[LINK] Slow Smart Cities

[jwhit at internode.on.net]

For our local computer club a couple years ago, I showed a video on
smart cities. There are some really fascinating things that can be
done in terms of cost savings. I especially appreciated the use for
lighting controls for safety purposes and yet not having them on in
the daylight. Our streetlights still turn on in daylight. It is
ludicrous. 

The Casey survey asked for citizen input. I suggested EVs for
neighbourhoods without bus access (like mine).
Usually regular residents don't know what is going on behind the
scenes to manage a city. I commend that video if you can find it.
Jan

----- Original Message -----
From: "David" 
To:"Tom Worthington" , 
Cc:
Sent:Fri, 3 Jul 2020 11:53:13 +1000
Subject:Re: [LINK] Slow Smart Cities

 On 3/07/2020 9:09 am, Tom Worthington wrote:

 > Perhaps Smart Cities are slow to take off because they do not
provide real short term benefits.

 Perhaps they don't provide any long-term benefits either, or at least
none which have yet been identified.

 I suppose everyone has an idea of what a "smart" city is supposed to
be: it has lots of tech stuff and communications infrastructure. But I
suspect the term "smart city" is mostly marketing, and anything so
vaguely defined is suspicious from the start.

 What is it supposed to achieve in terms of human peace & contentment?

 Sorry to be so negative, but there it is.

 Cheers,
 David Lochrin
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