
* Diego Reforgiato Recupero
[email protected]
1 National Research Council (CNR), Via Gaifami 18, 95126 Catania, Italy
2 Sielte, Via Cerza 4, 95027 San Gregorio di Catania, Italy
3 Datanet, Syracuse, Contrada Targia 58, 96100 Syracuse, Italy
4 Paris Nord University, Sorbonne Citè CNRS UMR7030, France
5 Etna Hitech, Viale Africa 31, 95129 Catania, Italy
6 Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
http://www.ponsmartcities-prisma.it/
http://www.ponsmartcities-prisma.it/
http://crossmark.crossref.org/dialog/?doi=10.1007/s13132-016-0361-0&domain=pdf
in the Sicilian region. The fully adoption of the platform is rapidly spreading around the
whole region (local developers have already used available application programming
interfaces (APIs) to create additional services for citizens and administrations) to such
an extent that other provinces of Sicily and Italy in general expressed their interest for
its usage. The platform is available online and, as mentioned above, is open source and
provides APIs for full exploitation.
Keywords Smartcity.Smartgovernance.Linkedopendata.Citizenengagement.Cloud
computing
Introduction
Smart governance is defined as a subset of the s.
Introductory Keynote by Jarmo Eskelinen, President of the European Network of Living Labs. Jarmo asked the question on what drives a City and what we need to do to make Cities Smart: involving citizens, users as innovators of their own environment.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Understanding the Challenges of Street ChildrenSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
A process server is a authorized person for delivering legal documents, such as summons, complaints, subpoenas, and other court papers, to peoples involved in legal proceedings.
Up the Ratios Bylaws - a Comprehensive Process of Our Organizationuptheratios
Up the Ratios is a non-profit organization dedicated to bridging the gap in STEM education for underprivileged students by providing free, high-quality learning opportunities in robotics and other STEM fields. Our mission is to empower the next generation of innovators, thinkers, and problem-solvers by offering a range of educational programs that foster curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking.
At Up the Ratios, we believe that every student, regardless of their socio-economic background, should have access to the tools and knowledge needed to succeed in today's technology-driven world. To achieve this, we host a variety of free classes, workshops, summer camps, and live lectures tailored to students from underserved communities. Our programs are designed to be engaging and hands-on, allowing students to explore the exciting world of robotics and STEM through practical, real-world applications.
Our free classes cover fundamental concepts in robotics, coding, and engineering, providing students with a strong foundation in these critical areas. Through our interactive workshops, students can dive deeper into specific topics, working on projects that challenge them to apply what they've learned and think creatively. Our summer camps offer an immersive experience where students can collaborate on larger projects, develop their teamwork skills, and gain confidence in their abilities.
In addition to our local programs, Up the Ratios is committed to making a global impact. We take donations of new and gently used robotics parts, which we then distribute to students and educational institutions in other countries. These donations help ensure that young learners worldwide have the resources they need to explore and excel in STEM fields. By supporting education in this way, we aim to nurture a global community of future leaders and innovators.
Our live lectures feature guest speakers from various STEM disciplines, including engineers, scientists, and industry professionals who share their knowledge and experiences with our students. These lectures provide valuable insights into potential career paths and inspire students to pursue their passions in STEM.
Up the Ratios relies on the generosity of donors and volunteers to continue our work. Contributions of time, expertise, and financial support are crucial to sustaining our programs and expanding our reach. Whether you're an individual passionate about education, a professional in the STEM field, or a company looking to give back to the community, there are many ways to get involved and make a difference.
We are proud of the positive impact we've had on the lives of countless students, many of whom have gone on to pursue higher education and careers in STEM. By providing these young minds with the tools and opportunities they need to succeed, we are not only changing their futures but also contributing to the advancement of technology and innovation on a broader scale.
Russian anarchist and anti-war movement in the third year of full-scale warAntti Rautiainen
Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war activities are presented, as well as strategies of support for political prisoners, and modest successes in supporting their struggles.
Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
Links:
Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
https://t.me/solidarity_zone
Memorial
https://memopzk.org/, https://t.me/pzk_memorial
OVD-Info
https://en.ovdinfo.org/antiwar-ovd-info-guide
RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
What is the point of small housing associations.pptxPaul Smith
Given the small scale of housing associations and their relative high cost per home what is the point of them and how do we justify their continued existance
Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
Smart City Strategy Platform innovation, data-driven applications and participatory governance at the 2nd SISC-DISES Nice
1. Platform innovation, data-driven applications and participatory governance
By Dr. Robin Effing and Dr. Mettina Veenstra
2nd International Workshop SISC-DISES in Nice (fr)
Smart City Strategy
www.researchgroupsmartcities.eu
2. Introduction
Saxion University of Applied Sciences
School of Creative Technology
Research Group Smart Cities
www.researchgroupsmartcities.eu
3. Effing & Groot:
The Social Smart City Framework
Source: Effing & Groot (2016) Social Smart City: Introducing Digital and Social
Strategies for Participatory Governance in Smart Cities
4. “How can we use the already available data?”
