Ningbo's 'smart city' development boosted by research centre

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Category: On The Campus

Published: Thursday, 25 April 2013 08:22

Ningbo could soon be benefitting from increased use of smart technology, designed to make residents’ everyday lives easier, thanks to a recently-launched partnership.

The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) and Ningbo Academy of Smart City Development have joined forces to establish the Ningbo International Smart City Research Centre, which will investigate how the city can use information and communication technology (ICT) more effectively.

The centre, which will be based in UNNC’s Faculty of Science and Engineering, will advise the government on the best use of technology as well as research potential applications. It will be co-ordinated by the digital economy research strand of the International Doctoral Innovation Centre(IDIC) at UNNC and the Ningbo Academy of Smart City Development.

It is the latest phase in the Ningbo municipal government’s 40.7 billion RMB smart city project, which looks at how technology can be better used in a range of projects from video analysis of traffic to energy and waste management.

Smart cities use ICT effectively in order to use resources more efficiently, resulting in cost and energy savings, improved service delivery and quality of life for residents.

Professor Guoping Qiu, Head of Computer Science at UNNC, said: “This multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary research centre will research and develop novel smart technologies and technological solutions, as well as new economic policies and business models for accelerating Ningbo’s smart city development.” 

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