Cisco and KPMG have partnered on an end to end framework for smart cities. A smart city, to most of us, is more of a concept- for the time being that is. This partnership aims to accelerate the adoption of the ‘Internet of Things’ into smart cities across the globe.
Cisco showed us the potential of the ‘Internet of Things’ at their 2017 world forum, and how it is one of the essential components of smart cities if they’re to become a worldwide reality. The ‘Internet of Things’ can be defined as the interconnection via the Internet of computing devices embedded in everyday objects, enabling them to send and receive data.
The ‘Internet of Things’ is already being implemented into houses, creating smart homes. An example would be ‘smart appliances’, your fridge, for example, could text you that there is no milk, via internal cameras. The process would be very similar in a smart city e.g. all of our phones could be connected to one shared network, and you could receive a text letting you know that your nearest carpark is full.
On a larger scale, this could be enforced in cities, creating smart cities, something Cisco and KPMG aim to make a reality worldwide. Cisco stated it will fuse its technology and solutions with KPMG’s ‘Internet of Things’ capabilities to give an end-to-end open framework, including the provision of advisory, technology, platform, support and operations services.
At the centre of the smart cities alliance will be the advancing tools, vital for city life. From
The smart cities alliance will work by advancing tools vital for city life, from change management and master service integration to solution design and business case modelling.
They will then be out through the Cisco Smart+Connected digital platform, using information from sensors and data systems. This gives an overall view of the whole city.
Smart cities might seem like something out of a futuristic sci-fi film, although, they’re already starting to take place. In February 2015, the French government signed a ‘country digitisation’ agreement. This will ensure a commitment to the acceleration of the digital transformation of France, via investments in smart cities smart cities, education, startups, national infrastructure, and cyber security.
Cisco has outlined comparable plans with Berlin’s Senate Department of Economics, Technology and Research to Berlin into a smart city, with telemedicine, public safety, security, and network infrastructure advancements in the central areas of priority.
The Berlin agreement came with a $500 million ‘Deutschland Digital’ initiative that hopes to digitise the whole of Germany. ‘Germany has long been known for its focus on innovation, and digitisation opens up unprecedented opportunities for the country,’ Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins stated during the time.
Cisco has also been busy developing ‘Internet of Things’ with carrier Optus in Australia. This will integrate its cloud-based ‘Internet of Things’ platform, to help NB-IoT technology on Optus’ 4G network.
With Cisco transform major cities around the globe, it’s fair to say they’re leading a digital revolution.
