Beyond Smart Cities:
Emerging Design and Technology

This training course focuses on the fact that more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas, there’s a growing interest in developing smarter, safer and more sustainable cities that are responsive to their citizens' needs, focused on preserving the environment and improving the livability of the people living within the urban areas.

Smart City solutions typically focus on digital enhancements to existing urban infrastructure, the training course goes beyond optimizations, and focuses on ways in which disruptive technology can dramatically improve planning, design, and management of contemporary cities for a more resilient and dynamic future. The delegates will be presented with the ways how technologies like data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), new urban systems, real-time simulations, and predictive urban design can be implemented to create and develop more entrepreneurial, high-performance, and livable urban communities, which are in sync with the environment and the needs of the citizens.

This PetroKnowledge Beyond Smart Cities training course will highlight:

• The foundational building blocks of Smart Cities.
• Smart city concepts and approaches to smart urban development.
• Disruptive emerging technologies and their application in smart city design and management.
• The future of mobility in cities.
• Focusing on citizens, resilience and sustainability.
• Advancements in data analysis, Artificial Intelligence, simulation, digital twins and visualization including VR and AR.

After attending this Beyond Smart Cities training course, the participant will be able to:

• Leverage technological innovations to improve design and planning.
• Introduce policies to improve urban living.
• Develop effective land use strategies.
• Enhance urban mobility and service availability.
• Identify challenges and new approaches in contemporary urban design.

This training course is designed for individuals engaged in decision-making, analysis and design in both public and private sector organizations, who are looking to contribute to the development of smart cities.

This PetroKnowledge Beyond Smart Cities training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Urban Designers and Architects
• Urban Planners
• Developers
• Public Sector Professionals
• Government Employees
• City Decision Makers
• Data Scientists and Technologists
• Strategic Development Personnel
• Mobility Experts

This Beyond Smart Cities training course will utilize a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes examples of digital transformation strategies, issues and risks related to digital transformation, implementation examples and the tools, techniques as well as tips and tricks of digital transformation implementation. Also, the tools for the improved land use planning, environmental analysis and disruptive digital technologies will be presented and explored. This interactive training course format ensures that participants not only gain theoretical knowledge but also practical insights that can be applied to real-world scenarios.

Organizations need to be ready to adapt both to the new challenges that cities are facing, and the rapidly emerging technologies that promise to provide better insight and responses for addressing those challenges.

Organizations will greatly benefit from:

• Enhancing the talent of their people.
• Gaining the ability to deploy disruptive technologies and techniques for planning and development.
• Understanding urban impact assessment and simulation.
• The ability to implement data analysis and artificial intelligence.
• Converting strategic aspirations to improve the lives of citizens into practical realities.

This training course is designed for professionals interested in urban planning, design and socio-technical infrastructure, who are exploring the tools, technologies and techniques to transform cities for a more sustainable, dynamic, and vibrant future. The training course focuses on technology and data, and it is particularly relevant to those who are involved in designing, investing in, and delivering smart city solutions. With this in mind, the course will help them deliver better and more successful solutions, helping them to:

• Enhance their knowledge of modern Smart City planning and design technologies and tools.
• Realize their potential in the era of data and computation.
• Improve their understanding of software available to carry out tasks.
• Reduce the time needed to analyze and compare solutions.
• Reduce costs and frictions in the management of smart city solutions.