Today, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities, and by 2025, this figure is expected to reach 70%.
This rapid urbanization process has led to many problems, such as high energy consumption, carbon emissions, pollution, social inequality, and traffic congestion.
A long list of challenges are included in the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda, which put the development of smarter and more sustainable cities as a key issue.
Smart cities provide a solution to address problems arising from rapid urbanization, drive transformation, innovation, and improve social aspects.
They rely on digital infrastructure to build smart buildings, transportation systems, public services, and so on.
Disruptive technologies such as the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence are key to ensuring the success of smart cities. We explain why.
What is a smart city?
A smart city is defined as a complex and interconnected system that uses new technologies (ICT) to create better infrastructures with the aim of managing the proper functioning of the essential aspects of a city,
From transportation to the use of energy resources, sustainability, and the improvement of urban or commercial structure.
Basically, it is an intelligent network of sensors and connected objects that transmit data using the cloud.
IoT applications that receive this data analyze and manage this information to improve the quality of life of citizens. All in real time.
Smart sustainable cities
Smart cities are the way forward to improve the lives of citizens while realizing the sustainable city model.
It works to improve operational efficiency, as well as urban services and competitiveness, in addition to addressing the economic, social and environmental challenges we face today and in the future.
Challenges of sustainable smart cities
The challenges that smart cities face are numerous, the biggest of which is achieving a stable, secure, reliable and interoperable communication infrastructure.
so that it can be widely supported.
Thanks to breakthroughs in technologies such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, networking, and 5G, the expansion of smart cities around the world has become much easier.
These technologies can address key issues such as urban mobility, city saturation,
As well as security, transparency, inclusiveness, and energy efficiency, among many others.
The application of the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence in smart cities
At the rate at which cities are growing, it is projected that after overall population growth, urbanization will add another 2.5 billion people by 2040.
Fortunately, around 200 countries have already committed themselves to the goals of sustainable growth and the Internet of Things or artificial intelligence are key to making sure we meet them.
Cloud-based software applications receive, manage, and analyze data sent by connected networks.
And it turns it into smart data that helps improve the way we interact, work and travel in real time.
Pervasive wireless connectivity is crucial to ensuring the success of a smart city, but we’re also finding more, like open data or security.
Wireless connection
When we talk about wireless connectivity and the application of the Internet of Things to smart cities,
We are talking about everyday items such as street lighting
and the possibility of integrating a smart lighting platform.
These cloud-hosted solutions go beyond ordinary lightning,
as they can alert citizens about mobility issues, weather warnings,
environmental issues, reporting parking spaces, etc.
open data
Fundamental to the smooth operation of a smart city is the sharing of information
among the participants in this complex ecosystem.
The combination of this and the contextual data being analyzed a
t the moment makes this analysis possible
Real-time decision making will be effective and sustainable.
protection
Here we refer to two things: protecting citizens and cities thanks to surveillance systems,
and protecting the aforementioned data from cyberattacks.
This is why it is very important to have strong authentication systems in place,
as well as having strong security solutions against intrusions or hackers.
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