New coordinating unit set up to drive Smart Nation initiatives

[streetsmart73]

Originally Posted by hkh

Only smart people can understand.........

even me hoh catch kosong ball

[richardg]

My 2 cents.
The smartnation initiative is about making all the "sensors" of all the agencies ( LTA, PUB, NEA etc ) talk to each other.

LTA has "sensors" for many public transport systems.eg
MRT - location of trains, occupancy of trains, number of ppl in Q
Same for taxi and buses.
Road Infrastructure - traffic conditions, accident info, sos phones, expressway alarms, incident detections, etc

CAAS - flight information, passenger arrivals, airport taxi mgmt.

PUB - has water level of drains/rivers, flood level

NEA - weather information, rain, haze

MHA - large congregation of ppl etc, other CCTV analytics, people in distress, public alarms activation. residents home alarm activation

SCDF - fire alarm activation


Smartnation serves to ensure all these info can talk to each other.
IDA's smartnation network infrastructure ensures the network backbone both physical and network protocol specs to ensure they talk to each other.


Once these "sensors" are talk to each other and is available to all agencies then there can be synergy between the agencies in implementing cross agencies smart apps.

eg. Flood info can immediately be flashed on LTAs variable messaging system (VMS) so that drivers can avoid these areas. Same for fires etc, can be dispatched to different agencies automatically and quickly.

The apps can only limited by imagination and creativity.
The foundation will be laid by smartnation.

[aromatix]

no smart technology can make people who don't want to talk to each other talk to each other.

[streetsmart73]

the current "not so smart" structure requires millions in paycheque.

with the impending smart structure, just pic it. more than millions to run it

huat ah

[richardg]

Originally Posted by streetsmart73

the current "not so smart" structure requires millions in paycheque.

with the impending smart structure, just pic it. more than millions to run it

huat ah

this is more standardising specifications than anything else
so there is no actual cost

what makes you think the smart structure will cost more millions?
where is the cost?

[aromatix]

Originally Posted by richardg

this is more standardising specifications than anything else
so there is no actual cost

what makes you think the smart structure will cost more millions?
where is the cost?

u're right it doesn't cost millions ... probably billions will be more accurate

[Aris]

Anything that can enhance and better the people's lives should be good and worth the monies spent.

Using public funds to enhance their control and power over the people is not.

Of what use are those expensive furniture and fittings in government buildings or BMW/Volvo cars? Are they for the people's benefit when there are not enough hospital beds, and long queues in polyclinics?

The budgets for most government organisations are ever increasing because the government is more willing to spend on such expenditures.

Who does not want a Brompton bike to ride around?

[Auratus]

Originally Posted by Aris

Anything that can enhance and better the people's lives should be good and worth the monies spent.

Using public funds to enhance their control and power over the people is not.

Of what use are those expensive furniture and fittings in government buildings or BMW/Volvo cars? Are they for the people's benefit when there are not enough hospital beds, and long queues in polyclinics?

The budgets for most government organisations are ever increasing because the government is more willing to spend on such expenditures.

Who does not want a Brompton bike to ride around?

Because their ass is more important than common people ass.

[Aris]

Originally Posted by Auratus

Because their ass is more important than common people ass.

Police stations has huge tv sets and most government offices by any standards are quite luxurious. A few look more like a bank than a government office.

[streetsmart73]

Originally Posted by Auratus

Because their ass is more important than common people ass.

big asses too hoh