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<br /> 29 | P a g e <br />City of San Leandro, CA <br />Fiber Master Plan <br />recently created a Department of Innovation and Technology. Similarly, Alameda, CA <br />created a Director level position to oversee Innovation and IT. <br /> <br />The National League of Cities Smart City recommendations, listed below, are very <br />valuable as a framework for considering Smart City Initiatives: <br /> <br />Cities should consider the outcomes that want to achieve. “Data collection is not an <br />end in itself.” Initiatives need to be clearly defined. Consider what the need is, not just <br />what other cities are doing. 
 <br /> <br />Cities should look for ways to partner with universities, non-profits and the private <br />sector. Cities can even partner with other cities. There are many benefits to partnering <br />and collaboration, including access to experience, shared risks of development, and <br />providing project continuity. Downsides to collaboration also need to be considered in <br />structuring any partnership. 
 <br /> <br />Cities should continue to look for Smart City best practices. Technologies are new <br />and at present there is significant variability and a lack of agreed standards. The National <br />Institute of Standards and Technology is working on this matter. In addition, municipalities <br />need not reinvent the wheel; when one city figures out a solution, it can be shared openly <br />for other cities to adopt and learn from. This open sharing and collaboration can be a <br />powerful resource for city planners, IT professionals, and administrators. <br /> <br />Figure 11. San Leandro’s Smart Ecosystem