To encourage smart use of technology by governments to solve real operational challenges, analyst firm IDC has its annual Smart City Asia Pacific Awards. IDC has released its list of finalists for the 2020 awards, and several “smart city” projects in Southeast Asia are named.
Civic Engagement:
- Indonesia: Provincial CRM platform, Jakarta government
Digital Equity and Accessibility:
- Indonesia: Desa Digital / Digital Village, West Java government
- Indonesia: Jakarta Kini (JAKI), Jakarta government
Economic Development, Tourism, Arts, Libraries, Culture, Open Spaces:
- Malaysia: Intelligent Tourism through Digital Currencies and Blockchain Currencies, Malacca government
- Singapore: Singapore Tourism Board and Singapore Hotel Association
Education:
- Malaysia: TechStudy.my, MDEC, Ministry of Education
- Singapore: Opencerts, Ministry of Education
Public Heath and Social Services:
- Singapore: Live Healthy SG, Health Protection Board
Public Safety: Disaster Response/Emergency Management:
- Philippines: DATOS Project: National Disaster Remote Sensing and Data Science Help Desk, Department of Science and Technology, Advanced Science and Technology Institute
Public Safety: Smart Policing:
- Malaysia: Facial Recognition System to Combat Crime, Penang state government
Smart Buildings/Smart Tech Parks:
- Singapore: Smart Lighting for Public Housing Estates, Housing Development Board
Sustainable Infrastructure:
- Malaysia: Blockchain Institute for Renewable Energy Using Palm Oil, Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology
Transportation: Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Public Transit, Ride-Hailing/Ride-Sharing:
- Singapore: On-Demand Autonomous Buses, Sentsa Development and Ministry of Transport
Transportation: Transport Infrastructure
- Malaysia: Penang Smart Parking, Penang and Seberang city councils
- Vietnam: Intelligent Traffic Control and Roads Management Solution, Hanoi Department of Transport
Urban Planning and Land Use:
- Singapore: Smart Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Enhanced (SUAVE), Nationwide Singapore
IDC’s full list includes projects across the Asia-Pacific region and more detailed descriptions of each project. IDC is seeking votes on its finalists to help determine the final winners to be announced later this year.
