Smart City: How do you live in a Smart City? | Future Smart City Projects | Surveillance or Utopia?
Summary
TLDRThe video script explores the concept of smart cities, which utilize big data, the Internet of Things, and 5G to tackle urban challenges like traffic, pollution, and energy consumption. It discusses the benefits, such as efficient resource use and improved public services, and the concerns, including surveillance and data privacy. The role of citizens in shaping these cities and the importance of data utilities for ethical data management are highlighted, along with the need for robust cybersecurity measures to protect against potential cyber threats.
Takeaways
- 🌐 The city of the future is envisioned as a smart, interconnected entity that uses technology to regulate traffic, save energy, and fight crime, supported by big data and the Internet of Things.
- 📈 Smart cities aim to address the challenges of increasing urban populations, such as traffic congestion, pollution, energy consumption, water usage, and waste management.
- 🌳 Projects for smart cities are emerging globally, including in Nigeria, South Korea, India, and Malaysia, with the goal of creating a livable city that can 'think' for itself.
- 🚗 Technology in smart cities includes smart poles for broadband, driverless cars for reduced accidents, and drones and robots for delivery services.
- 🌱 Innovations like urban farms growing salads underground and augmented reality for efficiency improvements are part of the smart city vision.
- 📱 The new mobile communication standard 5G is crucial as it enables the large-scale interconnected infrastructures needed for the Internet of Things.
- 🤖 Yonas Boom, a researcher at the University of St. Gallen, emphasizes that the goal of a smart city is to improve people's lives, starting with understanding what citizens want.
- 🔍 Making a city smart involves interconnecting devices, collecting data, and analyzing it to find solutions for citizens, which can include smart lighting and pollution control.
- 🏙️ Benefits of smart cities include more efficient use of resources, reduced waste, and increased citizen engagement in city planning, as seen in cities like Santander and Helsinki.
- 🔒 Data protection is a significant concern in smart cities, where vast amounts of data are collected. The challenge is to balance the need for data with privacy and security.
- 👥 Data utilities are proposed as a solution to manage data in smart cities, ensuring that data is handled responsibly and access is controlled for the benefit of all stakeholders.
- 🌍 The script raises questions about surveillance and data sovereignty, highlighting the need for responsible solutions that prioritize citizen interests and privacy.
Q & A
What are the primary challenges faced by cities as the urban population increases?
-The primary challenges include increased traffic, pollution, energy consumption, water usage, and waste management.
What is the concept of a smart city and how does it aim to address urban challenges?
-A smart city is an interconnected urban environment that uses technology, big data, and the Internet of Things to regulate traffic, save energy, fight crime, and improve overall efficiency and livability.
What is the role of 5G in the development of smart cities?
-5G serves as the engine for the Internet of Things, enabling interconnected infrastructures on a large scale and facilitating the communication necessary for smart city operations.
Who is Yonas Bom and what contribution has he made to the field of smart cities?
-Yonas Bom is a researcher at the Institute for Technology Management at the University of St. Gallen. He has published a book with guidelines for cities that want to become smart, focusing on improving people's lives.
What are the technical preconditions for making a city smart?
-The technical preconditions include making the city interconnected by adding sensors, collecting data, and analyzing it to find solutions for citizens.
How do smart cities benefit citizens in terms of resource efficiency and environmental impact?
-Smart cities can save taxes by using resources more efficiently, such as only irrigating public spaces when needed, emptying garbage bins when full, and reducing noise and pollution through underground waste collection points.
What is the concept of 'data utilities' and how do they relate to smart cities?
-Data utilities are publicly financed, independent organizations that manage, process, and control access to data in a smart city. They ensure that personal data is anonymized and provide a platform for various entities to develop smart city solutions.
How does the smart city of Santander in Spain utilize technology to save resources?
-Santander uses sensors to monitor public spaces and garbage bins, irrigating only when necessary and emptying bins only when full, thus saving resources and taxes.
What is the potential downside of smart cities in terms of privacy and surveillance?
