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The German “Smart City Standardization Roadmap” gives a snapshot of the current situation and insight into international developments. Its purpose is to create transparency, and give all interested parties the possibility to take part in standardization activities relating to urban planning.
The term roadmap refers to the declaration of the policies, topics and approaches of standardizing bodies in this area. This is a process, in Germany, that is not in any way complete, and is oriented towards economic and political developments. This “rolling roadmap’ is a snapshot of the current situation, giving insight into international developments. Its purpose is to create transparency, and give all interested parties, in Germany, the possibility to take part in standardization activities relating to urban planning.
The publication includes the following ten sections
- Introduction
- IEC SEG 1 Systems Evaluation Group
At the end of 2013 Smart Cities experts from Japan, China and Germany formed an evaluation group under the umbrella of the International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC). The group was given an 18-month remit to examine the topic of Smart Cities from a technical and organizational perspective, with instructions by the IEC to assess how and to what extent standards and specifications could provide support to cities and communities as they move towards the more “intelligent’ city.
The section includes key findings of the Group. - ISO/IEC Joint Technical committee 1 (JTC 1)
ISO and IEC’˜s Joint Technical Committee 1 Information Technology has formed a Smart Cities Study Group (SG 1) to examine the needs and potentials for standardization in this area.
The section includes key outcomes and recommendations of the JTC 1. - ISO/TMB/SAGE Smart Cities
The Smart Cities Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) of the International Organization for Standardization ISO began its work mid 2014 after having been given a mandate by ISO’˜s Technical Management Board (TMB) to carry out a comprehensive analysis of Smart Cities within 18 months. Seven countries, China, Germany, UK, France, Japan, Korea and USA, are currently involved in the research.
The section includes key outcomes and recommendations of the JTC 1. - ISO/TC 268
Since 2012 members of ISO/TC 268 Sustainable development of communities have been discussing ways of helping to shape the future of communities in a sustainable manner. A total of 23 countries are participating, with representatives from industry in the Far East showing particularly strong commitment. - Activities of ITU-T on Smart Cities
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialized agency for communication and information technologies. In 2013, the Smart Sustainable Cities Focus Group was set up within ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment and climate change. The focus group does not develop standards itself, but it does recommend which standards should be developed at the next level, in Study Group 5, and how these can best be implemented. - CEN/ CENELEC/ETSI ‘“ SSCC-CG
The aim of the CEN-CENELEC-ETSI Smart and Sustainable Cities and Communities Coordination Group (SSCC-CG) is to coordinate and promote European standardization activities relating to Smart Cities. - National Developments activities of DIN.DKE
DIN and DKE have formed a national strategy group (steering body) on Smart Cities to monitor international developments and call attention in Germany to the many activities that are in progress. - Looking ahead
- Glossary
About DIN
DIN represents the interests of German stakeholders worldwide. According to an agreement with the Federal Republic of Germany, DIN is recognized as the national standards body for Germany. Wherever standards are set in Germany, DIN is a unifying force. DIN builds networks, help set up a common terminology, and open up doors to international markets.
DIN is in dialogue with city governments, research organizations, private companies, associations and urban developers of innovative technologies. DIN aims to harmonize German products and services with global developments. Standards define interfaces and help bring our innovations to other countries.
You can download the German “Smart City Standardization Roadmap” from here