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Singapore to introduce smart city index

Singapore will introduce its own Smart City Index this October to evaluate locals’ satisfaction in using technology.
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Singapore (VNA) – Singapore will introduce its own Smart City Index this October to evaluate locals’satisfaction in using technology.

As one of the top 10 countries in international smart city rankings,Singapore now wants to create a comprehensive index of its own that stands outfrom the host of others created by consulting and technology organisations.

The index is ajoint effort between the International Institute for Management Development (IMD)and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), which came upwith the idea for a new way to measure smart cities.

The Smart CityIndex is different from other indices because it is comprehensive, it measuresnot just technology but also citizen feedback, said Professor Chan Heng Chee inan interview with The Straits Times. She chairs SUTD's Lee Kuan Yew Centre forInnovative Cities.

A survey ofabout 200 citizens will be conducted in each city to gauge how happy people arewith their city's approach to solving road congestion, pollution, housing andpublic safety issues, among others.

The "toolfor action" can provide insight into how cities can be smart by learningfrom other cities, while allowing for citizens' feedback to help shape city-levelpolicy making.-VNA
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