-Smart cities collect vast amounts of data on citizens, which can lead to privacy concerns and surveillance issues. It raises questions about who ensures data safety and who has access to it.
How does the city of Helsinki address waste management in a smart city context?
-In Helsinki, garbage trucks have been replaced by an underground waste collection system, which reduces noise and pollution in the city.
What measures does Estonia take to protect itself against cyber threats in the context of digital administration?
-Estonia conducts annual international training on fighting cyberattacks, organized by NATO's cyber defense hub, involving over 20 nations, military, and tech companies.
Outlines
🌆 Smart Cities: The Future of Urban Living
The script introduces the concept of smart cities, which are highly interconnected and use technology like big data and the Internet of Things to manage traffic, save energy, and combat crime. It raises questions about the balance between a utopian vision and a potential surveillance state. The goal of smart cities is to improve the lives of citizens by addressing urban challenges like traffic, pollution, and resource consumption. The script highlights the importance of 5G technology as the foundation for these interconnected systems and mentions Yonas Bom, a researcher who has provided guidelines for cities aiming to become smart. It emphasizes the need for citizen input to shape the development of smart cities.
🔍 Data and Privacy in Smart Cities
This paragraph delves into the practical aspects of building a smart city, focusing on the collection and analysis of data through sensors and interconnected devices. It discusses the potential benefits, such as efficient resource use and improved public services, as well as the challenges related to data privacy and security. The script mentions various global examples of smart city initiatives and the importance of data utilities for managing data access and protection. It also touches on the debate over data sovereignty and the role of corporations versus public control in smart city development, advocating for citizen empowerment over their own data.
🛡️ Cybersecurity and the Challenges of Smart City Infrastructure
The final paragraph addresses the cybersecurity concerns inherent in smart city infrastructure, where connected devices can become potential targets for hackers. It contrasts the convenience and efficiency of smart city technology with the risks of cyberattacks and the need for ongoing security measures. The script highlights Estonia as a model for digital administration and its proactive approach to cybersecurity, involving international training to combat cyber threats. It concludes by emphasizing the importance of responsible control over applications and data ownership in the interest of citizens, inviting viewers to consider their own preferences and join the discussion on the future of urban living.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Smart Cities
💡Internet of Things (IoT)
💡Big Data
💡5G
💡Data Protection
💡Data Utilities
💡Surveillance
💡Cybersecurity
💡Data Sovereignty
💡Smart Poles
💡Facial Recognition
Highlights
The city of the future is envisioned as smart and interconnected, utilizing big data and the Internet of Things to regulate traffic, save energy, and fight crime.
Smart cities are emerging globally to address challenges like traffic, pollution, energy consumption, and waste management.
Tech companies and urban planners imagine smart cities with smart poles, driverless cars, drones for deliveries, and urban farms.
The central role of 5G in enabling interconnected infrastructures on a large scale for the Internet of Things is emphasized.
Yonas Boom, a researcher, offers guidelines for cities to become smart, focusing on improving people's lives.
Citizens' input is crucial for designing a smart city that meets their demands and expectations.
Making a city smart involves interconnecting devices, collecting data, and assessing it to find solutions for citizens.
Smart cities can save taxes and improve resource efficiency, as seen in Santander, Spain, with sensor-assisted irrigation and waste management.
In Helsinki, waste management has been revolutionized with the elimination of garbage trucks in favor of underground waste collection points.
Rio de Janeiro uses a smartphone app to engage residents in shaping their surroundings and voting on city planning ideas.
Palo Alto has implemented parking lot sensors that notify citizens of available spaces, improving traffic flow.
Dubai is integrating smart robocops equipped with facial recognition technology to enhance public safety.
In Rehoboth, Ukraine, citizens can monitor civil servant incomes and political voting records to combat corruption.
Darmstadt, Germany uses interconnected sensors to assess and report air quality, addressing pollution concerns.
Data protection in smart cities is a complex issue, with the need for careful handling of vast amounts of citizen data.
Data utilities are proposed as publicly financed, independent organizations to manage and control data access.
