The Smart City Initiatives in South Africa and Paving a Way to Support Cities to Address Frontier Issues Using New and Emerging Technologies

Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf); Department of Science and Innovation (DSI)

The Smart City Initiatives in South Africa and Paving a Way to Support Cities to Address Frontier Issues Using New and Emerging Technologies

assaf.peer-review.status	Non-Peer Reviewed
dc.contributor.author	Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
dc.contributor.author	Department of Science and Innovation (DSI)
dc.date.accessioned	2020-03-18T16:15:26Z
dc.date.available	2020-03-18T16:15:26Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.description	Please cite as: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) (2020) The Smart City Initiatives in South Africa and Paving a Way to Support Cities to Address Frontier Issues Using New and Emerging Technologies. Available at: https://doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0059
dc.description.abstract	This was the 3rd of three Innovation for Inclusive Development (IID) seminars hosted on 3 September 2019, St George’s Hotel, Pretoria by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) in partnership with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA). The intent of the seminar was to solicit input from various stakeholders to define characteristics of a smart city in the South African context, how the concept aligns with the 2019 White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) and where cities are in terms of their smart city strategies and/or projects. The outcome of the seminar brought a common understanding that the country needs a national framework on smart cities and that the framework should meet basic needs in a manner that advances inclusive economic growth in an environmentally sustainable manner. The following aspects were considered to achieve this: a clear definition of a smart city from a South African context, addressing all the existing challenges and not emulate first world smart city models; smart cities should link to the global market but provide solutions to local problems and not compete with first world countries; the national framework and policies for smart cities should clearly define roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders, be flexible and amendable in line with the 4IR; incorporate building blocks of smart cities, including: STEM education, citizen rights, enablers (such as power, water and internet connectivity), urban versus rural, shared goals and vision. The proceedings will form part of DSI’s ongoing consultations on the concept of smart cities.	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), South Africa	en_ZA
dc.format.extent	40 pages
dc.identifier.citation	Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) (2020) The Smart City Initiatives in South Africa and Paving a Way to Support Cities to Address Frontier Issues Using New and Emerging Technologies. Available at: https://doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0059
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0059
dc.identifier.isbn	9781928496205
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/142
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) & Department of Science and Innovation (DSI)	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	IID Seminar Series
dc.rights	Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) & Department of Science and Innovation (DSI)
dc.subject	Smart cities	en_ZA
dc.subject	IoT	en_ZA
dc.subject	Technology	en_ZA
dc.subject	4IR	en_ZA
dc.subject	IID	en_ZA
dc.subject	Policy	en_ZA
dc.subject	Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
dc.subject	SDG 11
dc.title	The Smart City Initiatives in South Africa and Paving a Way to Support Cities to Address Frontier Issues Using New and Emerging Technologies	en_ZA
dc.type	Proceedings Report	en_ZA