Making Our Cities Smarter
summary
A panel claims urban air mobility is real: a 13‑second Volocopter flight over Marina Bay with a pilot onboard demonstrates a working air taxi and pushes infrastructure, traffic management and regulation needs. Discussion names tradeoffs—time saved, lower crime, sustainability—and hard numbers: 700 FinTech firms in Singapore (43% of Southeast Asia) and about 1.6 billion unbanked people as constraints. Public acceptance, legacy infrastructure, affordable business models and who pays (government, private sector, consumers) determine whether solutions scale.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction to smart cities
- 2:19Defining the smart city
- 5:13Mobility and life quality
- 10:35Roles in the value chain
- 16:10Maestros of the ecosystem
- 22:01Audience poll on leadership
- 24:05Addressing implementation
- 30:02Challenges in Asia Pacific
- 33:24Social and cultural impacts
- 39:27Closing thoughts and vision
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