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THOMAS SCHUETZ
Smart Cities: Implementation Parameters
Abstract

  1. Key parameters in implementation of Smart City projects affect its ability to succeed. There isn't only one right way, but different possibilities which are chosen according to the respective framework conditions. For all it is important to crystallise the success factors.
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  2. Parameter
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    1. Organization
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    2. Resource Availability and Allocation
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    3. Strategy intensity
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    4. Number of parallel sub-projects
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    5. Risk approach
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    6. Complexity
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    7. Involvement of the stakeholders
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    8. Responsibilities
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    9. Internal / External communication
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    10. Independency
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  1. Organization
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    1. Option 1
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      1. Strategy planning and controlling in the city administration and external smart city agency
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      2. Sponsor Mayor
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    2. Option 2
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      1. Project in urban planning / construction plus plus independent project group
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    3. Option 3
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      1. Own independent company which focuses only on the transformation
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  2. Resource Availability and Allocation
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    1. Option 1
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      1. Clearly outlined project area
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      2. Core team about 10-15 people
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      3. Medium-sized project budget
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    2. Option 2
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      1. Whole city
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      2. Number of small and medium city projects
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      3. High resource input and coordination effort
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    3. Option 3
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      1. Medium resource and budget overhead
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      2. Geographically and content restrict areas
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  3. Strategy Intensity
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    1. Option 1
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      1. Intensive planning and vision process
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      2. Adjustments is huge effort
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      3. Motivating character through strong vision approach
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    2. Option 2
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      1. Minor detailed planning
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      2. Flexibility in project adaptation, dynamic and open implementation process
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      3. Orientation to the framework goals of the vision
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  4. Number of parallel sub-projects
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    1. Option 1
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      1. Different phases and sections (temporal and spatial)
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      2. Focus
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      3. Sequential approach, more time for reflection
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    2. Option 2
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      1. Many initiatives work in parallel
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      2. High positive momentum (something happens)
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      3. Splitting possible
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  5. Risk Approach
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    1. Risks
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      1. Project
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      2. Resources
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      3. Implementation
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      4. Acceptance
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      5. New Technologies
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      6. Proven Technologies
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  6. Complexity
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    1. Projects as mutually conditional and can be linked
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      1. Series of smaller projects that can be implemented relatively separately
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      2. Networked projects so that has an entire whole. Individual measures can increase their potential, increase complexity and susceptibility to errors
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  7. Involvement of stakeholders
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    1. Option 1
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      1. Affected groups, intensively involved
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      2. Mayor information of the affected group, external not involved
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    2. Option 2
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      1. Active involvement in the planning phase
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      2. Active involvement in the implementation phase
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    3. Option 3
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      1. Intensive involvement in the planning phase
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      2. Intensive involvement in the implementation phase
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  8. Responsibilities
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    1. Option 1
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      1. Establishment of an implementation company gives a clearly defined task and distribution, contract regulation
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    2. Option 2
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      1. External agency and city / municipal department. In cross-departmental issues unclear responsibility
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    3. Option 3
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      1. Implementation in the city / municipal administration, transferred from individual tasks in steering groups
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    4. Option 4
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      1. Implementation in a newly created department
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  9. Internal/External Communication
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    1. Option 1
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      1. Intensive exchange in smaller dedicated group, new is rarely allowed and external suggestions rarely
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    2. Option 2
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      1. Agency handles communication and coordination, acceptance must be present
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    3. Option 3
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      1. Coordination and coordination via internal project groups, overarching topics can be lost
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  10. Independency
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    1. Option 1
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      1. Implementation company freedom of choice within the order
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    2. Option 2
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      1. Friction losses in cross-city projects
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    3. Option 3
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      1. Clear assignment to departments of high independence, political currents and persons can influence
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    4. Option 4
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      1. Integration into existing organisational structure Freedom exists, friction between individual departments can occur
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