The 8^th annual IDC search for the region’s most outstanding smart city initiatives recognize the department’s Knowledge Management for Flood Control System.

JAKARTA, June 9, 2022 – The Knowledge Management for Flood Control System by the Department of Communications, Informatics and Statistics of DKI Jakarta Indonesia as bested four other projects nominated under the Public Safety – Next-Generation Emergency Services Category of the 2022 IDC Smart City Asia/Pacific Awards (SCAPA).

“Congratulations to the Department of Communications, Informatics and Statistics of DKI Jakarta on the well-deserved achievement. It is amazing to witness the positive impact and progress local governments have reached with their more mature digital capabilities. This is an excellent real-life use case of how emerging technologies can help address a city’s challenges and improve its citizens’ quality of life,” says Mevira Munindra, Country Manager at IDC Indonesia.

The Knowledge Management for Flood Control System is a remarkable smart city project that exists as a data-based policy effort to detect potentially inundated areas with water. The system collects historical data and knowledge, as well as performs predictive analysis, to help improve disaster awareness, accelerate system-based responses and real-time monitoring. It uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities of IoT devices to pull and process massive amounts of data and machine learning (ML) systems to improve model accuracy. The system is also equipped with sensors and weather data to gain real-time situational awareness and predict where flooding may occur, and providing inputs that give out warnings, alerts, and decision recommendations.

"As nations face increasing climate risks, more efforts to develop immediate technology-based solutions to ensure public safety are needed. This project is a great example where integrated technologies such as IoT, data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning could provide real-time situational awareness of the rising stream levels in order to predict where flooding may occur,” says Jezamin Razak, Senior Research Manager at IDC ASEAN.

Out of the over 330 smart city nominations for SCAPA 2022 received from public and private enterprises in Asia Pacific, only 22 projects in 15 eService categories were named as the best of the best in their respective fields. Southeast Asia secured 7 of the 22 awards, while the East Asia region bagged 11 of the 22 awards.

"We are happy to witness more participants in the awards and the introduction of a Pandemic Management category where we recognize innovative technology solutions to manage the COVID-19 situation. In ASEAN, we welcome the increasing use of automation, real-time data, data analytics and artificial intelligence by the public sector to have more efficient operations, redesign their services, and create sharper policies," added Razak.

These are the winners of the 2022 IDC Smart City Asia/Pacific Awards by category and the outstanding smart city initiatives that distinguished them (arranged alphabetically):

• 3D Public Safety Inspection and Warning System by the Kaohsiung City Government wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Public Safety – Data-Driven Policing.

• Asynchronous Data Exchange (ADEX) by Government Technology (GovTech) Agency of Singapore wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Administration.

• Classroom of the Future by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Education.

• COVID-19 Vaccination and Vaccinated Differentiated Safe Management Measure (VDS) by Ministry of Health (MOH) and Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Pandemic Management.

• Digital Twin System of Zhangjiawan Town by Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning & Design wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Urban Planning and Land Use.

• eCanvas by GovTech wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Digital Equity and Accessibility.

• Floating Energy Storage System by Energy Market Authority and Keppel Offshore & Marine wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Urban Planning and Land Use.

• Intelligent Unmanned Tax Service Pioneer Plan by the Taichung City Government wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Digital Equity and Accessibility.

• Smart Water Networks Information Platform by the Water Department of Hainan Province wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Smart Water.

• IoT-based Smart Green City Services by Korea Land and Housing Corporation wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Sustainable Infrastructure.

• Voting by the Taipei City Government wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Civic Engagement.

• Kaohsiung Port's External Traffic - AI Smart Signals by the Kaohsiung City Government wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Transportation - Transport Infrastructure.

• Knowledge Management for Flood Control System by the Department of Communications, Informatics, and Statistics of DKI Jakarta, Indonesia wins Outstanding Smarty City Project for Public Safety – Next-Generation Emergency Services.

• M4 Smart Motorway Project by the New South Wales Government wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Transportation - Transport Infrastructure.

• National Vegetable Quality Standard Center Test Demonstration Base Project by Shandong Wuze Ecological Agriculture Technology Development Co., Ltd. wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Smart Buildings/Tech Parks.

• RFID-based House Checking System by the Bannari Amman Institute of Technology wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Public Safety – Data-Driven Policing.

• Smart Gardens at Gardens by the Bay by GovTech wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Sustainable Infrastructure.

• Smart Work System by the Daegu Metropolitan City Government wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Pandemic Management.

• Taipei Digital 4.0 Pro Teacher-Student Platform by the Taipei City Government wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Education.

• The Summer Palace - Smart Tourism Project by Beijing Summer Palace Administration wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Economic Development, Tourism, Arts, Libraries, Culture, Open Spaces.

• Thriving Rangatahi Population Explorer by Vodafone Aotearoa Foundation wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Public Health and Social Services.

• Transport Data Analytics Platform (TDAP) by the Hamilton City Government wins Outstanding Smart City Project for Transportation - Connected & Autonomous Vehicles, Public Transit, Ride-Hailing/Ride-Sharing.

IDC Government Insights advises governments on how to leverage technology to realign government services with the needs and expectations of citizens, enhance service delivery, drive new revenue streams, and spur economic development. To learn more about IDC’s Smart City research and advisory capabilities, please visit IDC Government Insights: Worldwide Smart Cities and Communities Strategies. To learn more about this report, contact Jezamin Razak at jrazak@idc.com. For media inquiries, contact Tessa Rago trago@idc.com or Michael de la Cruz mdelacruz@idc.com.

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