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Intelligent Governance of Large Urban Systems
A Research Project by Stevens Institute of Technology (U.S.A) and EPFL (Switzerland)


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Research Areas

 * 1) Explore embedding sensor technologies and/or using existing intelligent systems to collect data on usage patterns by citizens in collaboration with city governments.
 * 2) Explore developing intelligent/cognitive infrastructure provision processes within target cities.
 * 3) Explore optimal governance architectures for different types of cities within a target group.
 * 4) Developing benchmarks for megacities’ infrastructure service provision and measure it annually from 2011 on-wards.
 * 5) Comprehensive review of city governance approaches and challenges of target cities with regards to infrastructure service provision.


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Smart City: Hoboken
As the first pilot of the Intelligent Governance of Large Urban Systems (IGLUS) initiative, the Smart City: Hoboken project will work with the City of Hoboken, NJ and service providers such as NJ Transit, Port Authority of NY/NJ, PSEG, and others to establish Hoboken as a Smart city.

Extensive sensor networks will be installed all over the city and residents with smart phones will be enlisted to help monitor the state of the city’s traffic, energy consumption, telecommunication, city services, emergency services, infrastructures, parks, safety, and environmental sustainability. As of now, hundreds of sensors have been purchased for this project and discussions are under way with city officials to start the implementation of the project by 2012.

In the United States, IGLUS will collaborate with industry partners in embedding intelligence into the infrastructure and services provided to the residents of Hoboken and establish a joint data center with the city’s government (mayor’s office and city council), which will be located on the Stevens campus. To this end, the initiative has already acquired an array of sensors and enabling technologies and is in the process of establishing partnerships with the industry and Hoboken city government. The availability of the information will help citizens make better choices to achieve increased sustainability and allow the city and county governments to make better short and long-term decisions with regards to urban services planning. The goal of this case study is to develop the fundamental architecture and processes for intelligent urban governance, which can be applied to other cities in the future.


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About IGLUS
IGLUS is a global long-term (15 year) research project focused on the intelligent governance of large urban systems, led by Stevens Institute of Technology (United States) and EPFL  (Switzerland).

This global research consortium will consist of academic, industry, and city government stakeholders. In particular the consortium will study the co-evolution and coherence between technology and the institutions governing urban infrastructure such as:


 * Transportation Systems
 * Energy Systems
 * Telecommunication Systems
 * Water and Sewage Systems
 * Emergency Services
 * Postal Services

The research will also focus on the interactions between all these infrastructure systems.


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Existing Smart City Pilots

 * Amsterdam Amsterdam Smart City http://www.amsterdamsmartcity.nl


 * Yokohama, Japan In Japan, Yokohama aims to reduce its GHGs emissions per person to 30 percent of its 2004 level by 2025


 * Singapore Singapore, which is already a global leader in public transportation usage, has set a target by which, by 2020, residents will make 70 percent of all morning peak-hour trips on public transportation, with at least 85 percent of public transportation commuters completing their journey within 60 minutes. Singapore aims to have 80 percent of its existing buildings achieve a Green Mark Certification rating by 2030.24 London is mandating energy performance certificate ratings for all workplaces by 2020.


 * Shanghai, China Shanghai wants to raise the proportion of trips taken by residents on public transportation to 50 percent in the central city, with most residents making the trip within one hour


 * Seoul, South Korea Seoul aims by 2020 to increase the use of public transportation to 70 percent, the use of bicycles to 10 percent and the share of green vehicles used by residents to 20 percent


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