How we design and build a smart city and nation | Cheong Koon Hean | TEDxSingapore

[@krishs294]

Superb Singapore. Proud of the vision, and commitment of the Government. A leading example for the World

[@ntphonggmt77]

3:17 the finger

[@andy.8444]

Singapore is a dictatorship

[@yurikaspring]

Krishnamachari Srinivasan China

[@diekritischestimme]

A leading example of dictatorship. Only (national) socialists and communists want such a system.

[@johnwig285]

@@diekritischestimme dictatorship aka Authoritarianism is a model that can be used across all political and economic spectrum. You can be a capitalist while having an Authoritarian govt, where the govt heavily plays their invisible hand in the economy to produce profits. If you guys love the US democracy, aka the ones u serve down the desert in the Middle East, be my guest.

[@eebengchong]

Just saw this in 2019. So proud of the work done behind the scenes here in my own backyard. These are many of the things done behind the scene that many people may not be aware of. Fellow Singaporean’s if you are watching this , share it with other Singaporeans. Very grateful to all these planning and technology that goes into making life better for us. Thank you TED for the platform that creates this awareness🙏🙏🙏

[@diekritischestimme]

Do you still think this way? This system can easily be corrupted and your country turned into a tech-dictatorship. Eventually, you will have the wrong, corrupted people in the government, if you do not have them already.

[@PierLim]

This lady makes me proud of my country!

[@judeboxlie]

Really interesting use cases, what great outcomes for Singapore ! I just watched it in 2024. I work as a Data Scientist Engineer since 3 years now and smart cities inspire me a lot ever since ! I also deeply consider the new challenges that this system involves - cybersecurity, respect of confidentiality, but also environmental : how to best optimize the data centers' use, to keep saving energy, like the road lights Dr. Cheong Koon talked about.

[@eskiteague3587]

Masterfully delivered talk. This lady has inspired me to be more informed on urban design. I did not expect so much careful thought and planning to go into the design of a precinct.

[@florakimvoon7749]

Wow Singapore I'm so proud of u all...regards from Malaysia. U guys really did good job !! 💯👍

[@MobileFatasy66]

Years ago I thought about the smart cities overall function should act like human body. I'm pretty glad that Dr. Cheong submitted the same concept as well.

[@sybolboveia4707]

Angela M.H #? ? m"2mm 4 Dr4m xxx5r44 dr4 Dr dr4 x m xxx5r44'Dr 044mlmrdddr x0l0llll00ll

[@jaykingston2171]

Everytime somembody answered a question correctly at school did you shout out "I knew that".

[@rchiarella82]

Really it is a great improvement for Singapore. I am so proud for it.

[@leahrieger2397]

This is just amazing, here I am sitting in 2019 in the U.S. and just now learning of SMART cities!! Way to go Singapore!

[@mohammadeqbalpopal3974]

US just knows how to pollute environment and invade countries for oil

[@piolwillhemg5509]

yeah it's amazing!!!

[@uncle_martin1131]

This was beautiful. One of the nicest Ted talks ever heard

[@pavaniagrawal9092]

My project topic was smart growth and your vedio helped a lot I am really thankful

[@karolynnfaulkner9361]

Minute 6:00 speaks of optimizing wind flow to minimize use of air conditioning

[@Sams_Uncle]

Proud to be humans...good job Singapore!

[@ImehWilson]

I envy this technogical transition, how I wish this is replicated in Abuja in the nearest future,it will checkmate some negative occurrences and improve security watch.

[@TheRsMusicMaster]

This is a Smart TED talk.

[@Track2Training]

Very good discussion sir.. 👏👏👏👍👍

[@ericpham6192]

The main goal is reduce stress level for the residents, law enforcers, and visitors as well as safety for everyone. One key is density of occupants at any moment must at a workable number like 1000/ 1km**2 at any moment in time. This number is the most ideal to guarantee safety, stress level and all activities at its optimal including communication cell phone internet and sewage level and water and air

[@ЕвгенияЕвгениева-о3г]

I'm waiting for the time when all those will be ready, so developed countries will look around for the smaller ones to help them grow. There's this Korean program in Bulgaria. It's such a big opportunity for us. But I'm clueless on how to prepare a smart city project.

