What is a smart city?
Smart is the English word for clever.
Smart is often used in connection with technology.
Smart means: technology makes life easier.
One example is the smartphone.
You can make calls with a normal phone.
There is much more technology in a smartphone
than in a normal phone.
For example, you can use your smartphone to
1. make phone calls
2. write messages
3. access the Internet
4. send pictures
So you could say:
The smartphone is smarter than a normal phone.
The smartphone makes life easier.
This website is all about Smart City.
City is the English word for city.
It's about the smart city.
How can technology make life in the city easier?
The Federal Ministry of the Interior for Building and Home Affairs
has made a plan for 2021:
Cities should be liveable and lovable.
All people should participate.
We live sustainably.
Sustainable means:
We protect the environment.
We are careful with money
and strengthen the economy.
So that cities remain liveable in the future.
We achieve liveable cities with:
1. computers and technology
2. evaluation of data
3. new ideas and improvements
Examples of a smart city
1. we collect data from different areas.
For example, the results of surveys.
Or the results of measurements.
Politicians and citizens can read the data.
We pay attention to data protection.
In other words:
We do not reveal names or addresses.
2. the administration has digital services.
Digital means: doing something with computers and the Internet.
For example:
You can fill out an application on the Internet.
You don't have to go to the office.
3. we pay attention to digital participation.
Everyone should be able to use the services.