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Connecting and Securing Communities through Digital Technologies: A Guide for Federal Agencies

December 3rd, 2018 / in Announcements, CCC, pipeline, policy, research horizons, Research News / by Helen Wright

Contributions to this post were provided by CCC Executive Council member, Daniel Lopresti from Lehigh University. 

The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program (NITRD) Smart Cities and Communities (SCC) just released a Task Force Guide on “Connecting and Securing Communities: A Guide for Federal Agencies Supporting Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment of Technology for Smart Cities and Communities.”

The purpose of this document is to guide and coordinate ongoing Federal activities that enhance the efforts of smart cities and communities and private sector partners. It describes recommended practices and approaches for research, development, coordination, and engagement by Federal agencies in support of U.S. cities and communities expanding their use of digital technologies to build “smart” infrastructure, system, and services.

Coordinating efforts across Federal agencies will help accelerate the development of smart city/community solutions that maximize the value of investments, optimize benefits to residents, and improve the way infrastructure is designed, built, and maintained. The Smart Cities and Communities Task Force identified a set of five high-level recommended practices that can inform Federal agencies in supporting smart city and community efforts:

  1. Empower local and regional communities to identify their unique needs and develop solutions;
  2. Accelerate innovation in infrastructure and city/community services;
  3. Support job growth and drive economic competitiveness;
  4. Facilitate cross-sector collaboration and bridge existing silos; and
  5. Boost exports and promote U.S. global leadership.

This guide envisions Federal agencies working together and engaging with industry, local leaders, civil society, academia, and other key stakeholders. The aim is to accelerate the development and implementation of new discoveries and innovations that enable cities and communities to achieve their local goals and address their most important challenges. To view and download this Smart Cities Guide, visit this website.

The Computing Community Consortium’s (CCC) Intelligent Infrastructure task force has also been focusing on exploring the challenges and opportunities in the intersection between infrastructure, the Internet of Things, and other relevant technologies that are vital to the creation of smart cities and communities. Here is some work that the NITRD SGG task force guide recognizes as important research that still needs to be done and the related efforts by CCC to engage the community and scope out this territory.

See more about the task force and their work here.

Connecting and Securing Communities through Digital Technologies: A Guide for Federal Agencies

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