[@srikalyan9346]

A MUST WATCH FOR THE PLANNERS OF NEW & BETTER INDIA ... 😍💪✊

[@jaykingston2171]

sri kalyan India should start producing and installing toilets before they think about being a smart country ;)

[@mirxakbar]

she is so dynamic

[@Bambon794]

I was planning to built a smart village in my own village and this presentation gives me more depth understanding how a smart village has to be built.. Thanks for the video

[@shankaririse9194]

Check out One Small Town - UBUNTU -(which means "for the good of all") and Michael Tellinger and Alosha Lynov. Very self sustaining and ecological...

[@NaziruzzamanShyamal]

Excellent, just awesome............many thanks for sharing it

[@francescos7361]

Grazie mille , in effetti ogni città , per una questione di complessità tende al dubbio e , conseguentemente , come per la città di Singapore e NEOM tende ad una flessibilità e super adattamento .

[@bhechoi]

i love Singapore!!!hope can visit again!

[@xeasonchan9401]

that's a very inspiring talk, but I'm constantly concerning the privacy problem it may cause

[@michaelgodfrey3979]

The penny is starting to drop. . .

[@karljonsson5577]

Expanded surveillance is inevitable with these new "smart cities". Bad for us and a dream for the people in power, its part of the "sustainable development program" (agenda21).

[@frostyalaska6371]

3:16 lmao she just flipped the bird on every one secretly

[@mohammadeqbalpopal3974]

how

[@mpumelelozwane9229]

had to pause the video to what the comments had to say about that one.haahhahaha

[@mamamememoo]

LMFAO

[@frostyalaska6371]

@@mohammadeqbalpopal3974 just a joke about how she accidently made the American hand gesture

[@jangofet555]

i would make the commercial and apartments as high as i can while suppling enough power from solar panels covering most of the space above. the buildings could have modular walls and floors to fit the business size accordingly, maybe made of air krete. the apartments could be on the top floors, commercial on the bottom 2 floors. half of the buildings and companies would be city owned and half private so you have atleast one of each option for most goods and services. enough dirt for grass, plants and some trees on the roof to keep the temperature comfortable, maybe geothermal heating and cooling. the roofs would be connected by a large platform/ bridge connecting the corners, underneath could be large multi floor businesses. on the roofs there could be service roads, large bike paths, sport fields and stadiums, parks, cell and radio towers, satelite dishes, metered parking for vehicles and rv's and food trucks and vending machine, ect. industrial could be along the edge around the commercial and apt center some under the dirt, grass and solar panels. then residential on the next layer outside. then outside that would be open farms. houses with roofs built and used to use solar panels and wind turbines would be subsidized. the first half of residential layers would be divided into small lots for small houses or rv's. you could get a house near your office or side of commercial. you would be allowed to have a mobile permanent address. small wind turbines could be all across the roof too.

[@BlitzboyGaming]

I wish we can have this technology in my country, Malaysia. My country is just next to Singapore and we are way backwards compared to SIngapore, in such terms.

[@samueloyeniyi2876]

town planning job could be very smart for smart ones indeed

[@Alexrocksdude_]

I hope to be smart enough to be a smart city planner one day!

[@hubertthor40]

Excellent presentation Dr. Cheong, Thank you!

[@ayamv5556]

monitoring system is two sided coin, if the authority use it wisely it is a blessed; otherwise it is nightmare to citizen. I wish Dr Cheong vision will cruise to the bright side. cheers from 2021 netizen

[@jo-jovolkswagen7136]

In my country...I guess ..we build this kind of cities and very successful...outstanding .. lot of Economy very busy.. lot of fun .. “pattaya and Bangkok “

[@amrithdevuar2913]

can anyone tell me what software she used to make the diagrams of the plans? is it AutoCAD ?

[@Earth098]

What an interesting and excellent speech. Glad I found this

[@hanyuzeng4417]

Very practical yet I think it is already applicable to many cities nowadays…that’s how things work. But it’s not enough to achieving smart cities….

[@sathishnagaraj8614]

Great ideas ma'am I will try to implent this to my home town salem India in a small area

[@VitaNuovaOfficial]

Did you do it?

