"Smart City" or smart city is the general trend towards more countries. According to experts, a city only when really intelligent have three elements: infrastructure efficiency, sustainable development, environment friendly.
Trends from challenges
Statistics from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said that more than 40% of the global population living in urban areas and this proportion forecast to double in less than 40 years, the rate of urbanization rapid in the developing areas stretching from the East to the West. Meanwhile, by 2050, forecasts of energy demand doubling on a global scale but also the urgent need to halve CO2 emissions - the main cause of the greenhouse effect. This is an equation with backward and difficult answers!
A recent report by the Business Council for Sustainable Development Global (WBCSD) also refers to buildings, urban transport, factory ... is the main cause of energy waste and cell environment.
The global challenge posed to the national government more complex problem than ensuring sustainable growth parallel to ensure a healthy living environment for residents, especially in the urban population large market.
In this context, "Smart City" received great attention as a leading expert believes that the creation of modern infrastructure to help reduce the burden and impact of the phenomenon of population growth in urban areas is increasingly popular. Beijing resident story (Chinese) watch the sun rise over the large LCD screen built or should wear outdoor exercise is the strong image impact to the community about the need for development of Green and sustainability.
Smart City: Greening coupled with connection!
"Smart City" is being realized in many countries and regions around the world such as USA, South Korea, the European Union (EU) ... with the goal of building and synchronization urban infrastructure associated with smart connection, needs a better life for people, sustainable development associated with environmental protection.
Many leading corporations are engaged in providing solutions for Smart City which focuses on connecting and managing urban infrastructure. Such as IBM collaborative effort with 33 cities across the globe, including the City. Da Nang is one of the city cooperated application of advanced science and technology in the management of infrastructure-based Internet connectivity and information processing software.
Or the smart connectivity solutions pioneered by Cisco in many cities around the world in the era of Internet of Things today. However, focusing on infrastructure connectivity is not enough, the effect of connecting many different infrastructure will promote greater benefits in terms of investment in infrastructure management solutions to power quality, ensure sustainable and green elements.
According to Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, smart city needs to go through five segments and tectonic development include: energy (electricity) smart, smart water, smart transportation, building & housing smart, intelligent service. The basic urban areas should be focused Greening parallel connection, such as the use of smart grid capable of self-isolation of a full or partial problems as they arise and re-power to unaffected areas, to avoid damage due to interruption.
Intelligent Transport Systems for surveillance equipment management, transportation using solar energy, a car park in the city is a recharge station. The building is equipped with intelligent system management, helping operators save energy efficient, environmentally friendly or systems around the advanced services and efficiency.
