SICI - 2015

The development of Smart Cities requires a pragmatic approach to technological development and deployment that is based on open standards and interoperability, which is vendor neutral and focused on the needs of cities, citizens, and businesses. Technologies need to be deployable, and supported by sound business models.

Smart networks and infrastructures need to be developed in order to exchange information from person to person, from people to machines, from machines to people, or from machines to machines. Only by developing robust, shared solutions can one develop cities that are smart, and which are able to increase innovation, improve the quality of life, and raise standards of living.