[@mohammadeqbalpopal3974]

it depends of the politicians, which in ur country would never allow u to apply

[@jacksonreid4824]

This is really awesome technology! I hope to see it used in Canada.

[@mukhtargazali3497]

How about we start thinking of a similar here in Canada

[@herikisam4100]

This is the future. Life will be easier.

[@jo-jovolkswagen7136]

I am ok with the heat ...because I came from tropical country as same as Singapore .. the Panama Canal weather..I could handle that level of temperature.. no complain .. because I sell a lot of drink .. alcohol to people.. it is so true about this business .. trump up .. with the weather and the alcoholic beverage ..

[@gackstudios]

If only we seemed to put this much though in many US cities. There isn't any coherent plan like this.

[@ForcefighterX2]

Believe me you will. Whether you actually like it or not.

[@zahras533]

True

[@michaelgodfrey3979]

@@zahras533 : Look up Agenda 21/30, coming to a town or city near any time soon.

[@tracylinden8043]

Singapore is roughly 250 square miles. Much easier to do this on a small scale.

[@gackstudios]

Many us cities are of equal or smaller sizes

[@AutoMotivatedTV]

YAY - I get to live the way she thinks I should.

[@petersuvara]

Inspiring Woman!

[@nexxneo]

WOW!!!Awsome!!!Go Singapore

[@coffeemagic2033]

Really appreciate all the advance planning that have been done to develop a great country, some thoughts I have here, do you have something in the smart system to simulate how sound travel and with a way to reduce the noise pollution? I found that the noise echoing is extremely severe in the area I live, a person who talking with normal tone downstair at the park can be pickup easily by the person who live at 10th floor. Would strongly recommend to improve the sound proofing on our buildings. And since we have already started to have solar panel in many of our HDB roof, will there be any chance we will see our electrical bill being reduce?

[@freddy8645]

tHANK YOU tEACHER ........iNDONESIA NEEDS mORE POLITICIANS AND PUBLIC SERVANTS liKE YOU

[@hughnorris1699]

Very instructional!

[@kuhoming7605]

why sensor at home is needed when neighbors are familiar with each others, where a friendly community is maintained?

[@elywananda]

That's a very important point. All of this sounds very clever, but it does seem impersonal.

[@Justyn_Lim_]

what if the elderly is not familiar with the neighbours then what huh?

[@ArturVegas]

great presentation! the mic was not smart enough )) thank you TED.

[@sunnynaire]

Ah Heng said to want to attract more "foreign talents" example from India with Indian University degree against the graduates with local degree from from Singapore so that more people can live underground which may subject of flood and fire. It is cheaper to employ foreign degree holder than local degree graduates. Most unemployed degree holder will have to make shift for temporary jobs like driving Grab cars or taxi or working in banks as temporary clerks.

[@awsomeguy001]

Be careful about intrusions of privacy with data collection!

[@MosesGTC]

awsomeguy001 what privacy? hahaha

[@mikefrash]

what is a privacy?

[@springyoung]

It's OK. Just take it n make our lives better.

[@100KGNatty]

@@mikefrash Something we should fight for to reclaim.

[@stevenl5049]

@@100KGNatty Not going to happen.

[@hariharan-ub9rj]

Really superb ideas .....

[@CraftyShawn]

she makes a good argument

[@redzhang4819]

Who is coming from the IFY in the University of Leeds✋✋✋

[@andrewmpashi4997]

what software was used for the 3d modeling??

[@mariannefreyagutib4113]

thank you very nice

[@ilsastoutfrias7627]

great idea!! in island, development

[@edcameron]

Music at the start reminded me of a song and sent me down a 2hr rabit hole tryna look for it. - Genetic Tree (Remix) Enjoy

[@karlvincentolmedo2211]

As an Architecture student, can anyone please foretell me what Computer Program was used for these simulations(wind & sunlight)?

[@jaykingston2171]

Karl Vincent Olmedo Sims 3 pets ;p

[@Justyn_Lim_]

Wind: Autodesk Flow; Shadow and 3d Modelling: Sketchup

[@anjanbabu7103]

How costly are data capturing through the sensors that she mentions? Would it be viable for developing nations like India which is having an increasingly growing yet adverse living conditions in Urban areas?

