The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) developed the first maturity model that was applied to the software industry, i.e., the Capability and Maturity Model (CMM). Maturity models support the evolution from an initial state, towards an anticipated or desired state, following an outlined path, often based on the best practices from the concerned domain. An example of which is the Maturity Model (MM) that is generally used for process improvement. ĭifferent tools are utilized to facilitate this process of the strategic planning of smart cities. In order to start navigating efficiently in the transformation journey of cities, provincial officials need to be able to assess the current situation of their cities and determine the critical capabilities needed to enable a Smart City Concept. Yet navigating transformative change, as is required by Smart Cities, is a long-term and complex process. Citizens’ high expectations and the need for sustained tourism and business development are bringing pressure to bear on you as a leader to consider the opportunities afforded by emerging technologies. However, since you are new to the topic, you are quite suspicious that you will take the right decisions in terms of priorities and what exactly are the areas you need to start addressing in this transformation journey. You are bombarded by several calls from tech companies to try to convince you to buy their smart cities solutions. You are requested to develop a strategy to transform your city/governorate into a smart city, to address the storm of economic, environmental, or demographic challenges that cities are facing nowadays. In the following article, Hossam El Shoukry, Alumni of the Master’s in Global Smart City Management, sets out the key features of the three main maturity models existing in the Smart Cities domain: The IDC Smart City Maturity Model, The Maturity Model to Measure and Compare Inequality in Brazilian Cities (Br-SCMM) and the Smart City Maturity Model developed by Sustainability Outlook (SO SCMM).
In this context, Maturity Models for Smart Cities are a fundamental tool.
DESTACADO EN Urbanism & Smart Cities 2 Comments 0 One of the first steps in formulating a Smart City strategy is to know the city’s level of maturity in order to determine the next steps to be taken.
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