After constant wireless gadgets, Smart Meters, Smart Phones, Smart Cars – Smart City ( 15 Minute City ) Self Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology – Australia Presentation
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What are smart cities?
There are many definitions of a ‘smart city.’ Here, we refer to environments where digital technologies are used to enhance the quality and efficiency of municipal services. A ‘smart’ city collects and analyses data interactions with, and usage of, public infrastructure in order to improve service delivery and user experience. This data is collected through connected sensors and individual devices which are part of centralized networks that manage service delivery.
Smart cities can be scalable according to the needs and intentions of the community. Key factors that shape ‘smartness’ include the quantity and quality of data collected, the degree of interaction of different infrastructure networks, and how the data is used to inform decisions by infrastructure owners and operators.
Smart Cities and National Security[PDF – 10.35 MB]
Smart Cities in Canada
There is no definitive tracking on the number of smart city projects currently underway in Canada, but there is clearly a high level of interest. As early as 2017, when the Government of Canada Smart Cities Challenge was launched, over 225 municipalities expressed interest in exploring smart city benefits by submitting applications. Municipalities from every province and territory, including small towns, Indigenous communities and large urban centres all applied.
What kind of data is collected, and how?
To give you a sense of the kind of information that could be collected in a smart city, consider these smart city applications: smart utilities, smart homes, autonomous vehicles, smart hospitals, smart commerce and smart public transportation. To provide one example, smart city technologies used to manage traffic or transportation might collect data that provide a picture of individuals’ movements in a city, and other related data. This personal information could be collected from sensors, such as audio and video recording devices or vehicle licence plate readers, or from personal mobile devices.
What are the national security concerns?
Smart cities represent the next generation of critical infrastructure, underpinning nearly all aspects of daily life. This integrated centrality means that smart cities will be attractive targets of hostile state actors and criminals for espionage and sabotage/disruption.