[@ish694]

Anjan Babu i think for india, our core and more central problems such as poverty, education, sanitation and corruption will be worked on much more before even reach this stage. Thus, it will be viable much later on. Not right now. However smart cities are being built but i really don't think this sort of efficiency will be achieved soon.

[@ditsygirl5409]

Singapore didn’t start off being a smart city. We started off poor and worked for 20-30 years in our city before we had anything considered smart. But we did the right things for our foundation, moving people from slums to safe public housing, giving people portable water straight from tap, building good roads and walkways, creating a town that is efficient where your basic amenities like groceries, eateries, Malls, libraries, schools, Parks and transport are within 15 mins walk/bus ride from your residence. We also grow trees to beautify the environment and build our water ways such that water can be captured and recycled without waste. A strong foundation in city planning is important to Ensure an effective and efficient environment, future environmental sustainability and continuity. Then these smart technologies works to enhance the people’s lives.

[@mnhyr5460]

info ppt nya dong

[@shrikantmnit]

Really thoughtful and interesting insight into smart city concept.

[@shinratensei4651]

Singapore living in 2050 while germany still living in 2000

[@delacruzisaacowenj.9558]

i wish this video has a transcript

[@loisvuore4860]

please which software was used to conduct these simulations

[@luisalbertohuertas8829]

La Salud del ser humano debe ser tambien digitalizada en la cual un programa monitoreara su estado de un organo y podra ser chequeado y solucionado.

[@jaykingston2171]

Anyone else want to live in Singapore after watching this?

[@Confaderal]

Winter is coming~

[@hugh-angusbright885]

What application does she use?

[@user-zo4qn7js3d]

I would really like to now it too, have figured out maybe??

[@mohammadeqbalpopal3974]

probably sketch up

[@Bambon794]

It is really a smart and you are smart!!

[@100KGNatty]

You are a grammar smart

[@wb_illian]

what software is this ?

[@jo-jovolkswagen7136]

Is the technology that you mention ..was inside me also?

[@wastelesslearning1245]

It would be useful for urban planners so so so that we can know when you are hungry to send our security robots to spoon feed you.

[@JB-pd3ir]

@@wastelesslearning1245 Haha

[@jo-jovolkswagen7136]

But .. do you know what are rheside effect after used this. World slass system build the angel city..nightlife paradise ...?

[@juanmermot]

What software did she used to generate that data?

[@tyson272002]

darude sandstorm

[@yazanjarjoura1164]

I am wondering the same thing please let me know if you attained the answer?

[@frazel22]

I stand to be corrected. I think is Esri Maps

[@shankaririse9194]

Check out One Small Town - UBUNTU -(which means "for the good of all") and Michael Tellinger and Alosha Lynov. Very self sustaining and ecological and very human and animal friendly...

[@yeldaq]

this kind of smart city idea, where every where is full of sensors, i am afraid will human-bonding get weaker and weaker because there are technology to providing our needs community? for example to turn-off the light with technology you need to produce the sensors the systems and that needs more energy!! but the smartest and most environmentalist way is to teach the community to be environmental-consious and teach them to turn of the light when they are not using. and paralel to this; the upper administrative level peoples know every thing about the lower level community. so that can cause overcontrol from up. we need technology to collect datas to function well yes but; we need social bonding and strong support & trust environment among the community even more!

[@JB-pd3ir]

Your way is sustainable and their way ultimately is not sustainable (although they claim that is their goal.)

[@dorydayeav5941]

How I can smart ?

[@zhengkailing]

she looked like lee bee hua!! for a moment i thought it was her :D

[@shashankarya1965]

can jungles be converted macro to micro levels for cities ?

[@cheshirealice8461]

What Singapore has done is to grow plants and trees wherever it’s possible. In between roads and buildings, even on top of them and their sides. There are park links all around which is essentially pathways with plants, trees, flowers and small exercise spots connecting larger parks or reservoirs and even the beach. It’s currently a balance of trees and buildings. So if thats what you’re asking, then yes it is possible

[@k.ganesanganesan6825]

Possible with creating forests.

