The 8th^e IDC’s annual search for the region’s most outstanding smart city initiatives rewards the department’s knowledge management for the flood control system.

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

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

The Knowledge Management System for Flood Control is a remarkable smart city project that exists as a data-driven policy effort to detect areas potentially flooded with water. The system collects historical data and insights, as well as predictive analytics, to help improve disaster awareness, accelerate system-based responses, and real-time monitoring. It uses the artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities of IoT devices to extract and process huge 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 provide inputs that give warnings, alerts and decision recommendations.

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

Out of more than 330 smart city nominations for SCAPA 2022 received from public and private companies in Asia-Pacific, only 22 projects in 15 e-service categories were named among the best in their respective fields. Southeast Asia won 7 of 22 awards, while the East Asia region won 11 of 22 awards.

“We are pleased to witness more entrants to the awards and the introduction of a pandemic management category in which we recognize innovative technological solutions to manage the COVID-19 situation. Within 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 more accurate policies” , added Razak.

Here are the winners of the IDC Smart City Asia/Pacific Awards 2022 by category and the outstanding smart city initiatives that distinguished them (listed in alphabetical order):

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

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

• The class of the future by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Government Agency of Technology Singapore (GovTech) wins the award for Outstanding Smart City Project for Education.

• COVID-19 vaccination and vaccinated differentiated safety management measure (VDS) by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Government Agency of Technology Singapore (GovTech) wins the award for Outstanding Smart City Project for Pandemic Management.

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

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

• Floating energy storage system by Energy Market Authority and Keppel Offshore & Marine win Outstanding Smart City Project Award for Urban Design and Land Use.

• Pioneering Unmanned Intelligent Tax Service Plan by Taichung City Government Wins Outstanding Smart City Project Award for Digital Equity and Accessibility.

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

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

• Vote by Taipei City Government Wins Outstanding Smart City Project Award for Civic Engagement.

• Kaohsiung Port External Traffic – AI Smart Signals by Kaohsiung City Government wins Outstanding Transportation Smart City Project Award – Transportation Infrastructure.

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

• M4 Smart Highway Project by the Government of New South Wales wins the award for Outstanding Smart City Project for Transport – Transport Infrastructure.

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

• Internal control system based on RFID by Bannari Amman Institute of Technology wins the award for Outstanding Smart City Project for Public Safety – Data-Driven Policing.

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

• Smart working system by Daegu Metropolitan City Government wins Outstanding Smart City Project Award for Pandemic Management.

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

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

• Prosperous explorer of the population of Rangatahi by Vodafone Aotearoa Foundation wins Outstanding Smart City Project Award for Public Health and Social Services.

• Transport Data Analysis Platform (TDAP) by the City of Hamilton Government Wins Outstanding Transportation Smart City Project Award – Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Transit, Carpooling/Ride Sharing.

IDC Government Insights advises governments on how to leverage technology to realign government services with citizen needs and expectations, improve service delivery, generate new revenue streams, and drive economic development. To learn more about IDC’s research and advisory capabilities on smart cities, please see IDC Government Insights: Worldwide Smart Cities and Communities Strategies. To learn more about this report, contact Jezamin Razak at [email protected] For media inquiries, contact Tessa Rago [email protected] or Michael de la Cruz [email protected]

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