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Introduction
A ismart icity iis ia ifuture, ibetter istate iof ian iexisting icity, iwhere ithe iuse iand
iexploitation iof iboth itangible i(e.g. itransport iinfrastructures, ienergy idistribution inetworks,
iand inatural ire-sources) iand iintangible iassets i(e.g. ihuman icapital, iintellectual icapital iof
icompanies iand iorganizational icapital iin ipublic iadministration ibodies) iare ioptimized.
London
Standing ias ithe ihighest-ranking iEuropean icity, iLondon iwas ialso ihighlighted ias ithe
isecond-best ismart icity iin ithe iworld iby ithe iIESE. iThe icity iis ithe icapital iand imost
ipopulous icity iin ithe iUnited iKingdom iand iis ia inerve icenter iin iareas isuch ias ithe iarts,
icommerce, ieducation, ientertainment, ifashion, ifinance, imedia, iresearch, itourism, iand
itransportation. iThe ireport iunderlined iLondon ias ithe icity ibest iplaced iwhen iit icomes ito
ihuman icapital, iand iit iwas ialso irecognized ifor iits imobility iand itransportation,
iinternational ioutreach, ieconomy, igovernance, itechnology iand iurban iplanning.
Paris
Claiming ithe ithird ispot ion ithe iranking iis ithe iFrench icapital iof iParis. iThe ireport
ishone ia ispotlight ion ithe icity’s iefforts iin iinternational ioutreach ias iwell ias imobility iand
itransportation. iFor iinstance, ithe icity iis icurrently iin ithe imidst iof ideveloping ithe iGrand
iParis iExpress iwhich iwill ifeature i127 imiles iof ifully-automated imetro ilines iand i68 inew
istations. iBy i2050, ithe icity iwill ialso ireplace ithe ientire i4,500-bus ifleet iof ithe iRATP i(the
iParis iRegion’s iprimary ipublic itransport ioperator) iwith ielectric ior inatural igas ivehicles
i(NGVs).
Tokyo
Not ionly iis iTokyo ithe ihighest-ranking ismart icity iin ithe iAsia-Pacific iregion, iit’s ialso
ithe i4th ibest ismart icity iin ithe iworld, iaccording ito ithe iIESE iindex. iAs ione iof ithe imost
ipopular imetropolitan iareas iin ithe iworld iwith ia ihigh irate iof ilabor iproductivity, ithe icity
iparticularly istood iout iin ithe iranking ifor iits ieconomy iand ihuman icapital. iSet ito ihost ithe
iOlympic iGames iin i2020, iTokyo iwill iuse iface irecognition itechnology ito iimprove isecurity
iwhilst idriverless itaxis iare iexpected ito iferry iathletes iand itourists ifrom iplace ito iplace.
Singapore
Gaining irecognition ifor iits iefforts isurrounding itechnology, igovernance, iinternational
ioutreach iand ithe ienvironment, iSingapore iwas iclassified ias ithe i6th ibest ismart icity iin ithe
iworld iby ithe iIESE. iAs ipart iof iits ismart iefforts, ithe icity iimplemented ia itransportation
isystem icalled iOne iMonitoring, ia icomprehensive iportal iwhereby icitizens ican iaccess itraffic
iinformation icollected ifrom isurveillance icameras iinstalled ion iroads iand itaxi ivehicles iusing
iGPS. iAdditionally, iSingapore ihas ialso iimplemented ia iParking iGuidance iSystem iwhich
iprovides idrivers iwith ireal-time iinformation ion iparking iavailability. iIn i2015, ithe icity ialso
iintroduced ismart ibins ias ipart iof ia ismart iwaste imanagement iprogrammed
Question iNo i2. iWhich iare imajor iobjectives iof ithese ismart icity iprojects?
