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Smart Cities

in Thailand

Prof. Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman Asian Computer Man, Father of Thai eLearning

Father of Thai Internet, Father of Thai Internet of Things Fellow of the Royal Institution of Great Britain

Honorary President of the Computer Association of Thailand Founding President of Thailand Chapter of the Internet Society

Founding President of Thailand Chapter of IEEE Computer Society Founding President of Thailand Chapter of the ACM www.charm.SiamTechU.net

Keynote Address at the Seminar “Global IoT Day 2017 in Thailand”

on 9 April 2017 at Siam Technology College.

Co-Author Pornphisud Mongkhonvanit

President of Siam Technology College

President of Thailand Chapter

of the Internet Society

President of Thailand Chapter of the ACM

President of Thailand Chapter

of the Computer Society of the IEEE

Pornphisud@gmail.com www.siamtechu.net

Keynote Address at the Seminar “Global IoT Day 2017 in Thailand”

on 9 April 2017 at Siam Technology College.

Contents

1. Introduction 2. Phuket The First Smart City of Thailand 3. Chiang Mai as a Smart City of Thailand 4. Bangkok as a Smart City of Thailand 5. Rayong, Cholburi, and Chachoengsao 6. Concluding Remarks

Introduction

Searching Google for “Smart City” in March 2017, over 37 million entries were found. For example, from Wikipedia [1], “A smart city is an urban development vision to integrate information and communication technology (ICT) and Internet of things (IoT) technology in a secure fashion to manage a city's assets.

Introduction (Cont.)

These assets include local departments' information systems, schools, libraries, transportation systems, hospitals, power plants, water supply networks, waste management, law enforcement, and other community services.

Many sample applications of IoT for Smart City have been documented. Two examples from Postscapes.com will be presented here [2]. The first example is "Hello" in the city of "Bristol" in the UK where public infrastructure has a unique identifier attached to it.

For example, postal boxes have a six digit code, benches have seven digit code, and storm drain has fourteen digit code. Figure 1. shows sample public infrastructures such as "Hello Boat", and "Hello Bus Stop".

Any person in the vicinity may send SMS to ask question. For example, if a person activates "Hello Bus Stop", he can ask 'which bus number to go from this bus stop to... ?" and the reply will appear on the screen of his mobile phone.

Fig 1. Hello in the City of Bristol (Source: http://postscapes.com/internet-of-things-award/smart-city-application/)

The second example is "Point" as shown in Fig. 2. It looks like a street sign at the corner of the intersection of two streets with three pointers in three directions. If a person does not find the name of the designation on the three pointers, he may SMS for another designation.

Then one of the pointers will display the name of the designation the person asks for as well as pointing to the new direction. "Point" may be programmed to access data from Foursquare, Twitter, transportation APIs, RSS feeds and many other online sources.

Fig 2. Point in the City of Bristol (Source: http://postscapes.com/internet-of-things-award/smart-city-application/)

There are many lists of Smart Cities. For example, Forbes presented on 9 March 2014, the top five based on 5 criteria, namely, Technologies, Buildings, Utilities, Transportation & road infrastructure, and the smart city itself [3].

The first in the list is Barcelona in Spain, noted for smart environment and smart parking. The second is New York City in the US noted for Smart Street Lighting and Smart Traffic Management. The third is London in the UK noted for Technology and Open Data.

The fourth is Nice in France noted for Environment and Agency Cohesion. The fifth is Singapore noted for Smart Traffic Management and Creative Use of Technology.

As another example of lists of Smart Cities, the Times of India published on Aug 27, 2015, a list of 98 cities in India to be developed into Smart Cities [4]. The list includes 24 State Capitals.

This paper will present an Introduction giving the definition of “Smart City” with examples from other countries, Phuket the First Smart City of Thailand, ChiangMai the Second Smart City of Thailand, Bangkok the Third Smart City of Thailand, and other cities.

2. Phuket The First Smart City

of Thailand

Searching Google for “Smart City in Thailand”. About 7.89 million entries were found. From the document “Phuket Smart City First Step Thailand 4.0” [5].

