Biography

Independent international consultant working on strategic planning and implementation of ICT solutions for governments, in areas such as eGOV and Smart Cities. He has worked for more than 30 years in the industry, including eleven years at Microsoft, as a WW senior executive involved in ICT projects in 53 countries. More recently, he managed projects such as Istanbul Smarter City, Rio de Janeiro’s Commerce House, and Cape Towns’ Intelligent Transportation System.

With strong ties with academia, he has received two invitations to develop a research project as an “industry fellow,” one at the Center for Technology in Government (State University of New York) and the other at the United Nations University in Guimarães, Portugal. He has written several books and articles on Smart Cities, Government Transformation, and how ICT investments impact socioeconomic development. He also served as CIO of the Department of Education of São Paulo, Brazil, responsible for building and operating the ICT network systems to provide Internet access to 6 million students and 300,000 teachers. He is currently involved in several Smart City Projects worldwide and advises a few companies developing Smart City solutions and Smart Cities real state.

Description

This presentation offers a comprehensive look at Smart Cities and what it takes to implement a Smart City project successfully. It traces the development and evolution of Smart Cities, the components of a Smart City technology platform, and business models for projects. It also looks at the impacts of Smart City solutions and the methods for evaluating projects, and several case studies are presented. Finally, a taxonomy organizes and categorizes the concepts. The authors rely on their extensive experience in consulting on Smart City and e-government programs and projects around the world, as well as a great deal of research. This presentation can help municipal public administration grad and undergrad students in their learning path and guide authorities and government officials in developing solutions to improve their performance and enhance the quality of life for their citizens. It can also help technology providers and others who participate in this development