Guidance note for smart city standards released

The Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ) has released a new guidance note with an aim to raise awareness of standards and frameworks related to smart cities. 

The purpose of the guidance note, prepared in collaboration with Professional Construction Strategies Group (PCSG), one of SCCANZ’s member companies, is to provide an overview of the ecosystem of smart city standards available globally, the benefits of their use and a structured list of some key standards and frameworks..

The release follows a recent roundtable of government, private sector and industry representatives, along with standards bodies, to discuss and identify opportunities for ensuring smart cities standards play a necessary role in catalysing and scaling solutions to advance sustainability through technology, data and digital transformation. The event was convened by SCCANZ.

Adam Beck, executive director of SCCANZ, said, “We have an opportunity in Australia to embrace the rich ecosystem of smart cities standards and frameworks available throughout the world, and ensure we create a common understanding and shared purpose when applying technology and data solutions in our cities and towns. It is fundamental that we at least acknowledge the support that is available through these resources and be open to applying them, at least in a voluntary way.” 

PCSG’s consulting director for Asia Pacific, Gavin Cotterill, said, “Our goal is to provide readily available information to government and industry on the diverse library of smart cities standards and frameworks around the world.

“Experience from mature markets such as the UK, and more broadly Europe, show that when government and industry work closely together on creating, applying and promoting standardisation, market opportunities are created and outcomes are aligned with a shared vision,” Cotterill said.