Main strategy: supporting Bottom up based small projects
Strategy was not defined in a policy plan
City center as a living-lab
Collaboration structure is currently focusing on universities
Absence of an overarching vision or plan (will follow in 2018)
Source: Spil, Effing & Kwast (2017): Smart City Participation: Dream or Reality? A
Comparison of Participatory Strategies from Hamburg, Berlin & Enschede
5. Comprehensive strategy plan was developed (Berlin’s Smart City Strategy)
Strategic focus: international competitiveness
Smart city Berlin networks holds over 100 members of various organizations
The citizens are the most important component of the strategy
Most elaborate part in practice: Open Data innovation strategy, however mostly
universities make use of the data
Lacking implementation schedule (a strategy is as good as its implementation)
Source: Spil, Effing & Kwast (2017): Smart City Participation: Dream or Reality? A
Comparison of Participatory Strategies from Hamburg, Berlin & Enschede
6. Image source http://smartklub.org/blog/the-smartest-city-hamburg/
Hamburg is one of the most liveable cities in Germany
“The ultimate smart city is an utopia and does not exist”
Hamburg defined a comprehensive strategy and vision in 2015: “Digitale
Stadt”
Vision: “Establish an innovation climate that enables citizens to make public
data openly accessible and support companies and institutions in networking
“
Key aim: “achieving a higher quality of living”
Citizen centric approach
Tools: open data, stadtwerkstatt, network collaboration
Source: Spil, Effing & Kwast (2017): Smart City Participation: Dream or Reality? A
Comparison of Participatory Strategies from Hamburg, Berlin & Enschede
8. Image source http://smartklub.org/blog/the-smartest-city-hamburg/
Open & Agile Smart Cities: November 2015, some Dutch Cities join
(Amersfoort, Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Enschede, Rotterdam, Utrecht)
FIWARE: platform providing set of APIs that ease the development of smart
applications in multiple vertical sectors + data models
Orion Context Broker, CKAN, Cygnus
9. Image source http://smartklub.org/blog/the-smartest-city-hamburg/
Urban Platform (according to EIP-SCC): “The implemented realisation of a
logical architecture / design that brings together … data flows within and
across city systems … in order to transform…outcomes at local level.”
10. Image source http://smartklub.org/blog/the-smartest-city-hamburg/
Urban Platform (Enschede): An online basis for a smart city ecosystem where
data (visualisations), services, projects, smart city participants, stories and
events are displayed/shared in an interlinked way
Layer on top of FIWARE (or other data platforms)
Visibility of the smart city
Dutch co-operation (NEN)
11. Image source http://smartklub.org/blog/the-smartest-city-hamburg/
City as a platform manifesto (10 principles)
Knit local communities closer together
Offer a new economic agenda for local governments by using digital platforms
Collaborative framework between residents, the public and private sector
To drive the desired outcome of sustainability, inclusivity and targeted
innovation that benefits cities and their residents
1) City platforms must enable services that improve the quality of life in cities; benefitting
residents, the environment, and helping to bridge the digital divide
2) City platforms must bring together both public and private stakeholders in digital ecosystems
.
.
. https://www.tmforum.org/smart-city-forum/city-platform-manifesto/
12. Image source http://smartklub.org/blog/the-smartest-city-hamburg/
Collaboration based on the urban platform Smart Enschede
More projects
Involving citizens: Smart Citizen Lab, measuring ground water levels
Involving Companies: Improving and expanding the urban platform, adding
sensors and networks, developing services
Invitation to collaborate!
13. Keep in touch!
Saxion University of Applied Sciences
School of Creative Technology
Research Group Smart Cities
Enschede, The Netherlands
m.j.a.veenstra@saxion.nl
+31653217668
r.effing@saxion.nl
+31623462625
@robineffing
www.researchgroupsmartcities.eu
Editor's Notes
Introduction
We believe that ICT can drive innovation in cities
A few key questions as introduction
“What is the city but the people?” (Shakespeare, 1608)
How can we connect people and organisations in order to solve their challenges?
How can we use open and big data, technology and participatory strategies for the benefit of people in cities?
What is a feasible strategic approach for a smart city?
In this talk we present research findings and foundations of our research to address such questions
Short personal introduction
Saxion University of Applied Sciences
School of Creative Technology
Research Group Smart Cities: Technology for people in cities
Enschede, The Netherlands
Smart Applications are applications that are aware of their environment through sensor data. The FIWARE platform provides a rather simple yet powerful set of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) that ease the development of Smart Applications in multiple vertical sectors. The specifications of these APIs are public and royalty-free. Besides, an open source reference implementation of each of the FIWARE components is publicly available so that multiple FIWARE providers can emerge faster in the market with a low-cost proposition. Fiware is one of the results of the Future Internet Public-Private Partnership, a European programme for Internet innovation started in 2011. Today, a few years later, Fiware comprises of a complete ecosystem, having realized many open source components, several cloud environments for experimenting, programs for business acceleration and much more. For TFF bridge we stayed close to the heart of Fiware: The collecting and publishing of sensor data. The core component is the Orion Context Broker, used for publishing data. Orion uses the Mobile Alliance NGSI10 standard for exchange of data. Orion is like a big blackboard where producers can leave their last measurements and consumers can pick up the measurements, without directly knowing the producer. Another result of Fiware is the collection of data models, type information about data objects. Without a data model, the knowledge about a data object is implicit and embedded in the consumer of data. With a data model, complete decoupling between producer and consumer can be realized. In the project we have collected data from third party services for use in the project. The sources we use are: Social Media Indicator (a Saxion service for finding the influencers on social media). The data model is proprietary.
Weather (Amsterdam, Utrecht, Enschede). The data model is WeatherObserved.
Groundwater measurements in Enschede. The data model is proprietary.
The available spots in the parking garages in Enschede. The data model is OffstreetParking.
Besides the use of Orion for actual measurements, we have deployed a CKAN instance to register and store datasets. With the help of Cygnus we subscribe to the data at Orion and store the data in a database for later retrieval. CKAN makes it possible to browse and search for datasets. Numerous views can be created to view a dataset. CKAN has many standard views available. We have developed a web-based application for showing the map of Enschede, showing the parking garages, groundwater levels and weather. The same application is also used as a dedicated webview in CKAN for a few datasets. Fiware has incorporated an extensive access control solution based on centralized identity management. Access to an API is guarded by a Policy Enforcement Point. If needed, fine-grained authorization can be applied using dedicated security policies.