Citizen Safety and Security through a blend of IoT / Smart City solutions
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Many years back, it was only 10 percent of the population lived in cities. Today over half of the world’s population lives in urban areas and it is expected by 2050, almost 75 percent of the world’s population will be in cities. The vision for smart cities is to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of urban services and there by improve the quality of life. This will include infrastructure development, IT connectivity, e-governance, efficient mobility, energy, water, waste management and
In addition to the infrastructure development it is important to utilize the power if Internet and Information technology (IoT) to create cost effective municipal services, improve public transportation, reduce traffic congestion and also engage citizens more in the community. Mega trends are driving the need for connected devices, integrated systems and services across all the areas but the citizen safety and security poses unique challenges.
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Investment and Revenue:
From the capital investment and operations perspective, there is very less possibility to generate the funds through efficiency improvements as the current services are very bare minimal. Additional revenue generation in the safety and security domain through value added services also would be a challenge but there could be a way out. Since the traffic and transport management systems which has its own additional revenue generation/cost saving models and are to be implemented on priority, a possible approach would be to implement them using security cameras and public announcement systems which could also address the citizen safety and security.
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The Approach:
The cameras for red light and zebra crossing violation, number plate detection and traffic density monitoring would be able to provide security surveillance too with no/little additional investments.
A camera at the bus stop to monitor the bus stop assets like information displays and kiosks would be able to provide security surveillance, suspected individuals alert and panic button video support too.
The public addressing speakers and displays for traffic management could assist police, fire and ambulance services in emergency situations and also for or security announcements.
Since India is going to witness the explosive smart phone usage, every mobile could assist security surveillance, panic buttons, emergency / disaster assistance and patching authorized mobile phones to the command and control center will make it immensely powerful.
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Next steps:A city will become smart when it is able to provide livable infrastructure, education, health care, jobs, and of course safety and security. This is the time to help the central and state governments, respective ministries and city corporations to prioritize the requirements, revenue models, possibilities and also the organizations start building an integrated, futuristic and scalable technology platform which could cater to multiple applications with little extra cost. It is a great opportunity for technology organizations and citizens to participate, innovate and contribute in this nation building exercise.
About the Author:
Suresh Kumar KK, is the Head of
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