2013 International Conference
on Smarter Cities
Nov. 14-15, 2013
Diamond Hotel, Pasay City
Alejandro P. Melchor III Smarter Philippines Program Director
Department of Science & Technology
Keynote Address (Extended Ver.)
Smarter Philippines
DOST Secretary Mario Montejo
Launches Smarter Philippines
Program in Davao City
Smarter Philippines is the DOST’s technology-based
inclusive development program.
It has 6 components, which
synergize to yield:
• improved competitiveness,
• increased productivity, and
• a better quality of life.
“Smarter Cities plus Smarter Countryside equals a progressive Smarter Philippines. It is a technology-based development model that recognizes secondary cities as drivers of growth not only within its area, but also in its surrounding countryside. Kung mangyari ipo ito sa lahat ng siyudad ng Pilipinas, this could be a new approach for inclusive and sustainable growth, for poverty alleviation.” - Sec. Mario G. Montejo
A Smarter City has these key elements
• It constantly assesses how it performs in key areas:
governance, the economy, the environment, citizen mobility,
human resource development, and quality of life;
• It denotes an instrumented, interconnected, and intelligent
city.
• It strives to make itself “smarter”: more efficient, more
innovative, more sustainable, more participative and
equitable, and more livable: via strategic use of the
convergent technologies enabled by ICT.
DOST Secretary Mario Montejo Keynote address during the launch of
Smarter Philippines, Feb. 20, 2013
DOST FOCUS AREA #1:
HELPING MAKE THE CITY’S CORE SYSTEMS SMARTER
Land Use and
Urban Planning
Disaster Risk
Reduction Mgmt.
Jobs/ Business
Environment
Education Services
Agricultural System
Telecommunication
and ICT Infra.
Healthcare Services
Transportation
System
Public Safety
Instrumented
Integrated data
including sensors,
video and voice
Interconnected Networked
intelligence
Knowledge sharing
Outsourcing
Work collaboration
Intelligent Proactive, preventive,
predictive use of
information
Analytics
Visualization
SMARTER SYSTEMS ENABLE LGUs TO:
Leverage information to make better decisions
Anticipate problems to resolve them proactively
Coordinate resources to operate effectively
Smarter Urban Planning & Land Use Planning
DOST DREAM Plane w/ 3D LIDAR Rendered 3D LIDAR Map
3D LIDAR mapping
with Data
Management and
Geographic
Information Systems
(GIS) can deliver key
information for
Smarter Urban &
Land Use Planning
The DOST’s DREAM 3D
LIDAR Mapping data can be
utilized for the SMARTER
PHILIPPINES urban
planning, land use planning
and geospatial analysis
programs of Smarter Cities
member local government
agencies.
Import and visualize flood
modelling surfaces to help with
Disaster Risk Assessment
and mitigation planning
Crime mapping will enable law
enforcement to identify crime hot
spots and allocate scarce resources
such as patrol cars optimally.
Smarter Land Use Planning,
enabled by high-resolution
terrain, geochemical or
geophysical surface models
Smarter Urban Planning & Land Use Planning
Flood zone analysis. Relate
elevation from a terrain model to
a set of households or buildings
to understand risks from flooding
Smarter Urban Planning & Land Use Planning
Hydrological Dataset for the
entire Philippines
Flood simulation models for flood control
Hydrological Datasets will help determine
a city’s drainage capacity
China built a Technology Operations Center in
Beijing in preparation to host the 2008 Olympics
UK built a Technology Operations Center in London
in preparation to host the 2012 Olympics
Brazil built an Intelligent Operations Center in Rio
de Janeiro in preparation to host the 2014 World
Cup and the 2015 Summer Olympics
The Intelligent Operations Center helps make multiple core systems smarter. It is
a priority of countries preparing to host major global events like the Olympics
Mitigating torrential rains and flooding is one of the
focuses of Rio’s IOC.