[@shankaririse9194]

Check out One Small Town - UBUNTU -(which means "for the good of all") and Michael Tellinger and Alosha Lynov. Very self sustaining and ecological...

[@piolwillhemg5509]

daaaamnnn

[@barryballinger6023]

How to build a Panopticon.

[@gustavoesteves8377]

I was asking to myself: what kind of computer she uses?... pretty amazing content, congrats!

[@Beaver_Engineers]

In India smart city means:- Challans people by scanning no. plates of vehicles😀

[@r.rafaelmotas.5670]

I would like that my country (Dominican Republic), it could reach that level of develop.

[@southeastasiagoingastray731]

what happened to all those ladies in Geylang that have lost their jobs? where are they in your plan?

[@jld2823]

Too many sensors and monitor devices working 24x7 surrounding humans closely may not be very good to health, due to potential risk of electromagnetic radiation, ionizing radiation and even noise radiation. And they themselves and all the data facilities are using energy too.

[@ardiilhamfalah543]

Lack of lands to build Singapore: encourage citizens to move My country: afraid with agrarian activists

[@wastelesslearning1245]

Nice Dystopia planner. We have had been able to live green long before the surveillance state was developed. For the love of god do not sell out your and your people’s human rights because your scared of lights that you switch on on your way to the toilet 🙄. Have fun living a city that tracks you wile you drive, tracks your movements in your house, and tracks your social credit score. Choose to live in a normal city, use cash, and don’t bring your phone everywhere, learn a little privacy software. Humanity 10 years from now will thank your collective decisions 👍

[@JB-pd3ir]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Choose to live in a normal city, use cash, and don’t bring your phone everywhere, learn a little privacy software. Humanity 10 years from now will thank your collective decisions " YES!

[@jo-jovolkswagen7136]

I don’t worry myself .. no one worry too

[@urnamunkhbayar6108]

ONLY SINGAPORE? :)

[@chrupecek227]

Smartphones, smartcity's, smart everywhere but are we people geting smarter??

[@gerardalain4259]

I am tired of people like this “ I collect datas, I input into computer, I build model....” give me a break an for once give credit to people that actually do the labor work . So many times old architect appropriate ideas of young talented people . It s not fair and not pleasant to listen to. Also people talk about community ? So why not talking about your “team’s work” instead as “I”

[@nolkerss]

What?

[@k.ganesanganesan6825]

Agriculture is there.

[@libertyfive7241]

A talk about implementing UN Agenda 21/2030 Sustainable Development

[@mickusachus]

That's what I was thinking. Not so smart.

[@libertyfive7241]

@@mickusachus : Anyone who is a Communist will just LOVE Agenda 21.

[@michaelgodfrey3979]

Hooray! Somebody is awake!

[@hibutmars1024]

Good talk but dystopian, replaces real jobs and fulfilling jobs with software and desks.. 😞

[@meykim8692]

2lpr

[@k.ganesanganesan6825]

Employment is there

[@kuhoming7605]

why should we seek fo rsolution from cold computer instead of human beings?

[@shankaririse9194]

Check out One Small Town - UBUNTU -(which means "for the good of all") and Michael Tellinger and Alosha Lynov. Very self sustaining and ecological...

[@VitaNuovaOfficial]

I don't like cold computer. I keep mine warm, better resolution that way.

[@raphaelnikolaus0486]

I feel for many things showcased here the approach is wrong. Take the example of the elderly Mum being monitored, because she once has had a fall and her daughter cannot watch her over the day, because she has to go to work. The soultion should be a technical one? Why not offer a home care service (public health service), or find a work-from-home solution for the daughter (if applicable), or even change working patterns completely? Do we still need to go to the office 9-5? Can't we find other, 'disconnected' solutions for the time we need to be at the workplace? Or do we all even need to be at a workplace, can't our job be attended from home?

[@JB-pd3ir]

Exactly but politicians and ohter elite are really pushing for more and more data and control (they are very much proponents of centralized planning).

[@CoolGirl007]

Can i still survive ? If... I'm not smart enough ? 😀