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Smart Cities Smart Citizens

Beth Simone Noveck
September 24, 2013
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Smart Cities Smart Citizens

ICMA Conference, September 24, 2013

Beth Simone Noveck

September 24, 2013
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  1. talk 10 smartcities Smartcitizens of Americans in 2012 have little

    or no trust in the mass media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly Almost 2/3 Gallup Poll, “Confidence in Institutions.” June 2013
  2. talk 11 smartcities Smartcitizens of general population across 25 countries

    that trust government to always do what is right in 2012 43% Gallup Poll, “Confidence in Institutions.” June 2013
  3. talk 28 smartcities Smartcitizens   Does not lead to

    effective decision-making or problem-solving;   Does not work because lack of time, education, and motivation;   Is a sham because decisions are ultimately made by government officials;   Will never work because government officials are not willing to admit they need help;   Could even increase corruption, bias and regulatory capture;   Is limited by a policymaking process where public engagement simply ratifies decisions after the fact rather than shaping key inputs;   Reflects a naïve belief in the potential of technology to solve intractable problems; and   Only helps to solve minor problems in lieu of the really hard to solve wicked problems.
  4. talk 29 smartcities Smartcitizens “the best argument against democracy is

    a five minute conversation with the average voter.” Winston Churchill
  5. talk 34 smartcities Smartcitizens The Secret to Realizing the Benefit

    of Smart Citizens is to Tap People’s Expertise and Passion to Solve Problems
  6. talk 45 smartcities Smartcitizens Tasks and Doing More with Less:

    Collaborating with the Crowd to Get Things Done Crowdsourcing Try tasks
  7. talk 48 smartcities Smartcitizens Crowdsourcing as a Strategy for Economic

    Growth Crowdsourcing Try growth Economic and Development
  8. talk 59 smartcities Smartcitizens What does it mean to instrument

    a city? Properly acquired, integrated, and analyzed, data can:   Take government beyond imperfect understanding   Better (and more efficient) operations, better planning, better policy   Improve governance and citizen engagement   Enable the private sector to develop new services for citizens, governments, firms   Enable a revolution in the social sciences Infrastructure Condition, operations Environment Meteorology, pollution, noise, flora, fauna People Relationships, location, activities, health, nutrition, opinions, economic /communications NYU CUSP, “The Promise of Urban Informatics.”
  9. talk 60 smartcities Smartcitizens Urban Data Sources Organic data flows

      Administrative records (census, permits, …)   Transactions (sales, communications, …)   Operational (traffic, transit, utilities, health system, …)   New and social media (Twitter feeds, blog posts, Facebook, …) Sensors   Personal (location, activity, physiological)   Fixed in situ sensors   Crowd sourcing (mobile phones, …)   Choke points (people, vehicles) Opportunities for “novel” sensor technologies   Visible, infrared and spectral imagery   RADAR, LIDAR   Gravity and magnetic   Seismic, acoustic   Ionizing radiation, biological, chemical NYU CUSP, “The Promise of Urban Informatics.”
  10. talk 61 smartcities Smartcitizens 30 million commercial surveillance cameras 4,214

    red-light cameras 761 speed trap cameras 300 million mobile phones 494,151 cell towers 1/3 of large police forces equip patrol cars with automatic license plate readers that can check 1,000 plates per minute ~ 400,000 ATMs record video of all transactions NYU CUSP, “The Promise of Urban Informatics.”
  11. talk 62 smartcities Smartcitizens What can cities do with the

    data? Optimize operations traffic flow, utility loads, services delivery, … Monitor infrastructure conditions bridges, potholes, leaks, … Infrastructure planning zoning, public transit, utilities Improve regulatory compliance (“nudges”, efficient enforcement) Public health Nutrition, epidemiology, environmental impacts Abnormal conditions Hazard detection, emergency management Data-driven formulation of data- driven policies and investments Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, road pricing and congestion charging, … Better inform the citizenry Enhance economic performance and competitiveness NYU CUSP, “The Promise of Urban Informatics.”
  12. talk 72 smartcities Smartcitizens Do Open Data Right Suggestions for

