City Anatomy – Public Review -- RESPONSE

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1 TB Executive Summary (no page number) Add “i, ii” page NUMBERING
numbering ADDED
2 TB How does the City Protocol relate to Indicate that The sentence
existing standards and protocols? If existing standards “The City
there are known linkages with other will be incorporated Anatomy could
standards/initiatives, it would be into CP as relevant, be adopted by
useful to know, e.g., and CP may feed ongoing city
- Natural Capital Coalition. future and evolving evaluation and
- BSI PAS 2070 standards. standardization
- Global Protocol for Cities initiatives as a
- ISO 37120 Create a convenient
“Referenced common
Standards” section description of
in City Anatomy, city systems and
and in the Editor’s interactions,
template for all CPA and for
documents describing
emerging
processes as
well.
Partnerships
could facilitate
this adoption by
linking all
initiatives
worldwide.” has
been added in
page iv.
3 TB The terms "sustainable" and Identify a select See also
"sustainability" are not present in the group of terms Comment #57.
document (including Sentences have
(except for table 12 "eco-sustainability). “sustainable” and been added in
These are important concepts and “sustainability”) the last
commonly used terms, which are not used used in City paragraph of
in the City Protocol, why is that? Anatomy that are page i, in item
intended to become (v) in page 2;
 part of the and in a
“Common footnote in
Language” of City page 13.
Protocol.

Direct these terms

to the Editor to
define in a CPA
Glossary document.

Create a
“Referenced
Glossary Terms”
section in City
Anatomy, and in the
Editor’s template
for all CPA
documents.
5. #4 is TB An important part of the City Protocol is The CPTSC has No change
missing Interactions and "information decided to create a needed to City
flows" - to what extent are the theories City-Solutions Anatomy
and practices of "knowledge Knowledge Base, document.
management" incorporated into the City utilizing a CMS
Protocol, and why? (Content
Management
System) tool. This
system will refer to
the formal CPA
Library, but it will
also allow for
content that is
outside of the space
of formal CP
Agreements.

