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Smart citiesGrowing cities, greener citiesEurope is highly urbanised, with the majority of citizens living in cities that are evolvingin response to changing societal needs. European cities are facing challenges such aspollution, congestion and impaired mobility, personal safety concerns and economicinequality. These pressures accentuate the need for investment in economic andenvironmental sustainability to become future-ready and to improve citizens’ quality of life.ChallengesBenefitsSmart. citiesIn this context, the digitalisation of cities, underpinned by emerging technologiessuch as 5G, IoT, edge computing and the further application of Big Data solutionswill be key to the transformation of cities to meet these challenges.Europe.connectedContextOpportunityMore recently, the reshaping of work and learning as a result ofCOVID-19 has brought into sharp focus the need for adaptability andreliable technological solutions, and the need for governments touse data to make decisions that protect and enhance citizens’ lives.Vodafone’spartnershipwith SevillaThe increasing focus on climate impact and the need to meetambitious targets, for example the EU’s goal of 100 climate-neutralEuropean cities by 2030, outlined in the Mission Board for climateneutral and smart cities.Smart SevillaCouncilAmong the many factors driving urban change, two have become particularly relevant:

Smart citiesBy working together, central and local authorities supported by infrastructure and application providerscan help European cities achieve:BenefitsA more mobile futureThe average European caris parked 92 percent ofthe time, taking up muchof the 50% of inner-cityland devoted to roads andparking spaces.Smart mobility solutions couldreduce commuting timesby 15-20% on average, orapproximately 15-20mins perday, for the average commuterdepending on the developmentof public transit systems.A safer societySmart SevillaCouncil92By integrating mobility and security systems, cities can improve traffic flow for emergencyresponse, increase driver and pedestrian safety, and optimise security management throughbetter resource allocation.583,000 assaults5m theftsIn 2018, there were583,000 assaults andmore than 5m nonviolent and violentthefts across the EU27.2.67per 100,000Traffic fatalitiesaveraged 2.67 per100,000 people across16 EU capitals in 2018.30-40%Smart security features overlaidwith smart mobility features incities could help reduce crimeby 30-40%, shorten responsetimes for emergency servicesby 20-35%, and save 30-300lives per year in a city of5 million.Europe.connectedContextEuropean commutersspend over 1hr20mins per daygetting to and ershipwith Sevilla1 hourChallengesThe economic performance of a city is reliant on people and goods being able to move around quicklyand efficiently. Connected mobility infrastructure can help cities optimise traffic flows and publictransport services to reduce congestion and support citizens’ mobility.

Smart citiesA healthierenvironment for alltons8-15%monthsAir quality improvements from smartenvironmental management couldreduce disease risk by 8-15%, while smartmonitoring, leakage protection and controlcould reduce solid waste by 30-130 kg perperson, per year, and water consumptionby 25-80 litres per person, per day.Data (based on availability) for: Berlin, Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, Helsinki, Lisbon, Ljubljana,Madrid, Riga, Rome, Stockholm, Tallinn, Valletta, Vilnius, Zagreb, Sofia140Buildings (i.e. offices and dwellings)on their own account for 40% of totalenergy used, and 36% of greenhousegas emissions in Europe.75This is exacerbated by the 75%of the European building stockthat is energy inefficient.5-10%Upcoming research by Vodafone UK andWPI Economics finds that integratingsmart technology into buildings couldreduce building emissions by 5-10%.%%Europe.connectedChallengesSmart SevillaCouncilAcross 15 EU capitals, 11.1m tonnes ofmunicipal waste was generated 2017, anaverage of 738k tonnes of waste per city,or 576kg per person per year.172Cities account for the majority ofoverall energy use and 72% ofgreenhouse gas emissions.%Context11.1mMore optimised mobility flows, paired with the shift to renewablesand smarter management of energy demand, can help citiesbecome more energy efficient, reducing overall energy use andgreenhouse gas emissions.Opportunity8monthsParticulate matter in the air also reducesEuropean life expectancies by 8 monthson average.A more energy efficient futureVodafone’spartnershipwith Sevilla9090% of European urban citizens areexposed to pollutants at concentrationshigher than safe levels, with up to a third ofnew cases of childhood asthma in Europepotentially caused by air pollution.%BenefitsOverall, by managing congestion, emissions, and pollutionlevels with smart environmental and waste sensors, citiescan help improve citizens’ quality of life and make citiesmore attractive places to live and work in.

