Nokia trumps rivals with Smart City Playbook

Anchor – where a city develops a single application designed to resolve a pressing issue using IoT. This could be, for instance, traffic congestion. Then, after establishing an anchor (get it?) applications can be developed over the top of the existing infrastructure as and when.

Platform – where the underlying infrastructure is built deliberately with the aim of having multiple, varying applications can be deployed over the top.

Beta Cities – where multiple applications are piloted to see how they perform before any decisions regarding deployments are made.

develop common and clear rules over the use of data by governments and third parties;

create unilateral cooperation between IoT and ICT functions both inside and outside of government;

engage residents of the city to find out their needs and determine which initiatives are working;

deploying a scalable and intelligent infrastructure which can expand as required by future applications and use cases;

“Cities that select technology partners that can provide the innovation capacity, ability to invest and real-world experience, along with technology platforms that are open to avoid vendor lock-in, will be at an advantage.”