Redefining smart cityplatforms: Settingthe stage for MinimalInteroperabilityMechanismsA U4SSC deliverableon city platforms
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Executive summary
Contents
List of figures
1 Introduction: The challenges facing cities and communities
     1.1 The need to manage increasing complexity
     1.2 The need for affordable and transformative solutions
2 The evolving landscape of smart cities and communities
     2.1 Data life cycle management by default
     2.2 Interoperability
     2.3 New technologies
     2.4 Data-enabled cities and communities
     2.5 Data lakes and data spaces
     2.6 Local digital twins
3 Eight steps that cities and communities can take
     3.1 Develop a roadmap
     3.2 Focus on data
     3.3 Build with interfaces
     3.4 Secure a minimum but sufficient level of interoperability
     3.5 Keep an open mind when choosing technology
     3.6 Prioritize partnerships and ecosystems
     3.7 Take maturity and complexity into consideration
     3.8 Start small, think big
4 Blueprint: architectures and platforms
     4.1 Architectures
     4.2 Architectural principles
     4.3 Reference architectures for smart cities and communities
     4.4 Integrated City Platforms
5 The requirements needed by the platform enabled ecosystem
     5.1 Architectural requirements
     5.2 System requirements
     5.3 Data management and service requirements
     5.4 Security and privacy requirements
6 Interoperability that is minimal yet sufficient
     6.1 Interoperability points
     6.2 Minimal Interoperability Mechanisms
7 Architectural framework supporting minimal but sufficient interoperability
     7.1 Goals
     7.2 Architectural capabilities
     7.3 Recommended specifications and frameworks
8 Useful results from the work on MIMs
     8.1 MIM 1: Context information management
     8.2 MIM 2: Shared Data Models
     8.3 MIM 3: Ecosystem transaction management
     8.4 MIM 4: Personal data management
     8.5 MIM 5: Transparent AI
     8.6 MIM 7: Geospatial information management
9 Conclusion
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