As shown in Figure 3, since the year 2003, the province of Phuket has been declared to become “Smart city” in Thailand by the Ministry of Digital Economy (MDE). The document about Phuket also gave the concept about Smart City as shown in Figure 3.

Phuket The First Smart City

of Thailand (Cont.)

Figure 3. Thailand Smart City Concept (Source: http://www.depa.or.th/th/article/phuket-smart-city-first-step-thailand-4.0)

1) Smart City is “City connected to people” and “People connected to city”. 2) Citizen will have better education and increase knowledge as well as making more sales and more revenue. 3) Local business can have more exposure to the world, more revenue, and improve service. 4) City can provide transport which is more accessible to the public, cleaner, and more efficient.

of Thailand (Cont.)

The purposes of making Phuket Smart City are to move Phuket to “5E”, namely, 1) E-Society, 2) E-Citizen, 3) E-Education, 4) E-Commerce, and 5) E-Government.

of Thailand (Cont.)

The reasons in choosing Phuket to become Smart City are; 1) The area of Phuket is not too big 2) The population of Phuket is only 378,346 persons 3) The number of tourists per year is about triple the number of population. - About 70% of tourists are foreigners.

of Thailand (Cont.)

4) Most business organizations in Phuket belong to foreigners. 5) Phuket can be promoted to be business digital hub for local and international ICT companies.

of Thailand (Cont.)

Two pilot projects for Smart Districts in the City of Phuket have been selected. They are: 1) the District of Patong, and 2) the District of Meung Phuket.

of Thailand (Cont.) The two Districts have the area of 28.3 square kilometers comparing to the total area of Phuket of 540 square kilometers. The government has allocated a budget of 200 million Bahts for Phuket to become a Smart City.

Phuket used to be known as a city for tourists, or a city of Tourist Industry. Making Phuket Smart City will also allow Phuket to be in Digital Industry. Internet of Things or IoT will have to play a key role in supporting Smart City.

of Thailand (Cont.)

of Thailand (Cont.) Phuket as a Smart City will have three components, namely, 1) Smart Economy, 2) Smart Technology with Research Center and Innovation Center, and 3) Knowledge Center.

Phuket has now attracted 20-30 companies to be in Phuket and the applications have been forwarded to the Board of Investment to provide supports.

of Thailand (Cont.)

Figure 3. Smart Living Community (Source: http://www.depa.or.th/th/article/phuket-smart-city-first-step-thailand-4.0)

of Thailand (Cont.) As shown in Figure 3, the Smart City of Phuket will be “Smart Living Community” with 1) Anything, any device, 2) Anyone, anybody, 3) Any Service, any business, 4) Any path, any network, 5) Any place, anywhere, and 6) Anytime, any context.

3. Chiang Mai as a Smart City

of Thailand Phongsak Ariyajitphaisal, Chiang Mai branch manager of Depa “The Digital Economy Promotion Agency”, or previously SIPA, announced that it is going to use a budget of 36.5 million Bahts to develop Chiang Mai into a Smart City dedicated to 1) Promoting smart agriculture, 2) Reducing air pollution,

3) Enhancing tourist experience, and 4) Sustaining the city and social development

Chiang Mai as a Smart City

of Thailand (Cont.)

DEPA has provided financial assistant to Maejo University: 1) To develop IoT system for Smart Farm to reduce water usage for sprinklers as well as to increase farm productivity. 2) Use drones to spray pesticides 3) Use drones to spray fertilizers

of Thailand (Cont.)

4) Use drones to detect and monitor fires, 5) Use drones to detect and monitor smoke pollution.

of Thailand (Cont.)

After Phuket and Chian Mai, Bangkok and Khon Kaen may be next to be supported by Depa. In addition, Depa is planning to request additional budget of 520 million Bahts from the Digital Economy and Society Ministry to develop Chiang Mai.

of Thailand (Cont.)

A Thai-owned Software company has also announced that it is spending 300 million Bahts to develop a 90-rai plot of land in Chiang Mai as a community forTech Start-ups, IoT, Software, and related services.

of Thailand (Cont.)

