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1、PointofViewTransformingtheCityofNewYorkNewPlatformforPublic-PrivateCooperationUshersinSmartCitiesoftheFutureByJeffFrazierandTomTouchetForcenturies,citieshavegeneratedmostofhumankind’sart,religion,culture,commerce,andtechnology.Andwhilethistrendisexpectedtocontinue,severalemergingchallengesar
2、emakingitmoredifficultforcitiestotakeadvantageofthetremendoustalent,thinking,leadership,andresourcesthatexistwithintheirborders:1●Social.Withmorethan50percentoftheworld’spopulationcurrentlylivingincities2andcloseto700millionpeoplemovingintourbanareaswithinthenext10years,tremendousstressisbei
3、ngplacedonalreadyagingpublicinfrastructures.●Political.Alackofsharedgoalsthatbenefitallconstituentshaskeptpreviouspublic-privatepartnerships(PPPs)fromreachingtheirfullpotential.●Economic.Theglobaleconomicslowdownhasdramaticallyreducedgovernmentbudgets,makingitdifficultforcitiestomeetevenbasi
4、ccitizenneeds.●Technological.Advancesininformationandcommunicationstechnology(ICT)havechangedtraditionalnotionsofwherepeoplework,takingawaysomeofthe“brainpower”citiesalmostexclusivelyenjoyedinthepast.Fortunately,severalconvergingfactorswillallowcitiestoregaintheirprominenceinworldinnovationa
5、nddevelopment.First,whilecreatingstressoncurrentcityinfrastructures,theinfluxofsomanypeopletotheworld’scitiesisalsoabenefit,asthesenewinhabitantscomewiththeirownenergy,thoughts,andideasabouthowtoimprovetheworldandtheirnewenvironment.Additionally,thesametechnologyadvancesthathavemadetheworldm
6、oreflat—tocitethethinkingofbest-sellingauthorThomasFriedman—canbeusedtohelppeopleinurbanareasbetterconnectandcollaborateamongthemselves,aswellaswiththerestoftheworld.Rapidadoptionofmobilepersonaltechnologiessuchassmartphonesandtablets,theevolutionoftheInternet,andacceptanceofsocialmediahavea
7、lsochangedconsumerbehavior.Peoplearenowopento—andevendemanding,asinthecaseofthebring-your-own-device(BYOD)phenomenon—usingnewformsofcommunicationthatimprovethequalityoftheirlives.CiscoInternetBusinessSolutionsGroup(IBSG)CiscoIBSG©2012Ciscoand/orits
