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However, Smart City initiatives require both high and low bandwidth network connectivity <br />for transmission of large (and constantly growing) amounts of data as well as small <br />amounts of sensor data. Municipal broadband networks provide affordable means for <br />implementing Smart City initiatives for public safety, mobility, quality of life and economic <br />growth. Therefore, as communities invest in fiber infrastructure, they are constructing <br />foundational communications networking useful in supporting a multitude of technology- <br />based initiatives that require connectivity. By building out fiber networking, cities become <br />Smart City ready, but ultimately a Smart City depends on installing applications using the <br />fiber network. <br />Smart Cities are not exclusively technological; organizational and human factors must be <br />provided forto fosterthe necessary collaborations and investment in human capital. Cities <br />serve communities and Smart Cities must be designed with public benefits in mind. <br />Additionally, cybersecurity and data privacy are ever more important in maintaining a <br />healthy Smart City strategy. Ultimately Smart Cities initiatives are layered, involving <br />network facilities infrastructure, with connected devices (cameras, sensors, Wi-Fi, etc.), <br />and the data from these devices which allows capabilities to be embedded in daily <br />practices based on collaboration among organizations and departments. <br />This Strategy is intended to guide the City of San Leandro in leveraging the assets it has <br />in and above the ground in the strategic deployment of Smart City technologies and <br />applications to improve services, communication, and enhance the quality of life for its <br />residents. <br />NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES "SMART CITIES" REPORT <br />NAT,r- There is a vast and growing body of studies, information, <br />+ NAL products and research on the "Smart City." The National <br />,E'Au E League of Cities has produced a report on trends in Smart <br />of CITIES� I City development, which serves as a guideline.7According <br />to the NLC, Smart City applications require three <br />components working together for effectiveness: computing and telecommunications <br />infrastructure to collect data, software applications and tools to analyze and interpret the <br />data, and a collaborative environment in the organizations that innovate, create and use <br />Smart City applications. <br />The Report contains many examples of interconnection of devices in a Smart City, while <br />noting that: <br />"Trends in Smart City Development: Case Studies and Recommendations", National League of Cities, 2016. <br />http://www.nic.org/sites/default/files/2017-01/Trends%20in%20Smart%20City%20Development.pdf ("NLC Smart <br />City Report") <br />27 1 P <br />City of San Leandro, CA <br />Fiber Master Plan <br />