Smarter Cities: Using Data to Drive Urban Innovation

Description

In this course, you will learn :

• introduces the roles and skills required for entry into this exciting new field
• uses examples from successful smart cities around the world to demonstrate the concepts
• If you want to learn how to start or advance a career in this field, or if you are simply interested in the future of your community, this is the course for you.
• The challenges of rapid urbanisation
• Understanding the fundamental functions and requirements of twenty-first-century cities.
• Investigating what makes a smart city smart.
• How are smart cities planned and maintained?
• Big data's role in driving urban innovation
• Smart cities and open data
• The Internet of Things and smart cities

Syllabus :

1. Our Future Belongs to Cities

• The big migration
• Challenges of rapid urban development

 

2. Rethinking How Cities Are Delivered

• Overview of core city functions
• The problem with applying 20th century solutions to 21st century problems
• The amazing opportunity to reinvent our cities

 

3. Building Smarter Cities

• What is a smart city?
• Examples of smart cities around the world
• Planning tips for a smart city

 

4. The Role of Data in Driving Urban Innovation

• Data in a city context
• What is open data?
• Data and the Internet of Things (IoT)
• Create urban innovation with data

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