Increasingly, city administrations are turning to specialized technologies to attack social, ecological and economic problems. The incipient concept of SmartCity seeks to promote the inclusion of sensors and Big Data through what is known as the Internet Of Things (IoT). The ability to collect information in real time provides a better understanding of how cities evolve, adapt and respond to various conditions.

The areas where the SmartCity concept can be applied are varied. These include government, the economy, the environment, mobility, infrastructure, education and health.

An application with a lot of development within Smart Cities is that of image processing (Computer Vision), which has the purpose of identifying millions of simultaneous events within the urban sphere, such as people, cars, public workers, garbage, accidents , fires and natural disasters. This not only makes it possible to monitor the health of cities in real time, but also to help decision-making by organizations for the public administration.

Although Artificial Intelligence has been used extensively to attack problems of a technological nature, its potential to also contribute in human dimensions, such as Resilience, Security and Sustainability, cannot be set aside.

With the appearance of Covid-2019 we have been able to observe how the so-called Smart Cities have been able to combat the advance of the pandemic. In China, a series of measures have been deployed to control the spread of the virus that are based on the use of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data. The measures range from patrol robots that detect the use of masks in public places to infrared thermometers installed in strategic areas that can measure the temperature of ten people at a time. In South Korea, one of the most acclaimed countries for crisis management, an online coronavirus monitoring system was launched that monitors the behavior of infected patients through the use of surveillance cameras and transaction records based on credit cards. credit.

The use of information within the sphere of SmartCities has opened a debate regarding data privacy and security. The recent appearance of BlockChain technologies seeks to guarantee the transparency and security of the processes through the use of an open and transversal platform. On the other hand, it is also necessary for intelligent systems to work hand in hand with laws to protect privacy and human rights. What do you think?.