Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Part 1: Understanding smart cities.- Chapter 2: Connectivity.- Chapter 3: Devices.- Chapter 4: Data.- Chapter 5: Intelligence.- Chapter 6: Engagement .- Part 2: Towards smarter cities .- Chapter 7: “Architect with imagination” - could payphones show the way in an emergency.- Chapter 8: “Make innovation a habit” - why most innovation is like low fat yoghurt”.- Chapter 9: “Build the data refinery” – because cities run on data.- Chapter 10: “Optimize data value not just data quality” – how to avoid another Mars Climate Orbiter disaster.- Chapter 11: “Employ pragmatic idealism”, bridging the ivory tower and the trenches.- Chapter 12: Conclusion.

About the Author

Anders Lisdorf has worked with innovative technologies for more than a decade in many different settings and industries. The last couple of years he has been responsible for developing the data services of New York City, but previously he has worked as an entrepreneur, taught at the university level and worked as a consultant.