3 Smart City books I will be reading this holiday season

It is the time to start preparing to close the year. I am looking forward to a relaxing time outside of the lush warmth of Singapore traveling to the cold winter of Japan’s countryside.

The first book is praised as a required reading for urbanist and futurists alike and covers the introduction of the Internet of Things ( IoT) into the urban blueprint.

I am especially interested in learning about where large companies have failed in the past and which clever solutions they came up with around the globe that worked well. How will this new “Utopia” look like ? If you look into Singapore’s innovative SmartNation activities, when will an urban data system become big brother same as Facebook swayed from it’s path of connecting people to influence public behavior to the benefit of large corporations ?

As a smart city hacker myself, I strongly believe urban technologies should be resilient and centered strongly around human needs. Water, Energy, Safety, Mobility+Parking, and Wifi (hey this is 2017) are services most urbanites take for granted these days.

Moving on towards the newest buzzword in the smart city community “Responsive cities”.

The last “Smart City” themed book I aim to complete is

I am looking forward to a relaxing break where I can refresh my batteries take some bike-rides around the country-side and get some rest from the busy hustle and bustle of Singapore, Tokyo, and all the other places I have visited this year. And maybe that is what we all should be striving for, to use technology effectively so it provides us with the free time to take a rest and be creative and innovative.

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