The DECODE project by the European Union aims to empower individuals to control their data, promoting data as a public infrastructure.
Shenzhen, China exemplifies surveillance in smart cities with taxi cameras for safety, raising questions about privacy.
Cybersecurity is highlighted as a critical concern for smart cities, with Estonia's experience serving as a case study.
The debate over who controls applications and owns data in smart cities is crucial for finding responsible solutions.
Transcripts
the city of the future is smart it's
entirely interconnected will regulate
traffic save energy fight crime
assisted by big data and the Internet of
Things brave new world or rather a
surveillance nightmare
what can smart cities look like and to
be really want to live there
our topic today on shift more than half
of the world's population lives in
cities and this number is steadily
rising resulting in enormous challenges
more people more traffic more pollution
more energy consumption more water usage
more waste smart cities are supposed to
help cope with these problems projects
are popping up everywhere
for instance in Nigeria South Korea
India or Malaysia a livable city that
can think for itself how does this work
like this for example visions of the
future this is a smart city as imagined
by tech companies and urban planners
regular streetlights are replaced by
smart poles which connect to other
Internet of Things devices and provide
broadband thanks to driverless cars
accidents hardly ever happen and drones
and robots deliver goods even coffee in
this future city salad grows underground
at the urban farm
augmented and virtual reality make
processes more efficient one example is
that firefighters on duty can be
assisted by the control center and tech
helps to find and correct system errors
to prevent damage before it happens
sounds fantastic but in order for these
ideas to become reality
technical preconditions are essential a
central role Falls to the new mobile
communication standard 5g it's the
engine for the Internet of Things and
enables interconnected infrastructures
on a grand scale an expert on smart
cities is yonas boom he's a researcher
at the institute for technology
management at the University of st.
Gallen and has published a book with
guidelines for cities that want to
become smart we wanted to know how do I
make a city smart and why we want to
improve people's lives that's how I
would summarize the goal of a smart city
in order to do this it's important for
citizens to be able to properly explain
what kind of city they'd like to live in
that's the starting point and we can
begin designing a smart city based on
those demands imagine you're the mayor
of a city and want to turn it into a
smart city you'd have to consider the
following
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first you need to make your city
interconnected by adding sensors that
collect data for instance two cars or
streetlights to be able to regulate
traffic or two measuring stations
stationed throughout the town that
measure pollution levels the smart city
is usually a combination of the
different urban systems that we have for
the most part that means Mobility
Systems housing systems administrative
systems energy systems education systems
and so on
anything affecting citizens in their
everyday lives can be assigned a digital
Shadow
divita and Shotton for the environment
but simply collecting data is
insufficient big data is no end in
itself data needs to be prepared and
analyzed based on this small solutions
for your city can be found streetlights
that only illuminate once someone is
close or automatic driving restrictions
when the air is heavily polluted
anything is possible in your
interconnected smart city
to build a smart city one must do three
things connect devices collect data and
assess this data to find solution for
the citizens but how do I benefit from
the smart city here are some answers in
Santander Spain the city saves taxes by
using resources more efficiently with
the help of sensors public spaces are
only irrigated when they're too dry
garbage bins are only emptied once
they're full in Helsinki garbage trucks
have become obsolete waste is
transferred to underground collection
points without noise or pollution in Rio
de Janeiro a smartphone app is enabling
residents to shape their surroundings
the app smart favela creates a
three-dimensional avatar of the shanty
towns when city planners come up with
new ideas these can be looked at on the
app and then citizens can vote on them
in Palo Alto in the US parking lots now
have sensors these notify citizens
whenever a parking space is free the
city's traffic is constantly recorded
smart robo cops are supposed to make
Dubai safer the police robots are
equipped with cameras and can find
persons through facial recognition tech
reports can be filed on a touchpad in
Rehoboth Ukraine citizens can view the
incomes of civil servants and check on
how politicians have voted in the City
Council city owned businesses lay bare
their accounts using open data in the
fight against corruption in Darmstadt
Germany interconnected sensors assess
the air quality and send this
information to a data center which
analyzes air pollution and if necessary
reports bad air quality in order for
these systems to work vast amounts of