The iobjective iof ithe imission iis ito ipromote icities ithat icater icore iinfrastructure iand
iprovide iits icitizens ia idecent iquality iof ilife, ia iclean iand isustainable ienvironment iand
iapplication iof i‘Smart iSolutions. i
The iSmart iCities iMission, iundoubtedly ia inew iand ibold iinitiative iof ithe
iGovernment, ihas ia icommitted ivision ito iestablish iexamples ithat ican ibe ipresented ias
imodels ito ibe ireplicated iboth iwithin iand ioutside ithe iSmart iCity; ithus, iin ithe iprocess, iit
ican imake iway ifor ithe icreation iof isimilar iSmart iCities iin idifferent iparts iand iregions iof
ithe icountry.
Question iNo i3. iWhich iare ithe imajor iprinciples ito iensure isecurity iof ismart icity
iinfrastructure, ias idiscussed iin ithis ipaper?
Waste I Management
This isection iincludes iwaste iof ienergy iand ifuel; iwaste iof icompost; iwaste iwater ito ibe
itreated;
and irecycling iand ireduction iof iC i& iD iwaste.
Energy iManagement
Under ithis isection, I smart imeters iand itheir imanagement; irenewable isources iof ienergy;
iand ienergy iefficient iand igreen ibuildings iare iincluded
Urban iMobility i
This isection iprovides ithe iguidelines ifor ismart iparking; iintelligence itraffic imanagement;
iand iintegrated imulti-modal itransport.
Others
The ipurpose iof ithe iMission iis ito ienhance ieconomic igrowth iand iimprove ithe iquality iof
ilife iof ipeople ithrough ilocal iareas idevelopment iby iharnessing itechnology iparticularly ithe
itechnology ithat ileads ito iSmart ioutcomes. iThe imission ienvisages ithat ithe iarea-based
idevelopment iis igoing ito iconvert iexisting iareas, iincluding islums, iinto ibetter iplanned iones.
iThis icertainly iis igoing ito iimprove iliving icondition iof ithe ientire icity. iNew iareas, isupposed
ito ibe iGreenfield iones, iare ito ibe ideveloped iaround icities ito iaccommodate ithe iexpanding
ipopulation iin iurban iareas. iApplication iof iSmart iSolutions iis icertainly igoing ito icapacitate
icities iand iits icitizens iin iusing itechnology, iinformation iand idate ito iimprove iinfrastructure
iand iservices. iThis isort iof iall-round idevelopment, ias iversioned iby ithe iSmart iCities
iMission, iis isurely igoing ito icreate iemployment, ienhance iincome ifor iall, iparticularly ifor
ithe ipoor iand idisadvantage, iand iimprove iquality iof iliving. iThis iwill imake iway ifor iinclusive
iCities
Question iNo i4. iDiscuss ithe isuggestions ito iimprove ithe isecurity iin ismart icities.
SUGGESTION:
To imake ithis itechnology ias ibeneficial iand itrustworthy ias ipossible ifor ipublic iadoption, iit
iis iimperative ito ifight iagainst icybercrime iin ismart icities. iThis iwill irequire iongoing iefforts
iand isupport ifrom iall istakeholders iincluding ipoliticians, igovernments, ilegal iinstitutions,
ienergy iproviders, inetwork ioperators, ivehicle imanufacturers, icloud iproviders, iresearch
ilaboratories, iand iindustry.
Provide iphysical isecurity ifor iequipment, inetwork icable, iand iservers
Encrypt inetwork itraffic iwith irobust isymmetric ialgorithms isuch ias iAES iand iBlowfish
Use ia isecure iconnection isuch ias ia iVPN ifor iremote iaccesses
Secure iany iwireless inetwork iwith iWPA2 iprotocol
Deploy iIDS iin ibuilding
Use ia icentralized iauthentication, iauthorization, iand iaccounting i(AAA) iserver isuch
ias
a iRADIUS iserver
Deploy ia ifirewall iat ievery itransition ipoint
Use istrong iauthentication imethods isuch ias ibiometric ior ismart icards