Information and communication platform for providing smart community services: System implementation and use case in Saitama city
Hiroaki Nishi · 2018
Smart communities, smart cities, smart towns, and similar smart terminologies are trending recently, along with the Internet of Things (IoT) and the Cloud, as popular new information and communication technologies (ICTs). This paper proposes a synergistic solution to urbanization problems from a technological perspective that is beneficial both to residents and to local government. Case studies of a smart community implementation in Saitama city are also provided, from the viewpoint of integrated smart infrastructure services.