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Key technologies for the future of the smart city

Summary:

As more and more people move to urban areas there is an escalating need for the smart city, where technology, sustainability, citizen well-being and economic development integrate. Currently five key technology sectors are enabling the smart city: smart grids, smart transport, smart water and waste management, smart building systems, and the enabling ICT platforms for the smart city. This report examines each and provides recommendations to those key players — IT companies, telcos, utilities and real estate developers — that wish to benefit and harness those technologies.

  1. Table of contents
  2. Executive summary
  3. The rise of the smart city
    1. An urban world
    2. What is a smart city?
    3. Smart-city technologies
    4. Market opportunity
  4. The technology foundations of the smart city
    1. Smart-city platform technologies
      1. The city and the cloud
      2. Big data and open data
    2. Smart cities and smart grids
    3. Smart water and waste-management systems
    4. Smart transportation systems
    5. Smart building systems
  5. Conclusion and recommendations
    1. Conclusion: opportunities and challenges
    2. Recommendations for stakeholders and key players
      1. Municipal leadership
      2. Information and communication technology (ICT) suppliers
      3. Telecommunications companies
      4. Utilities
      5. Grid-infrastructure service providers
      6. Building system-management suppliers
      7. Property developers and construction companies
  6. Acronym and abbreviation list
  7. About Eric Woods
  8. About GigaOM Pro
  9. Further reading