data on all citizens are required but
who ensures that the data is safe and
who has access to it
different solutions exist data is
essential for a smart city it provides
the basis for designing intelligent
applications for the city but what about
data protection
to be clear in a smart city there is no
protection from data being collected but
on the other hand it's precisely this
data that provides the basis for
implementing and controlling the city
system as a result very careful and
conscientious decisions need to be made
regarding how the data is handled if the
city controls data this can be
advantageous when it comes to data
protection but most cities lack the
technical expertise to process and
analyze the data for this reason many
cities cooperate with big tech companies
they have the capacity and the
algorithms needed to work with data
masses like Google sidewalk labs belongs
to the alphabet' corporation it will
construct an entire district of Toronto
with the newest technology of course but
the data sovereignty stays with
corporations like alphabet which is
problematic as they use our data to make
money an entire city state and naturally
offers many opportunities so what to do
experts argue for so-called data
utilities these are publicly financed
but independent organizations they
manage process and control access to
data anyone interested in developing
smart city solutions could use them no
matter if city owned business local
startup or big tech company a promising
approach I think everyone should be able
to profit from farm data in data
utilities personal data is anonymized as
a citizen I cannot influence which data
of mine is being used though decode a
project by the European Union goes even
further it aims to empower individuals
to control their data citizens
themselves should decide whether
personal information stays private or if
it's being shared in order to make the
city smarter
pilot projects have been running in
Amsterdam and Barcelona since 2018 we
believe that data should be understood
as a public infrastructure as a common
good like water like electricity like
transportation like the air we breathe
they also believe that citizens can
responsibly deal with their own data a
desirable goal citizens should be in
charge of their own data once private
corporations or governments control data
in the smart City where do you draw the
line
when it comes to surveillance an example
from Shenzhen China taxi headquarters in
Shenzhen China the red cars are occupied
the green cars are waiting for customers
algorithms use ride histories to predict
which areas are likely to have a lot of
customers and when drivers can then
directly head to these locations like
mr. Chen his car is part of the network
consisting of around 20,000 taxis in
Shenzhen and it's equipped with an
interior camera meaning the taxi
headquarters can watch him work and
listen in on all conversations
in the beginning I was uncomfortable as
I didn't really know much about it and
felt constantly observed but actually
there's no reason for concern the
cameras protect the customers and us
drivers too and privacy is ensured as
not everyone can view the videos
according to the taxi headquarters all
data is well protected and deleted after
72 hours they say the system is great
for educating drivers and the footage
can be used to settle conflicts or
complaints the taxi provider also says
customers complain less frequently and
that most like the cameras as do drivers
who are now less worried about being
threatened but the police also has
access to the videos how freely will
people really converse in the taxis
another problem smart street lamps
parking lot sensors or garbage bins are
connected to the Internet and offer
potential gateways for hackers
theoretically one weak link is all it
takes to shut down the city's central
servers and cyber terrorists could go
even further
Estonia demonstrates how to protect
oneself in terms of digital
administration Estonia leads the way in
Europe
Estonians can vote online and almost all
public services are digitally accessible
but this also increases vulnerability in
2007 Estonia was targeted by
cyberattacks from a global network of
connected BOTS or botnet both online
banking and government websites were
affected in response Estonia has
implemented annual international
training on fighting attacks from
hackers they are organized by NATO's
cyber defense hub and over 20 nations
the military and tech companies take
part
questions not will we got to hit with
the cyber cyber attack the question is
when you will get hit with a cyber
attack cybersecurity is not something
you can do once because the threat
vector and threat landscape are changing
everyday cybersecurity is also crucial
for smart cities they are becoming a
steadily increasing economic factor tech
companies use smart cities around the
world to test their future technologies
the big question is does this benefit
the citizens two points are of
importance to me who controls the
applications and who owns the data we
need to find responsible solutions in
the citizen's interest what's your
opinion would you like to live this way
how smart is your city join the
discussion I'm looking forward to your
feedback bye for now and see you next
time
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