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The FG‐SWM Technical Report stresses the existence of further opportunities of collaboration in
this field, as well as the need to foster further dialogue and discussion on these issues.

e. Smart waste
While some cities in the world are converting bird sanctuaries into landfill areas, others are
importing waste to meet the ever rising demands of energy from waste. With the ever growing
increase in consumer goods, the wastage also has increased exponentially. Cities are finding it
difficult to source, segregate different kinds of waste and make use of a product which can be
potentially bought back into consumer life cycle.
This challenge can be solved with source reduction, proper identification of the category of waste
and development of a proper use for the waste. There may be various forward‐looking resolutions
for converting waste into a resource and creating closed loop economies, but to enable this process
we need proper and correct information and advanced technology.
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Smart waste management systems will enable the following areas of action, among others:
 Implementing waste tracking systems to monitor and control the movement of different kinds
of waste
 Sorting of waste without the operator coming into contact with it
 Leveraging technology to collect and share data from source to transportation to disposal of
waste
 Connecting various smart waste management systems with local waste management service
providers

f. Smart physical safety and security

Incidents ranging from simple "jumping a traffic signal" to high level security breaches such as in
airports can be effectively managed with good information and monitoring systems. These systems
provide "on‐the‐go" data to officials which become an important step in keeping human security‐
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related issues under check. Examples of ICT in physical security include the use of analytical tools
which help to sense, respond to and resolve incidents, as well as towards criminal identification,
predictive analysis and criminal pattern identification.
As urbanization becomes more mainstream, the following physical safety and security‐related
trends will become increasingly realized:
 Security will become more critical as cities and their infrastructure evolve

 Cities will continue to grow (i.e. urbanization), resulting in more and more anonymous threats
 There will be increasing pressure on local authorities to cope with expected and unexpected
security threats against citizens
 There will be an increased rate of technology adoption and penetration that will enable a more
"safe city"

 There will be an increased cooperation between private and public sectors
 Agencies will strengthen their collaboration on city‐wide deployments
 There will be a growing integration of existing infrastructures

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