Optimising city servicesby structuring data from differentsources, such as mobility, transport andenvironmental data. This can also enablenew ways of utilising city resources, forexample re-routing traffic during schoolbreak times to reduce the air pollutionexposure for children.Enabling real-time insights that help citiesbecome smarter in managing resources and develop moresustainable municipal services by overlaying Big Dataanalytics capabilities across different types of data.This capability can unlock important insights for cities thatimprove services, for example whether cities’ EV fleet usageand parking could be optimised to store surplus renewableenergy.Smart citiesChallengesSmart SevillaCouncilContextA single, shared and flexible platform, integrating and optimising usage of data from multiple sources, can deliverbenefits to cities such as:The city has developed an appcalled Whim that allows residentsto plan and pay for all modes ofpublic and private transport inone place. The app recommendshow best to reach a destinationbased on real-time conditionsthroughout the network, takingaccount of all possible optionsand user’s own preferences.Europe.connectedOpportunityThe need for a centralised data structure has been made especially clear by the COVID-19 experience. For example,to respond to the rapid shifts in citizen flows and demands on public services, a centralised view of the data availablewas needed so that officials and market participants could digest the data, generate critical insights, make decisionsquickly and take action. This need is likely to become more pressing with the expected evolution of European postpandemic structures, and the need to continue to respond to the threat of climate change.Helsinki aims to makeit unnecessary for cityresidents to own aprivate car by 2025.Vodafone’spartnershipwith SevillaTogether, these opportunities point to a future for ‘smarter’ cities that are more efficient, sustainable, and adaptable.To achieve these benefits, it is not enough for cities to be connected; cities need to be holistically ‘smart’. Cities willneed to be able to use a variety of data gathered from different sources and sensors to improve services, ensureseamless integration of different city services, and evolve with citizens’ changing demands.Benefitsbenefits of anintegrated, smartcities platform

According to a Deloitte report commissioned by Vodafone,%onlyfrom data sharing within city supply chains is currentlybeing realised (e.g. city waste data shared with wasteremoval suppliers).43 of the potential valueSmart citiesSimilarly, only%25 of the potential valuefrom data sharing across different city servicesis currently being realised (e.g. transport datashared with energy management services).In this context, Vodafone is working with many cities across Europe to provide a range of infrastructure, IoT and data solutions thatdeliver an integrated data platform to address these challenges. Acting as a close partner with municipal governments, Vodafone’sdata platform helps to make these cities smarter by integrating different services and potentially enabling municipal authorities togenerate income that provides a sustainable economic basis for continued investment in smart city platforms.Europe.connectedSmart SevillaCouncilContextTo unlock this value, data needs to be shared between different systems; sensors and data need to interoperate and communicatetogether. However, integration on this scale remains challenging for many cities, even more so for larger and older cities, whichhave more legacy systems and infrastructure, are more complex, and are more likely to be characterised by silos.OpportunityThis lack of integration between legacy systems and first generation smart city solutions is a key challenge to making cities truly‘smart’. The data collected from specific platforms and systems remain within the original value chains, with limited sharing of databetween platforms inhibiting the ability to unlock many of the opportunities from a smarter use of data.Vodafone’spartnershipwith SevillaResponding to these opportunities, many cities have sought to make various key systems ‘smarter’. For example, cities have lookedto install smart meters in public buildings and connect energy assets, such as solar panels on street lights, to the electricity grid.This is in addition to legacy municipal systems, such as traffic management systems. However, as these solutions have often beendeveloped in response to then-vital needs, they have come at the expense of interoperability, with the consequence being a set ofsilo-ed municipal technology systems and services.ChallengesBenefitschallenges to effectivesmart city strategies

Smart cities2nd: Spain’s DESI 2020 rankBenefitsSpain in numbers90%: Spain’s score on theSmart SevillaCouncilOpen Data indicator, compared tothe EU average score of 66%Challengesfor Digital Public ServicesSevilla in numbersCase StudySmart Sevilla Council4th largest city in Spain, andthe 30th largest in the EUEurope.connectedOpportunityfrom 2010 to 2019Vodafone’spartnershipwith Sevilla1.5m, growing by 11%ContextMetropolitan area population of

Smart citiesBenefitscontextChallengesAs the largest economic and urban centre in Andalucía, growth in Sevilla’s metro area isinevitably linked to use and pressure on public services in the city proper. The city hasinvested in new solutions for specific municipal services to meet needs, particularly videosurveillance and lighting. However, while these solutions improve the provision of publicservices, they were not built as part of an integrated ‘smart city’ strategy and platform,instead operating to date as discrete systems within their respective value chains.ContextSmart SevillaCouncilGiven its needs as a growing metropolitan area and economic centre, Sevilla received 19m in EU funding to implement solutions promoting integrated and sustainable urbandevelopment. The requirements for the solution were:Analytically advanced to enablethe integration and analysisof multiple datasets to driveoptimisation of services, such asmonitoring visitor flows and securityduring special events in the city.Europe.connectedOpportunityAbility to integrate withexisting solutions tooptimise the investments,in particular videosurveillance and lighting.Vodafone’spartnershipwith SevillaFlexibility to supportdifferent types ofdata produced bydifferent public services(‘verticals’).