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Ruthbea Clarke Directora de estrategia de IDC
Las ciudades inteligentes sólo serán posibles con un gobierno inteligente
Por Noelia Núñez | 09-01-2017

Ahora que hemos encontrado la tecnología, ¿qué vamos a hacer con ella? Como en el reggae clásico que el grupo Third World popularizó a finales de los años setenta, tenemos entre las manos algo demasiado grande. Y seguramente incontrolable, exactamente igual que el amor (Now that we found love era el título de aquella canción en la que la banda jamaicana mezclaba el funk con el reggae). La pregunta de qué hacer con la tecnología resulta cada día más pertinente, puesto que el tempo de ésta y el de la sociedad está desacompasado. Las instituciones políticas y legales, por ejemplo, suelen ir a rebufo de lo que ya es un hecho consumado en el mundo tecnológico, viéndose obligadas a legislar sobre costumbres y usos asentados entre los usuarios, con la consiguiente pérdida de tiempo, dinero y posibilidades que eso conlleva.

“Cuando observamos las nuevas tecnologías que están llegando y el bajo coste de muchos dispositivos, cámaras y sensores, nos encontramos que las ciudades están comenzando a adoptar estas tecnologías sin pensar en los datos que se están generando, sin considerar la privacidad de los ciudadanos y sin saber cómo van a almacenar y usar esos datos”. Quien lanza este mensaje de advertencia es Ruthbea Clarke, máxima responsable de estrategias para Smart Cities del gigante norteamericano IDC, una de las compañías más importantes del mundo en análisis de mercados y asesoría tecnológica. Lo que viene a decir Clarke es que hemos creado un monstruo y que ahora debemos aprender a domarlo para utilizar todo su potencia en nuestro propio beneficio. A nadie se le escapa la evidencia de que vivimos en un mundo cada vez más conectado, en el que dejamos una huella digital de prácticamente todas nuestras actividades, pero sin embargo los usuarios no son conscientes de las consecuencias de sus actos y mucho menos saben quién controla esa información y qué quiere hacer con ella. La implantación del denominado Internet de las cosas en los próximos años no hará sino incrementar esta tendencia.

Clarke cree que la tecnología puede convertirse en una herramienta fabulosa si aprendemos a despejar el ruido que rodea un terreno plagado de novedades, alguna de ellas sin demasiado sentido. Nuestras ciudades pueden ser más limpias, eficientes y seguras, pero para que se conviertan en realmente inteligentes -un término utilizado de forma gratuita en demasiadas ocasiones- es necesario tomar medidas preventivas. Y la investigadora de IDC resumió en el título de un artículo publicado en octubre del pasado año la clave de este cambio: “Ordenar el caos a través del buen gobierno”.

Edición: Noelia Núñez | Georghe Karja
Texto: José L. Álvarez Cedena

http://sites.tcs.com/blogs/digital/smart-city-first-steps-managing-chaos-through-good-governance/

Smart City First Steps: Managing Chaos through Good Governance
October 21, 2016 No CommentsDigital Transformation, Intelligent Cities, Intelligent Urban Exchange, Intelligent Water

The concept of the Smart City is no longer theoretical; more and more cities are piloting and investing in solutions that are transforming their operations and services delivery.  As discussed in the TCS and Wharton ebook, Smart Cities: The Economic and Social Value of Building Intelligent Urban Spaces (http://sites.tcs.com/Smartcities/), smart cities are a rising trend as cities “harness technology to transform physical systems.”

However, with this transformation comes complexity as physical assets become digitized. These new digital assets start collecting and producing new data and information, altering not only operational processes and service offerings but also procurement and governance models. For example, a street light is no longer static illumination, but a programmable asset that serves as a sensor and video platform. A park bench is a WiFi charging station that collects data.

These new digital/physical systems are proliferating in cities, often without a framework for implementation.  This leaves city departments on their own in determining how to approach security, data management, privacy considerations, and sustainable operations. Not only is this a chaotic and siloed way to manage smart city deployments, but it presents a real risk for data breaches or privacy violations which could threaten public trust and inhibit progress.

While this sounds dire, the good news is that the city of New York, in collaboration with many partners, such as TCS (https://iot.cityofnewyork.us/about/), has developed the world’s first Smart City Internet of Things (IoT) (https://iot.cityofnewyork.us/about/) guidelines to:

1) Provide a common framework to help government agencies develop and expand policies and procedures related to IoT.
2) Maximize transparency and openness regarding the design, installation, and operation of IoT systems and how public privacy and safety will be protected.
3) Provide clarity on the minimum requirements and expectations for installing and operating IoT systems using public space or assets.
4) Advance the public dialogue about how government, the private sector and academic partners can maximize the public benefit derived from IoT solutions.

Last week in Washington DC, at the second annual Smart Cities Week organized by the Smart Cities Council, New York City and IDC offered a workshop to conference attendees to discuss the importance of governance in smart city implementations. As announced by the White House (https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/09/26/fact-sheet-announcing-over-80-million-new-federal-investment-and), more than 21 cities in the U.S. signed on to the principles of the guidelines and 60 workshop attendees spent two hours discussing their use and value to smart city progress.

These guidelines represent the work of a large ecosystem of players, essential for smart city growth. Cites around the world can now leverage NYC’s process, which included:
-Taking a citywide inventory of IoT deployments across city agencies to ensure a clear understanding of the status quo and existing policies.
-Researching best practices and lessons learned from 50-plus cities around the globe, resulting in a database of more than 450 best practices across five categories.
-Developing an initial set of 99 guidelines that were reviewed by 50-plus subject matter experts from the NYC, universities, regulatory and standards bodies, public interest groups, private companies, and other governments.
-Collecting and integrating input through a combination of calls, in-person meeting, and written input to arrive at the 39 beta guidelines (https://iot.cityofnewyork.us/).

IDC estimates that cities could be managing devices and data from upwards of 15,000 devices per a population of 100,000; the time is now to begin to control risk and chaos with a coordinated approach to these transformative initiatives.  Smart city solutions offer cities access to new information – more timely, granular data that can be cheaper and safer to collect.  This data leads to proactive operations and better decision-making, and results from pilots are evident (as shown in the figure below).

The potential impact of a Smart City transformation should not be understated. With current and projected urban populations, these solutions can touch the majority of people in the world, impact the environment in significant ways, and support most of the global economic growth.

About Author
Ruthbea Yesner Clarke is research director of the global Smart Cities Strategies program at IDC. Ms. Clarke's research includes the Internet of Things, Big Data and Analytics, cloud computing, mobility and social media in public works, intelligent transportation systems, intelligent public safety, smart water and citizen engagement and Open Data initiatives. Ms. Clarke contributes to consulting engagements to support state and local governments' Smart City strategies and IT vendors’ overall Smart City market strategies. She is a frequent speaker and panelist at industry events. Ms. Clarke has had several roles at IDC over the past 12 years. Prior to IDC, Ms. Clarke worked as a product manager in internet start-ups in Silicon Valley. Ms. Clarke holds a BA from Wesleyan University, and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Boston College with an MBA and MSW joint degree. On January 20th, 2016, Ms. Clarke was presented with the James Peacock 2015 Memorial Award for her contributions in regards to organizing, conducting, and communicating IDC research results to IDC clientele.

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It is a complex issue because it touches on different factors and requires multidisciplinary teams and the involvement of different institutions to be analyzed, agreed and led.