Smarter Disaster Risk Reduction Management & Climate Change Adaptation
DREAM 3D LIDAR Mapping for Flood Control
CITIES TO BE COVERED BY DREAM:
As of Sept. 16, 2013: 34 of 58 cities have been surveyed by 3D LIDAR
Philippine National Earthquake & Tsunami Monitoring &
Communication System: I. Earthquake Monitoring & EWS
DOST-PHIVOLCS Main Station, Quezon City
Philippine Seismic Network: 69
stations now; target: 85 by 2016
Earthquake monitoring Broadband/ strong-motion station
Smart sensors for earthquake monitoring
Installation of smart sensors at
Mandaluyong City LGU
Philippine National Earthquake & Tsunami Monitoring &
Communication System: II. Tsunami Early Warning System
Tsunami hazard mapping for Metro Manila Tsunami Inundation simulation Tsunami scenario database
Sea-level detection sensors Corregidor Tidal Gauge Station
Intelligent DRRM Systems:
High Peformance Computing & Analytics
IBM donated a Blue Gene/P super
computer to DOST.
- 4,096-core super computer
- To be housed at DOST’s iGov
Data Center
The NOAH-Wise Project: Weather Information Integration for System Enhancement
Improved weather forecasting will improve flood prediction
EXPECTED OUTCOMES:
• Improved weather forecasting
• NOAH’s weather forecast extended from 6
hours to 7 days
• Larger area coverage to monitor weather
disturbances forming out at sea
• Faster computing time will result in hourly
7-day forecasts
• More weather parameters will be produced
for public information
• Improved flood prediction
Smarter DRRM: Knowledge Sharing--
Best Practices & Lessons Learned
Tonga: 2009 7.9 magnitude earthquake & tsunami
2011 Great Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Thailand: The Great Flood of 2011
Japan: Lessons learned from 2011 Great Earthquake and Tsunami:
Multi-tier disaster information communication system
Thailand: lessons learned from the Great Floods
of 2011: shift to satellite/ space technology
Satellite Data Terminal Broadband satellite
Satellite drought mapping & flood early
warning system
Satellite-based GIS hazard maps
Project NOAH Website. Ondoy floodmap for Butuan City.
Key DOST Websites: NOAH, PAGASA, PHIVOLCS
Smarter Industries: 1.3M IT-BPM Jobs by 2016,
520,000 of which are in the countryside
Smarter Industries: Towards a P50M/yr.
Semiconductor & Electronics industry
Advanced Device Materials and
Testing Laboratory (ADMATEL)—
designed to enhance the productivity of
the semiconductor and electronics
industry by providing world-class testing
facilities at affordable prices.
• Eliminates the need to send products
abroad for testing, thus enabling higher
value added—from 10% to 20-40%.
Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer
Focused Ion Beam—Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope
Auger Electron Spectrometer
2014 Priorities: • Philippine Health Information
Exchange (PHIE)
• Philippine Health Enterprise Data Warehouse
• Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS)
• Hospital Management Information Systems (HOMIS)
• eHealth apps for tele-parasitology & tele-dermatology
• Telemedicine services: +450 rural barangays
• RxBox2 +150 barangays
Smarter Healthcare: the Philippine
eHealth Development Plan 2013-2017
Smarter Healthcare: the RxBox
- Electronic Medical Record
- Graphical User Interface
- Vital Signs Sensors
- Heart Rate
- ECG
- Blood Oxygen Saturation
- Fetal Heart Tones
- Maternal Uterine Contraction
Helps Doctors to provide better
health care to patients in Rural
Communities
Adopt RxBox
Contact us at:
www. Telehealth.ph
+63-2-509-1003
Smarter Healthcare: Conquering Dengue
Dengue Prevention through Public Awareness. The rainy season of each year marks the beginning of a DOH-led anti-dengue public awareness campaign.
Dengue Rapid Test Kit. Inexpensive test kit for
dengue yields diagnostic results within 1 hour.
R&D on medicinal properties of local plants for
a national anti-dengue vaccine by 2014 and cure
for dengue haemorrhagic fever.
The DOST-DOH Dep Ed OL Trap Program: Dengue prevention through biological control. DOST-produced OL (ovicidal-larvicidal) traps are placed in different areas of participating schools and serviced every 6 days by volunteers. The OL Traps contain a larvicidal solution which emits an odor that attract Aedes mosquitos to lay their eggs in them. The solution then kills the eggs and larvae.
