Singapore shines in IDC Smart City Asia-Pacific awards
Now in their eighth year, IDC said the awards showed that after the peak of Covid waves, cities are focused on the next normal with increased adoption of digital, targeting socio-economic impact.
Digital twins, floating energy storage systems, data-driven policing and smart water network projects are among the showcase of smart city projects crowned winners in IDC’s 2022 Smart City Asia/Pacific Awards (SCAPA) winners.
The Southeast Asia region secured seven of the 22 awards – Singapore with six and Indonesia with one. The East Asia region bagged 11 of the 22 awarded initiatives in total – Taiwan with five, China with four, and South Korea with two.
Socio-economic impact
“IDC’s eighth year of SCAPA Awards stand as another milestone in the series. After the peak of Covid waves, cities focused on the next normal with increased adoption of digital, targeting socio-economic impact,” said Gerald Wang, head of public sector research at IDC Asia/Pacific. “We witnessed record participation this year, with 300-plus nominations and quarter of a million unique public votes.”
The list of winners by category (in alphabetical order):
3D Public Safety Inspection and Warning System by the Kaohsiung City Government wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Public Safety – Data-Driven Policing.
Asynchronous Data Exchange (ADEX) by Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Administration.
Classroom of the Future (CotF) by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Education.
Covid-19 Vaccination and Vaccinated Differentiated Safe Management Measure (VDS) by Ministry of Health (MOH) and Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Pandemic Management.
Digital Twin System of Zhangjiawan Town by Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning & Design wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Urban Planning and Land Use.
“In Asia Pacific, we noticed innovative smart city project-initiatives such as seamless cross-collaboration of public agencies through real-time data sharing for greater socioeconomic impact”
eCanvas by Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Digital Equity and Accessibility.
Floating Energy Storage System by Energy Market Authority and Keppel Offshore & Marine wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Urban Planning and Land Use.
Intelligent Unmanned Tax Service Pioneer Plan by the Taichung City Government wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Digital Equity and Accessibility.
Smart Water Networks Information Platform by the Water Department of Hainan Province wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Smart Water.
IoT-based Smart Green City Services by Korea Land and Housing Corporation wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Sustainable Infrastructure.
i-Voting by the Taipei City Government wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Civic Engagement.
Kaohsiung Port’s External Traffic – AI Smart Signals by the Kaohsiung City Government wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Transportation – Transport Infrastructure.
Knowledge Management for Flood Control System by the Department of Communications, Informatics, and Statistics of DKI Jakarta, Indonesia wins Outstanding Smarty City Project for Public Safety – Next-Generation Emergency Services.
M4 Smart Motorway Project by the New South Wales Government wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Transportation – Transport Infrastructure.
National Vegetable Quality Standard Centre Test Demonstration Base Project by Shandong Wuze Ecological Agriculture Technology Development wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Smart Buildings/Tech Parks.
RFID-based House Checking System by the Bannari Amman Institute of Technology wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Public Safety – Data-Driven Policing.
Smart Gardens at Gardens by the Bay by Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Sustainable Infrastructure.
Smart Work System by the Daegu Metropolitan City Government wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Pandemic Management.
Taipei Digital 4.0 Pro Teacher-Student Platform by the Taipei City Government wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Education.
The Summer Palace – Smart Tourism Project by Beijing Summer Palace Administration wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Economic Development, Tourism, Arts, Libraries, Culture, Open Spaces.
Thriving Rangatahi Population Explorer by Vodafone Aotearoa Foundation wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Public Health and Social Services.
Transport Data Analytics Platform (TDAP) by the Hamilton City Government wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Transportation – Connected & Autonomous Vehicles, Public Transit, Ride-Hailing/Ride-Sharing.
Wang concluded: “In Asia Pacific, we noticed innovative smart city project-initiatives such as seamless cross-collaboration of public agencies through real-time data sharing for greater socioeconomic impact, smart mobility and governance models for better relevance and accountability, interactive digital tool for enhanced societal equity, and integrated climate change and urban disaster management, amongst many.”
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