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<br /> 30 | P a g e <br />City of San Leandro, CA <br />Fiber Master Plan <br />SMART CITIES READINESS GUIDE <br /> <br />The Smart Cities Council is a network of leading companies advised by top universities, <br />laboratories and standards bodies that develops and advocates for Smart City policies.9 <br />They have published a “Smart Cities Readiness Guide” that includes detailed information <br />on Smart City drivers and barriers, benefits, beyond “silos,” and City responsibilities. <br /> <br />City responsibilities and opportunities are outlined as follows: <br /> <br />• Built Environment: Leading and planning for “smart buildings” powered by ICT, <br />using sensors, meters, systems and software to monitor and control a wide range <br />of building functions including lighting, energy, water, HVAC, communications, <br />video monitoring, intrusion detection, elevator monitoring, and fire safety. 
 <br />• Digital City Services: Switching to digital delivery of city services to increase <br />citizen engagement, increase employee productivity, increase competitiveness, <br />increase citizen satisfaction, and reduce cost. Services are delivered via the web, <br />smartphones and kiosks, which can require implementation of new technologies, <br />and attitudes or approaches. 
 <br />• Energy: Smart energy is a priority for Smart Cities, which start with smart energy <br />systems. 
 <br />• Health and Human Services: Smart Cities ride the transformation wave provided <br />by advances in ICT to transform the delivery of essential health and education <br />services since “an educated and healthy city is a wealthy and successful city.” 
 <br />• Ideas to Action: A “roadmap” linked to a City’s vision document and <br />comprehensive plan is necessary to turn ideas to action, and make technology <br />serve the City’s larger goals. The path to a Smart City is not quick, and targets are <br />needed for clear goals to motivate citizens and permit any required course <br />corrections. 
 <br />• Mobility and Logistics: Population growth and wasteful congestion make this a <br />critical area for the Smart City. Traffic congestion is wasteful and costly to the <br />economy – both directly and indirectly. There are a variety of action steps and <br />targets that can provide for safer, more efficient transportation, including <br />accommodating electric and autonomous vehicles and smart parking among <br />others. 
 <br />• Public Safety: Public safety relies on a lengthy list of infrastructure, agencies and <br />people to keep the public safe. ICT in the smart city fosters quicker and smarter <br />responses without wasteful duplicated effort to save lives, property and resources. <br />• Smart Payments and Finance: Digitalizing both disbursements and collections <br />generates significant savings and increases operational efficiency. 
 <br />• Smart People: A new city hall mindset that is more open, transparent and inclusive <br />to build two-way communications and create stronger initiatives. 
 <br /> <br />9 https://smartcitiescouncil.com/article/about-us-global