To familiarize everyone with key socioeconomic terms and concepts, we have this new social media series.
For this week, our buzzword is “smart city”.
It refers to a city that largely uses technology and innovation to improve the urban environment, resulting in improved quality of life, greater prosperity and sustainability, and engaged and empowered citizens.
Source: United Nations Development Programme
A PIDS study found that a Philippine city’s readiness to develop into a smart city is facilitated by the presence of smart city champions; the presence of an information and communications technology department or personnel; projects supported by ordinances or resolutions; involvement of stakeholders; constituents’ access to the internet; and availability of digitized data.
Know more about smart cities by reading “Readiness of Philippine Cities to Smart City Development” available at https://www.pids.gov.ph/publication/discussion-papers/readiness-of-philippine-cities-to-smart-city-development.
