“Smart City”, the hyper connected future is already reality
A selection of articles on the connected and accessible city of tomorrow. From the top 10 digital cities in the world to the 8 inventions which will change tomorrow’s cities, from the electric “smart city” presented by Enel at Expo2015 up to some critical articles, aiming to improve the concept of “intelligence”.
The Top 10 “smart” cities
The idea of the “Smart City”, i.e. the connected and accessible city of tomorrow, is one of the most attractive among the experts and lovers of new technologies. It is difficult, however, to find a clear definition of how a city should be to qualify as “smart”. The “IESE – Business School” has tried to explain the concept by selecting the 10 smartest cities in the world: London, New York, Seul, Paris, Amsterdam, Vienna, Tokyo, Ginevra, Singapore, Monaco. The top 10 has also been taken up again by the web site Tapscape.com in a photographic article called “World’s Top10 Smart Cities: the future is here”.
8 Ideas for a hyper connected future
A city to be “smart” must be filled with objects as “smart”. The Web Site of the US CNBC television has proposed 8 revolutionary inventions which will liven up tomorrow’s cities, presented at the “Smart Nation Innovations Conference” in Singapore. They range from the electric car made with 3D printers to the “bodyguard robot”, from the hi-tech t-shirt monitoring all patients in hospitals until the weather sensor that allows programming farming works.
The smart city by Enel for Expo 2015
Enel, the Italian electricity board, has created the world’s first 100% electric smart city at Milan Expo 2015. Smart City Expo is designed to accommodate up to 100 thousand inhabitants and can combine the most advanced technological comforts with the observance of the environment and economic sustainability. The web site Webnews.it has published an article about all details of the projects.
“Smart” city does not mean “digital” city
The concept of “smart city” in the collective imagination refers to the idea of a city founded on the most advanced digital technologies. Michele Vianello, an expert on smart cities, has disagreed. On portal “Pionero” he has suggested us to reflect that a city’s “intelligence” consists in the ability of its inhabitants to create activities and actions having positive impacts on community, regardless of the fact that they are spread or not by the digital system.
