Before choosing hardware, design the city for the people who live there.
Building a smart city or community involves more than just tech; it requires a blend of , policy , and human-centered design . Based on the framework of Designing, Developing, and Facilitating Smart Cities , 1. Designing: Human-Centric Planning Designing, Developing, and Facilitating Smart C...
Avoid "off-the-shelf" solutions. Use local knowledge to ensure tech addresses specific social or economic gaps. Before choosing hardware, design the city for the
Explicitly define who the "user" is to avoid overlooking vulnerable populations. Before choosing hardware
Treat connectivity as a fundamental right. Design for "Dig Once, Connect Everything" to avoid tearing up roads multiple times. 2. Developing: Technological Enablers
This stage focuses on building the systems that make a city "smart." Designing, Developing, and Facilitating Smart Cities