    Implementation   Focus on implementation not just publication   Connect data to problems   Identify relevant data from other sources to mash up   Remember data isn’t just numbers   Develop an ecosystem of solvers   Let people surprise you
  13. talk 77 smartcities Smartcitizens Why People Participate   Accomplishing

    a goal   Engaging in the life of our democracy   Demonstrating skills and mastery   Community connection   Earning money   Doing stuff that matters
  14. talk 78 smartcities Smartcitizens   Access to Smart People

    with Talent   Going Beyond the Usual Suspects   Building New Constituencies of Supporters   Sustaining Your Mandate Post-Election   Spotting Problems Faster   Finding More Creative Solutions   Developing New Ways to Implement Real Changes Why Do It: Advantages of Crowdsourcing
  15. talk 85 smartcities Smartcitizens “By defining our goal more clearly,

    by making it seem more manageable and less remote, we can help all peoples to see it, to draw hope from it, and to move irresistibly towards it.” President Kennedy
  16. talk 89 smartcities Smartcitizens   485,000 patent applications filed

    in 2009   ~6,200 patent examiners at the USPTO   Examiners have 18-20 hours per application   Limited databases for finding prior art
  17. talk 98 smartcities Smartcitizens Easy Way to Tap People’s Intelligence

    and Expertise Gallup Poll, “Confidence in Institutions.” June 2013
  18. talk 111 smartcities Smartcitizens “Research that produces nothing but books

    will not suffice.” Kurt Lewin, 1945 Our Mission The Governance Lab (The GovLab) strives to strengthen the ability of people and institutions to work together to solve problems, make decisions, resolve conflict and govern themselves more effectively and legitimately. We design technology, policy and strategies for fostering more open and collaborative approaches to governance and we test what works. Our Hypothesis We believe that when institutions open themselves to diverse participation and collaborative problem solving, those institutions are more effective and the Improving people’s lives by changing how we govern http://livinglabs.thegovlab.org/
  19. talk 112 smartcities Smartcitizens Planning Define the problem Identify the

    objective Scan the environment Establish the metrics Formulate the evaluation criteria Design Scope the solution Prototypes, Wireframes and Mockups Use Cases and Scenarios Experimentation and Monitoring Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Test in user environment Iterate as necessary Design and and deploy targeted monitoring system Assessment Review impact and effectiveness Explore data Identify areas for improvement Iterate solutions Report Opening to the Public and Community Building Open source code Documentation Engage open source innovation Identify incubators or development communities
  20. talk 113 smartcities Smartcitizens If We Build It, Will They

    Come: Designing an Effective Crowdsourcing Strategy
  21. talk 114 smartcities Smartcitizens Identify the problem Define the process

    to fit the problem Compare precedents Compress the timeframe Create incentives (make it fun/prize) Identify and reach the audience Give people the data Be committed to act Give feedback how to do it
  22. talk 115 smartcities Smartcitizens   Try Crowdsourcing Ideas 

     Try Crowdsourcing Data   Try Crowdsourcing Tasks   Try Crowdsourcing for Economic Growth and Development   Try Crowdsourcing Opinions   Try Crowdfunding   Remember Employees are People, Too   Where Possible, Make Smart Citizens Smarter With Data   Invest in Citizen Driven Innovation   Make the Community Your Partner in these Experiments   Hold Community Idea-a-Thons Not Hackathons   Legislate Open   Be Collaborative, Not Adversarial: Embrace It When It Comes to You   Invite People to Decide Not Just Inform   Create Incentives – Use Prizes and Challenges   Crowdsource Wisely, Not Widely
  23. talk 118 smartcities Smartcitizens “No matter who you are, most

    of the smartest people work for someone else.” Bill Joy
  24. talk 119 smartcities Smartcitizens “Many hands make light work. Many

    hands together make merry work.” Jeremy Bentham