Sensing in the Urban Technological Deserts-A Position Paper for Smart Cities in Least Developed Countries

Ouoba, Jonathan; Bissyande, Tegawendé François D Assise

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	Document type :	Scientific congresses, symposiums and conference proceedings : Paper published in a book
	Discipline(s) :	Engineering, computing & technology : Computer science
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/19989

Title :	Sensing in the Urban Technological Deserts-A Position Paper for Smart Cities in Least Developed Countries
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Ouoba, Jonathan [VTT Technical Research Centre]
	Bissyande, Tegawendé François D Assise [University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > >]
Publication date :	1-Sep-2014
Main document title :	International Workshop on Web Intelligence and Smart Sensing
Peer reviewed :	Yes
On invitation :	No
Audience :	International
City :	Talence
Event name :	IWWISS2014
Event date :	from 01-09-2014 to 02-09-2014
Event place (city) :	Saint Etienne
Event country :	France
Keywords :	[en] Smart Cities ; Developing Countries ; mobility ; ICT4D
Abstract :	[en] Technological progress in recent years have allowed to produce sensors, on macroscopic and microscopic scales, that are now essential to ubiquitous computing. This paradigm has made the concept of smart cities a reality that is now in synchrony with the needs and requirements for living in this era. Whether it concerns commuters in public transportations or users of existential services such as hospitals, the implementation of smart cities is equally important in developed countries than in the least developed countries. Unfortunately, in the latter, sensors and the associated technologies are not readily available to implement smart cities. It is therefore necessary to identify surrogate ways of sensing the ambiant environment. In this position paper, we discuss the situations in least developed countries and the obstacles to common implementations of smart cities. We also provide a preliminary enumeration of how mobile-phones with SMS-based services and the cultural model can be leveraged to build smart cities in such urban technological deserts.
Target :	Professionals ; Students ; General public
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/19989

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