As population grows in the geographically restricted island nation of Singapore, there is a dire need for comfortable, sustainable and serene living spaces. Dr. Cheong Koon highlights how Housing and Development board of Singapore is using technology to build a sustainably smart city for a better future.
As head of Housing and Development Board of Singapore, Cheong Koon Hean oversees the development and management of some 1 million public housing flats in 23 towns. She formulated a roadmap to develop better designed, more sustainable and community centric towns. The first woman to head the Urban Redevelopment Authority, she led the planning of the Marina Bay precinct, creating a signature skyline for Singapore and a vibrant live-work-play destination.
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Will these smart cities prioritze community land trusts?? Because without community ownership, it will be business as usual in blak face.
Yes we must own the virgin land first in trust that provides the initial wealth
This is fantastic.What we want is to build a smart city on virgin unoccupied land with a host nation.Selling homes property and building communities of skilled people from America and the diaspora will finance it let’s get started inbox me
I see some very large issues with all of the so-called smart technology. Wifi is DNA damaging. It started off as a US Military weapon that most of us are ignorant to. Children given these iPads and smartphones are at a much higher rate of developing health concerns. There is plenty of information about 5G and radiation to humans. Who gets the data about our activities and patterns? We need to get away from the technology and back to farming the land and being with our families just as our ancestors did.
Definitely understand the concern about wifi and whether or not it can damage our DNA. But we also have to keep in mind that we must be competitive as a nation, so we will need to find ways to utilize and advance the tech while also coming up with ways to eliminate any dangers.
I certainly agree. I'm hoping that some of our brothas in the Motherland are already at work doing that.
Smart cities are the most cost effective way to build a city state