we explain how cities create value
through smart networking more and more
people are moving from the country to
cities municipalities provide residents
with the prerequisites for attractive
housing working and living conditions
and businesses also play a role in
cities and municipalities an urban value
creation system emerges the increasing
digitalization of labour and residents
lifestyles as an impact on that system
the same holds for Hank Hank is a
garbage man he drives his garbage truck
along his route he knows exactly where
the full trash cans are so he only
drives up to those trash cans and
empties them our boy has a tablet with
an app installed on it showing where the
full trash cans are so he only needs to
stop at those the trash cans are
equipped with sensors these send a
signal to the app on his tablet the
signals tell Hank how full the trash
cans are when they are completely full
their locations light up on his tablet
showing where he should drive this
results in a dynamic driving rock the
same map gives Hank another piece of
information telling him to drive to a
particular waste processing center the
center needs input that is raw materials
this way demand and supply are matched
right away but Hank and his company
aren't the only ones to benefit from
city's smart networking it also creates
new areas of opportunity for innovative
services with new services traffic and
environmental data can be provided in
order to keep the air clean or reroute
the city's traffic
shopping is becoming more attractive
thanks to combined offers on an app a
customer can see what deals and
discounts are available nearby that's
how smart network services help prepare
cities for the future and ensure that
their resources are used more
effectively and that's very beneficial
for both people and the environment