Building a smart city (SMC) is a sustainable goal of many nations, and technology is often assigned a pivotal role. Meanwhile, some theorists propose moving from a technology-centric approach to a more human-centric one in policymaking. So how will the SMC concept play out in reality?
Professor HU Wanyang, Assistant Professor of CityU’s Department of Public and International Affairs, and her research team, studied SMC policies in China by conducting a text analysis of policy documents from 341 Chinese prefectural cities published between 2009 and 2020. The findings were different from what theorists had predicted.
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Tsinghua University researchers discovered that AI city planning is significantly more efficient and effective than manmade. Yu Zheng and his team tested whether a machine learning model could form a space that adheres to the 15-minute city concept. As a result, the AI program drafted in seconds a plan that takes human planners between 50 to 100 minutes.
Our public spaces determine our individual ways of life, such as our access to healthcare and groceries. However, designing cities to provide a high-quality community is becoming more difficult as our population increases. Fortunately, artificial intelligence may expedite and improve city planning to provide better living spaces in the future.
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Green development
Xiong'an also aspires to become a green city with harmonious interaction between residents and the environment.
Since 2017, more than 31,300 hectares of trees have been added, raising the area's green space to 48,667 hectares and its forest coverage from 11 percent to 34 percent, the Xiong'an administrative committee said.
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- Adoption of open-loop payment system in Hong Kong reflects similar advances in major cities worldwide
- Visa has accelerated efforts to partner with transport operators to encourage use of tap-and-go card payment method
Hong Kong, which is home to about 7.3 million people and one of the world’s most densely populated places, has often been commended for the speed and efficiency of its public transport network.
The city’s public transport system was ranked No 1 in the world – based on factors including affordability, operating hours, crowding and commute speeds – in the think tank Oliver Wyman Index’s 2022 study of 60 global cities, titled “Urban Mobility Readiness Index”.
Hong Kong is trying to add another jewel to its crown - that of a global data hub. Experts say the city needs a dedicated government unit to oversee growth of the digital economy, beefing up data sharing, and supervising data crossing.
With the help of digital technologies, all business, economic, social and cultural activities are going online, which provides fresh business opportunities in a digital economy - one that operates predominantly by using digital technology, and which has emerged as the new driver for economic growth worldwide.