4. Bangkok as a Smart City

of Thailand From the document “Smart Cities in Thailand” [6], Bangkok is a potential smart city. With a population of more than 9 million, Bangkok is one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

The economy has been transformed enormously and is showing strong growth rates as a result of successful foreign investments and an influx of global manufacturers in the a number of important sectors.

Bangkok as a Smart City

of Thailand (Cont.)

Bangkok has a Smart Building which is “Energy Complex” belonging to the national oil and gas company named “PTT”. However, Thailand has a shortage of qualified technical personnel in operations, and building maintenance and environmental engineering.

of Thailand (Cont.)

Bangkok has traffic congestion and so need Smart traffic management. Bangkok’s electricity network is outdated, which leads to black-outs and power failures and need Smart Energy Management. Smart Education should also be developed for Bangkok but it has been said that the authorities do not have the will to perform.

of Thailand (Cont.)

Smart Digital Media is also needed and there has been rapid expansion of Wifi coverage in Central Bangkok. Smart Healthcare is also provided by Bangkok’s main private hospitals which have world class medical facilities.

of Thailand (Cont.)

5. Rayong, Cholburi, and Chachoengsao

Depa “The Digital Economy Promotion Agency”, or previously SIPA, has also announced that Rayong, Cholburi, and Chachoengsao in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) [7] will become Smart Cities.

Rayong, Cholburi,

and Chachoengsao (Cont.)

Two committees have been established for EEC: 1) EEC Policy Committee, Chairperson: Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha 2) EEC Management Committee, Chairperson: Minister of Industry, Uttama Savanayana

Rayong, Cholburi,

Key Committee Members are from: 1) Office of the Prime Minister 2) Ministry of Defence 3) Ministry of Transport 4) Ministry of Finance 5) Ministry of Industry 6) Ministry of Interior 7) Ministry of Education

Rayong, Cholburi,

8) Ministry of Science and Technology 9) Ministry of Digital Economy and Society 8) Ministry of Tourism and Sports 8 Royal Thai Armed Forces 9) Royal Thai Army 10) Royal Thai Navy

Rayong, Cholburi,

11) Royal Thai Air Force 12) Royal Thai Police Department 13) Office of the Attorney General 14) Office of the Council of State 15) NESDB 16) Bureau of the Budget 17) BOI 18) Representatives from Private Sectors

6. Concluding Remarks

Searching Google for “Smart City” in March 2017, over 37 million entries were found. Two very good examples of Smart City applications in the city of Bristol are “Hello” to get information such as Bus Stop, and “Point” to get information about the location.

Concluding Remarks (Cont.)

For Thailand, the Government has made announcement to make Phuket, Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Rayong, Cholburi, and Chachoengsao smart cities.

This paper presents the introduction to Smart City with examples from abroad, Phuket Smart City, Chiangmai Smart City, Bangkok Smart City, Rayong Smart City, Cholburi Smart City, and Chachoengsao Smart City.

Since new papers on Smart Cities are appearing very often, all parties concerned should search Google from time to time to study and decide whether or not to use the new information for the benefits of themselves, their organizations and their countries.

References (In the order of citation Similar to the case of Footnotes)

1. Wikipedia. “Smart City”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_city. 2. Postscapes.com. "Smart City Application". <http://postscapes.com/internet-of-things-award/smart-city-application/>. 3. High, P. "The Top Five Smart Cities In The World". <http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2015/03/09/the-top-five-smart-cities-in-the world/>. 4.TimesOfIndia. "Full List of Smart Cities". <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com /india/Full-list-of-98-smart-cities/articleshow/48694723.cms>. 5. Depa.or.th/th. “Phuket Smart City First Step Thailand 4.0”. http://www.depa.or.th/th/article/phuket-smart-city-first-step-thailand-40

6. Rvo.nl. “Smart Cities in Thailand:. http://www.rvo.nl/sites/default/files/Smart%20Cities%20Thailand.pdf 7. Ministry of Industry. “Eastern Economic Corridor Development project” http://www.boi.go.th/upload/EEC%20pack%20for%20BOI%20fair_Rev4%203%201.pdf

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