Chapter 6
Enabling a Smart City Strategy
IN THIS CHAPTER
Developing policies and regulations
Identifying funding sources
Choosing options for procurement
Implementing governance
Reporting on progress
Establishing a smart city involves more than just identifying technology and deploying it to your community, and the task is certainly more diverse in the range of implementation options available. Smart city work is also about having smart regulations in place, improving training for city staff, and creating policies for improved environmental management. Whatever it is that you do to make your community smarter — whether it’s as a city official, community member, vendor, or some other stakeholder — it has to begin and end with people, and it has to focus on improving the quality of life for everyone. To make this happen, you first need a vision and a strategy, and then you need the tools to enable a successful program to be implemented.
When it comes to tools, I’m not simply referring ...
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