PRESENTER: MRS. ROSE MOYO
INSTITUTE: HUAWEI
In
her presentation Mrs. Moyo showed the importance of Smart Cities; aimed at a
better life and to be provided to every citizen. The concept is proven to open
doors to smart solutions in terms of safety, time, cost of living, job
creation, health, and connectedness. Smart city is not about ICT but ICT does
play an integral role in making a city smart. She said we are in a digital era
where everything is sensed, connected, and intelligent. A smart city is about
building a nervous system, a “brain” that serves as a command centre to
effectively manage a city. Therefore, it is not one technology that gives you a
smart city, but the system serves on various platforms.
Challenges
Mrs Moyo identified that the biggest challenge in Namibia is
urbanisation. The ratio of increased population is currently high in Namibia
due to the ineffective allocation and distribution of resources, not well-equipped infrastructures of the cities and the change in climate
conditions. She stated that with a Smart City, there must be appropriate and
effective resources which could protect the lives of the citizens which ensures
resource allocation to improve. Moreover, health services will be provided to
citizens promptly. She said integrated ICT solutions along with the city have
great potential to create more jobs for youth and all unemployed citizens.
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Driving Technology
In
her last note, Mrs Moyo highlighted that to succeed as a Smart City, we should
take note of or put in action the following: implementing technologies in the
health care department such as cloud computing for manipulation of data; increased
broadband services; improvement in the data centre; people (business) driven,
encompassing policy and regulations; developed ecosystems to solve issues, and
improve security in the city.
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