Making Sense Of Smart City Initiatives

Friday, December 18, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Eastern time (18:00-19:00 UK time)

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Cost: $250

Who should attend: Infrastructure & Operations professionals

Description:

Cities are becoming "smarter" as governments, businesses, and communities are increasingly relying on technology to overcome economic, health, safety, education, and environmental concerns. What makes the "smart" city smart? An intelligent architecture of internet protocol (IP) technologies that connect critical city infrastructure components — such as real estate, transportation, healthcare, education, emergency response, and utilities. The concept of the smart city is pushing CIOs and their technology teams to further evaluate emerging technologies and engage with key stakeholders within and outside of their organizations. To successfully deliver on the smart city vision, CIOs should have a clear understanding of what the smart city is and its driver, key individuals to involve, and the phases of delivery.

Agenda:

• Defining the smart, connected city
• Drivers for building smart cities
• Examples of smart initiatives around the globe
• Challenges in building smart cities
• Recommendations

Vendors mentioned: Cisco, IBM

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