On July 25, the Digital Reality discussion club stream was dedicated to the use of big data by modern megacities.
The guests of the stream were Karen Kazaryan, Director of Analytics at the ANO Digital Economy, Gleb Shuklin, Director of the Big Data Association, and Andrey Yarnykh, GR Director at SkillStaff. The moderator was Mikhail Anisimov, Global Stakeholder Engagement Sr. Manager for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at ICANN.
The stream participants talked about how Big Data contributes to the creation and development of smart cities, and discussed:
- Where personal data does leak;
- How smart cities are structured in different parts of the world;
- How smart city systems are built and their harmonious development is ensured;
- How the physical infrastructure and technologies of the city work in a single bundle;
- How digital elements in the urban ecosystem change familiar things.
Andrey Yarnykh spoke about the organizational initiatives in this area on the part of the state and noted that, in his opinion, they are correct and important. “At the same time, we need to understand that we live in a dynamic environment, and new technologies will appear that require new answers and the formation of new rules,” he said.
Gleb Shuklin noted that the process of accumulating data and technologies is currently underway: “Digital transformation and digital teams are now everywhere, and their KPIs, among other things, lie in the area of the greatest automation and digitalization. This can be imagined as a patchwork quilt across the country, and over the years it will cover more and more cities.”
“The digital layer of a smart city is designed to give new life to the conditions of a physical city. And a significant number of the technologies being introduced, in fact, do not change the physical infrastructure, but introduce a small digital element into it, which can be updated and something can be done with it and which has a clear life horizon that differs from the life horizon of the system itself,” Karen Kazaryan said. Effective management of urban resources and infrastructure is a pressing issue for modern megacities. According to the UN, by 2050 the level of global urbanization will reach 70%, which requires new approaches to planning and development of urban areas. Smart City is a concept of urban development using various information and communication technologies to improve the quality of life of residents, improve the operation of urban systems and ensure sustainable development.
The recording of the broadcast can be viewed on the Coordination Center channels on YouTube or Rutube.