National online dengue early warning system. The red balloons indicate schools with OL Trap indices of >40%. Local authorities in these areas are alerted to undertake an all-out anti-dengue campaign. Coming soon!
Smarter Healthcare: Key Websites
Smarter Telecommunications and
ICT Infrastructure: TV White Spaces
TV White Spaces Initiative
Aims to bring broadband-enabled
services to rural areas DOST’s ICT Office partners with USAID and
Microsoft Philippines to enable the Department of
Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources to provide government services to
remote fishing communities in Bohol through the
TV White Spaces Program.
Smarter Transportation Systems
Automated Guideway Transit System (AGT).
Driverless electricity-run monorail
DOST Road Train.
Smarter Traffic Management System with cellphone-
based People Flow Mobility Data
LEAP (Learning English Application for
Pinoys) is a standalone application for
Windows- and Linux-based platforms for
learning basic English.
Goals Improve Basic English
Proficiency of Filipinos
Help improve and sustain
competitiveness in the Global
Market
Smarter People: LEAP and GCAT
eGovernance Training for Smarter Cities
5 Core Competencies to be developed in gCIOs:
gCIO Training for LGUs Empowering Government Chief Information Officers as agents of strategic
change, focused on projects that drive innovation & reform.
• Chief ICT Strategist
• Chief ICT Policy Advisor
• Chief Information Security Officer
In partnership with:
eLeadership for Local Executives Aims to develop ICT competence— a cluster of related abilities, commitments, knowledge and skills that enable local executives to act effectively
Smarter People Collaboration with DOST’s Smarter
Philippines Technology Partners (*under discussion)
IT-certified faculty
capable of imparting 21st
century skills through
STEM curriculum
Smarter Analytics Training for Public Sector with IBM http://www.scgmis.org/Resources/Documents/Becomming%20an%20analytics-driven%20govt.pdf
*Google “Microsoft IT Academy” to download the 51-slide Powerpoint presentation http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/netacad/us-can/docs/Put-the-T-in-Your-STEM-Education-Program-with-Cisco-Networking-Academy.pdf
The optimum strategy for both sustained, high and inclusive growth and poverty alleviation is the co-development of Tier II and Tier III cities as
Smarter Cities, along with their surrounding rural communities.
Smarter MSMEs: Small Enterprise
Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP)
TECHNOLOGY UPGRADING
TECHNICAL CONSULTING TECHNOLOGY TRAININGS
PACKAGING ASSISTANCE LAB TESTING SERVICES
Smarter Farming
• Smarter Farming for a Sustainable Food Supply
• Nationwide Farm Management Information System (FMIS)
• Geographical Information System with visual data presentation of:
• Hydrologic Map
• Soil Texture Map
• Crop / Vegetative Cover Maps
• Drought Intensity Map
Farm Management
Information System
Soil Texture Map Hydrologic Map Crop Cover Map Drought Intensity Map
Smarter Farming
National Program on Weather and Crop Forecasting
will reduce vulnerability of farmers to Climate Change
Smarter Crop Forecasting System Farmer Decision Support System
Smarter Collaboration System
Secured Login Project Authoring Project Monitoring with
Progress Report On Demand
Document Upload / Download –
Repository for every Project Messaging System for Stakeholders and Team
Members
Smarter Collaboration System
Services
1. Project Monitoring (Progress Report On Demand)
2. Data Repository / File Management System
3. Discussion and Messaging Board
4. Community Integration (Social Media, Other DOST offices)
Delivered Online via
Secured Portal
DOST National Office DOST Regional Offices LGU Stakeholders
Collaboration
Transparency
Efficiency
Knowledge Management and Exchange System
Objective
Strengthen the capacity of cities to effectively manage inclusive urban
development through the implementation of a knowledge management
and exchange system among city managers and stakeholders
Addresses these challenges
1. Limited Participation and Access to Capacity Development
Programs
2. Inadequate management of knowledge resources
3. Lack of sustainable program for peer to peer knowledge exchange
among city managers
Special module: Smarter Urban
Planning & Land Use Planning
Alejandro P. Melchor III
Smarter Philippines Program Director
Department of Science & Technology
Alejandro “Bud” Melchor