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Making Cities Smarter April 25, 2012

John LongbottomNational ExecutiveSmarter Cities, IBM Canada Ltd.

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A Smarter Planet

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Our world is becoming

INSTRUMENTED

Our world is becoming

INTERCONNECTED

Virtually all things, processes and waysof working are becoming

INTELLIGENT

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+ + =An opportunity to think and act in new ways—

economically, socially and technically.

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Smarter Cities

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Citizens are placing increasing demands on leaders to innovate

“The 19th century was a century of empires… the 20th century was a century of nation states… the 21st century will be a century of cities” Mayor Wellington Webb, Former Mayor, Denver, CO

Evolution of City Value

Leaders Deliver

CitizensDemand

Time

Lifestyle,Culture

Jobs,Education

Water,Energy

Walls,Roads

ProsperityOpportunityConvenienceSecurity

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AgingInfrastructure

Declining Budgets

Increasing Threats

Changing Populations

The best leaders create opportunities from today’s harsh realities

Innovation

Investment

Community

Sustainability

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Public Safety

Government Administration

Education

Healthcare

Transportation

Energy and Utilities

Social Services

Smarter Cities are complex systems of systems

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Technology can help foster innovation and drive economic growth

Turning information into insight

Integrating systems to deliver outcomes

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A Smarter City is one that increases prosperity by…

Using information to make insightful decisions

Predicting problems to resolve them proactively

Coordinating its resources to operate effectively

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A commitment to change pays real dividends of prosperity

Smart metering in

Malta helpscitizens pay only for the energy they use

Predictive analytics helped slash

Richmond’s crime rate by

40% in one year

In Taiwan,

99%of smartertrains run on time

Peak energy

loads fell by 15%when IBM helped homes in the Pacific Northwest talk straight to the grid

IBM helps Amsterdam Airport

Schiphol move 20 millionmore bags every year with asmarter baggage system

In Delft, developing enhanced flood

prediction and protection systems for

coastal areas and river deltas

Data analytics helped cut crime

35% in NYC

In downtown Stockholm smart traffic systems helped reduce gridlock by 20%Miami-Dade

County Public Schools have increased academic achievement across the board

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Thank You!