Governance

In a smart town, citizens expect municipal and government agencies to interact and transact effectively over digital channels.

Access should be automated, maintenance has to be predictive and interfaces instantly intuitive. Digital technologies are now enabling agencies to improve quality of life for residents with one-stop apps, smart building design and video analytics.

What NEC brings

As a trusted vendor of governments and businesses across the globe, NEC has extensive experience developing and integrating some of the world’s most advanced systems needed to enable digital governance in a smart town.

Biometrics/ Digital ID

Face recognition, for example, enables easy access management, whether this is for a building or a mobile phone app.

Face recognition, for example, enables easy access management, whether this is for a building or a mobile phone app. Building a digital ID solution centered on fast, accurate and trusted biometrics technology enables a powerful access management system that is a foundational aspect of many a digital governance effort.

Video analytics

Computer vision is critical for a wide variety of apps for town governance.

Computer vision is critical for a wide variety of apps for town governance, from enabling enforcement action on parking spaces to ensuring security and safety for restricted areas, such as power substations and telecom equipment rooms.

Smart buildings

Besides biometrics which helps monitor a space for people, LiDAR sensing also provides fine-grained location detection.

Besides biometrics which helps monitor a space for people, LiDAR sensing also provides fine-grained location detection. From occupancy identification to fire safety management and facilities management, NEC building management solutions enable efficient and safe management through smart connectivity. In Kajima’s Singapore HQ, a smart building solution from NEC incorporates face recognition for employees and visitors to enter the building, entrances and workstation logins, emotion analytics, and smart air-conditioning.

Predictive maintenance

Fixing a problem proactively cuts the costs of unplanned downtime.

Fixing a problem proactively cuts the costs of unplanned downtime. In transportation, smart sensors now enable fleet management for a town’s waste trucks, for example. In buildings, NEC predictive maintenance solutions enable lifts, air ventilation and other systems to be monitored closely for maintenance and repair before a problem arrives.

Municipal app

A single app for citizens to report issues in town, from a faulty traffic light to uneven pavement.

A single app for citizens to report issues in town, from a faulty traffic light to uneven pavement, offers a more efficient way to resolve them. It also helps deliver the feedback to the right agencies to respond in a more timely manner. NEC’s systems integration capabilities and experience help towns integrate services seamlessly in this one-stop municipal app.

Crowd management

NEC crowd management systems that integrate AI with biometrics and video analytics.

In busy areas or during crowded events, NEC crowd management system integrates AI with biometrics and video analytics help improve crowd management capabilities for cross-functional teams in a town. With real-time and accurate information on people and items at a location, teams can better assess a situation and take measures to ensure the smooth running of an event and ensure the safety of the public at a location.

Case Studies

Smarter municipal services in Singapore town

In a town in the east of Singapore, NEC deployed the Centralised Command & Control (CC&C) platform with the town council to get residents’ issues resolved quickly. The secure, single platform lets a resident lodge a complaint about a pavement or lift, and enables various government agencies to respond in a timely manner.

Residents get a simplified process to request for service
Responses are quicker and more accurate
Government agencies are more productive in addressing pressing tasks

In Indonesia, a better working environment with biometrics and video analytics

Yamaha partnered with NEC to biometric authentication and AI cameras to enhance attendance and make exit registration easier. The video analytics system implemented for existing CCTVs also alerts authorities of any abnormalities detected by the AI camera system, further ensuring safe and decent working conditions for employees in the factory.

Workers enjoy faster entrance and exit at the factory
Lower registration time leads to greater productivity
Factory is more secure and becomes a more sustainable workplace

Shaping the world, one smart town at a time.

Contact an NEC representative today to learn more about our Smart Town Solution and how we can help build a brighter future together.