{"id":262,"date":"2019-06-30T22:19:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T22:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danielparente.net\/en\/2019\/06\/30\/cities-and-technology-a-challenge-for-the-new-architecture\/"},"modified":"2019-07-01T05:59:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T05:59:35","slug":"cities-and-technology-a-challenge-for-the-new-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danielparente.net\/en\/2019\/06\/30\/cities-and-technology-a-challenge-for-the-new-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Cities and technology a challenge for the new architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0 dream<\/span> of achieving<\/span> hyperconnected<\/span> “Smart<\/span> cities<\/span>” isn’t<\/span> limited by technology<\/span> but by<\/span><\/span> humans<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Making<\/span> cities<\/span> smarter<\/span> is<\/span> more<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> business<\/span> model<\/span> and<\/span> governance<\/span> challenge<\/span> than<\/span> a<\/span> technological<\/span> one<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Aligning<\/span> the<\/span> interests<\/span> of<\/span> everyone<\/span> involved<\/span> –<\/span> city<\/span> councils<\/span>, residents<\/span>, telecom<\/span> firms<\/span>, utilities<\/span>, app<\/span> developers<\/span> –<\/span> is<\/span> often<\/span> a<\/span> political<\/span> nightmare<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Discussions<\/span> are<\/span> happening<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> backdrop<\/span> of<\/span> increased<\/span> skepticism<\/span> of<\/span> big<\/span> tech<\/span> companies<\/span> –<\/span> many<\/span> of<\/span> which<\/span> are<\/span> trying<\/span> to<\/span> sell<\/span> tools<\/span> to<\/span> cities<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Some<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> largest<\/span> and<\/span> most<\/span> expensive<\/span> metro<\/span> areas<\/span> –<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> New<\/span> York<\/span>, Seattle<\/span> and<\/span> Los<\/span> Angeles<\/span> –<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> among<\/span> the<\/span> most<\/span> hospitable<\/span> to<\/span> smart<\/span> city<\/span> discussions<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Mid-sized<\/span> cities<\/span> –<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> Columbus<\/span>, Kansas<\/span> City<\/span> and<\/span> Phoenix<\/span> –<\/span> are<\/span> harnessing<\/span> smart<\/span> city<\/span> projects<\/span> to<\/span> attract<\/span> attract<\/span> workers<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> startups<\/span> and<\/span> big<\/span> companies<\/span> that<\/span> want<\/span> to<\/span> employ<\/span> them<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The<\/span> smart<\/span> city<\/span> movement<\/span> is<\/span> driven<\/span> in<\/span> part<\/span> by<\/span> tech-savvy<\/span> millennials<\/span> who<\/span> have<\/span> different<\/span> expectations<\/span> for<\/span> their<\/span> communities<\/span>.<\/p>\n

For<\/span> many<\/span> cities<\/span>, managing<\/span> homelessness<\/span>, hiring<\/span> teachers<\/span> and<\/span> fixing<\/span> crumbling<\/span> highways<\/span> will<\/span> have<\/span> to<\/span> come<\/span> before<\/span> developing<\/span> a<\/span> smart<\/span> parking<\/span> app<\/span>.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.axios.com\/smart-cities-technology-connectivity-apps-234f4543-6506-4c5d-a7da-0af6dea01a0a.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0 dream of achieving hyperconnected “Smart cities” isn’t limited by technology but by humans. Making cities smarter is more of a business model and governance challenge than a technological one. Aligning the interests of everyone involved – city councils, residents, telecom firms, utilities, app developers – is often a political nightmare. Discussions are happening with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[120,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-smartcity","category-uncategorized"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/e928cfdc7rs.exactdn.com\/info\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/Smartcities.jpg?strip=all","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2TFCd-4e","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danielparente.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danielparente.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danielparente.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danielparente.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danielparente.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.danielparente.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":266,"href":"https:\/\/www.danielparente.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262\/revisions\/266"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danielparente.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danielparente.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danielparente.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danielparente.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}