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Technology Days 2019: Your Connected Future

David Ihrie, CTO

Center for Innovative Technology

David.Ihrie@CIT.Org

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What Makes TechnologySmart?

Technology Days 2019: Your Connected Future

United Nations estimate:

Globally, 3M people per week move to cities

Globally, 55% of 2018 population residing in

urban areas…by 2050, 68% projected

Less Developed

Global Average

More Developed

U.S.

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Redeveloped, Protected HarborMajor Shipping PortHotels and RestaurantsScience MuseumHistorical Interest SitesNearby Sports VenuePublic TransitUniversityArts

Singapore

Technology Days 2019: Your Connected Future

Redeveloped, Protected HarborMajor Shipping PortHotels and RestaurantsScience MuseumHistorical Interest SitesNearby Sports VenuePublic TransitUniversityArts

Baltimore

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Owners of Baltimores Harborplace may be

In danger of default on loan

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Songdo South Korea

$40B ProjectWorld’s First Smart CityHigh-Tech UtopiaBuilt from ScratchDesigned Around Technology

Technology Days 2019: Your Connected Future

Last year, French photographer Etienne Malapert

traveled to Masdar to document this incomplete city

A Rare Tour Of Masdar, The Failed

Smart City In The Arabian Desert

Designed for 50,000 Permanent Residents40,000 CommutersZero-Carbon footprintRooftop Moisture HarvestersWind and Solar Power

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“Sidewalk Toronto’s ongoing

controversies may serve as the

latest warning sign for cities who

are considering signing over public

spaces to major tech companies.”

GOOGLE’S “SMART CITY OF SURVEILLANCE”

FACES NEW RESISTANCE IN TORONTO

Technology Days 2019: Your Connected Future

The New Imperialism in Malaysia

Chinese money,

workers, residents

Malaysian money,

workers, residents

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“Smart Technology” is not about

the Technology, it’s about the

Smart

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Case Study: Facial Recognition

“Anonymity at the

point of collection”

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Artificial Intelligence/Natural Language

Can We Regulate AI?

- Privacy

- Transparency

- External Validation

https://ainowinstitute.org/

Alexa

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VirginiaSmart

Communities

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Virginia Smart Communities!

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Officials in Fredericksburg, Virginia, are

preparing the first phase of a data analytics

project, using help from the state government

and other partners as it becomes the first city

to join a statewide “smart communities”

program.

https://statescoop.com/fredericksburg-first-to-join-virginias-smart-

communities-network/

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Downtown Stafford!

Technology Days 2019: Your Connected Future

Downtown Stafford:

Request for Innovation (RFI)

Technology Plan example topics

- How will mobility within Downtown Stafford and immediate environs be addressed, including

consideration of pedestrian traffic, parking, and evolving short range means of transport?

- How will mobility be addressed between the Downtown Stafford area and the larger region.

Are regional transportation capabilities (eg., shuttle bus hub) included?

- What public safety provisions are included?

- How will accessibility issues be addressed?

- How will environmental issues such as weather conditions, pollution levels, energy efficiency,

water use, wastewater treatment be addressed?

- How will 5G deployment be accommodated within Downtown Stafford and beyond?

- What features will be incorporated into the design to support community resilience?

- How will all these technologies be integrated; what platforms and open standards should be

incorporated?

Financial Plan example topics

- What is the funding model proposed?

- What investment is required of the Town? What control over

operation of Downtown Stafford does this investment

provide?

Operating Plan example topics

- Who will operate which portions of Downtown Stafford?

- What type of joint governance is anticipated?

Information and Innovation Plan example topics

- Who will own data generated by various technologies in

Downtown Stafford?

- What provisions will be put in place to handle cybersecurity

and privacy concerns related to data and data usage?

- How will critical infrastructure elements and IoT devices be

protected from cyber attacks?

- What types of data analytics are proposed?

- How will public outreach and information be handled?

- How will ongoing innovation be encouraged by the structure

of Downtown Stafford?

• Two-page responses, concepts, product sheets

• Responses in a Downtown Stafford “Innovation Library”

• E-mail responses accepted at:

vasmart@googlegroups.com

• RFI/Press Release: http://www.cit.org/vasmart/

Technology Days 2019: Your Connected Future

David Ihrie, CTO

Center for Innovative Technology

David.Ihrie@CIT.Org

Follow us on twitter:

@CITOrg or @dihrie

Thank You!