The City Protocol

CMS is proposed in
order to (1) express
dynamic cross-
linkages between
CPA documents, (2)
bring many cross-
sector players to
the City Protocol
table and begin to
use a common
language to
describe the work
 they have done or
are doing, ie, the
state-of-the-art, (3)
provide input
material for TAFT
work, (4) create a
useful and
collaboratively-
created knowledge-
base for cities and
(5) begin to shape a
range of meanings
for “CP-
compliance”.
6 TB This City Protocol refers to the rapidly Totally agree. See No change
changing and dynamic world context Comment #5. needed to City
for cities. How will this City Protocol, and Anatomy
related standards, be document.
developed, maintained, applied, etc. in
order to ensure maximum
relevance/value for stakeholders? I’ve
been involved in many standardization
processes for about 15 years, and there is
ample evidence that the
‘standards world’ is not working and
needs radical change, i.e. the
equivalent of a ‘disruptive technology’,
which I would describe as a KM
solution . Such “Interactive Standards 2.0
a la KM’ needs to consider not
only the ‘standards product’ that is
produced (i.e. not a static PDF that
takes 3-5 years to get to market, but a
‘living document’ within an
ecosystem of interoperable standards) –
the Interactive Standards 2.0 model
needs to consider the new reality for
experts and the broader standards
stakeholder community.
7 TB IMHO protocol/standards developers Perhaps this No change
should develop a better model for knowledge base, needed to City
Interactive Standards 2.0 model before and others like it, Anatomy
developing an ecosystem of standards. can be described document.
For example, I’m working with the Climate and made visible
Knowledge Brokers group – which is within the City
searching to articulate the framework, Protocol CMS
processes, etc. to get the right K to
the right people at the right time…
 http://cdkn.org/2014/10/opinion- Criteria for
imagining-smarter-world-build-climate- inclusion, and
knowle description formats
dge-grid. have yet to be
defined by the
CPTF, but this
climate knowledge
base, on its surface,
looks relevant to
the “Environment”
subsystem of the
City Anatomy.
8 TB although "nature" (e.g. plants and Put a mention of It has been
animals, the biosphere, etc.) is mentioned “nature” into the introduced or is
in the main body, there is no mention Executive Summary mentioned in
here. It would be good to pages ii, 4, 5, 6,
squeeze it into the ES so it doesn't appear and 7.
to be forgotten.
9 TB p.2 top para This gets at the The sentence “a
To what extent is/should a "city “City Models” ready-to-use
mentality" or "city philosophy" (i.e., aspirational lenses city taxonomy
urbanosophy) be explicitly elaborated as that City Protocol for any city and
part of this system? Does it fit in may create. city model to
the "culture interaction"? IMHO there are express its
some echos of social ecology and If so, add a livability
ecosophy to inform the City Proposal. definition of “City thinking from
Models” to the forward-
Glossary and thinking
Glossary references, projects, policies
and explain in City and practices.”
Anatomy how these has been added
will be used to in the last
express a city’s paragraph of
philosophy. page iii
10 TB p.3, 3rd sentence Thanks Done
grammar doesn't appear to be correct...
Should it be "The form *of* the..."
11 TB p.5, top figure Expand on the Figure 1 has
Suggestions to improve this figure: figure, and/or been updated
1. the power transmission tower seems to expand the and also the
indicate only electrical energy, description of the corresponding
rather than liquid fuels, etc. as part of the figure. explanatory text
energy system. Suggest to in pages 3, 5,
expand beyond the tower. and 6.
2. the figure does not clearly indicate
distributed generation such as solar
rooftops and battery systems (although
this is described already in the
 text)
3. other important options such as bio-
energy systems, district energy
systems, etc. are not indicated
12 TB p.5, Matter Cycle Say more about Figure 1 has
IMHO, expanding on the issue of food and food. been updated
agriculture would be an and a new
improvement. We know about 40% of paragraph has
food production is wasted - this is a been written at
major opportunity for improvement the bottom of
page 6 to
describe better
the food cycle.
13 TB p.8, last sentence on page (“flows of The current Interactions
information”) language is perhaps between layers
are there not also flows of people, goods left over from when are depicted in
and services as part of the the entire layer Figure 1 as
interactions? connecting dotted lines.
this section and the following clearly make “Structure” and The sentence
a lot of reference to the world “Society” was called “Visitors are
of "knowledge management". from a “Information”. identified in
"Knowledge Management" perspective, Figure 1 as a
how is Add reference to cluster of
"information" being defined? within the flows of people, individuals that
traditional hierarchy of KM, the goods and services cross city
flows are data > information > knowledge as part of the borders as a
> wisdom. These flow in different interactions. flow of people”
ways. has been
In the section introduced
addressing under the
“information”, refer subsection
to the KM hierarchy Citizens in page
of data > 14. Figure 1 now
information > includes Visitors
knowledge > as a cluster.
wisdom.
14 TB p.14, 3.1 Governance This gets at the No change
interested to know more about the need for ranges of needed to City
governance, management system and “CP-Compliance” to Anatomy
QA/QC of be defined. document.
the City Anatomy and City Protocol
themselves - generically and also at the This is not a task for
level of implementation for a city. the City Anatomy
document, but it is
a task for the CPTSC
and the CP CMS.
15 TB p.16, figure Consider adding Figures 12 and
suggest to add columns for plants and plants and animals 13 respectively
 animals (i.e. nature) under the to the Evaluation include Nature
heading of Environment Framework under and Nature
Environment. (plants/animals)
16 SD The document by and large had good Replace our The sentence
content and a very useful way of statement about has been erased
organizing smart city concepts. climate, with a
statement taken
However, I was a bit put off by seeing the from the IPCC
following twice: report, and cite that
report.
These seasonal patterns currently overlap
with large climate fluctuations, which can Alternatively,
be linked to anthropogenic sources of replace it with a
pollution. statement about air
quality, including
I don’t see the necessity for this GhG emissions
pronouncement, which actually isn’t true which impact
in the general sense it is stated. Stating planetary
conjecture as if it is fact diminishes the temperatures, and
credibility of the document. cite a respected
source; mention
Yes, human activity can have an impact, other forms of air
and pollution of a sort that is difficult to pollution as well.
clean up or reverse is to be avoided (in the
opinion of many) for a number of reasons,
but large climate fluctuations have been
with the planet throughout its history,
even before there were humans. There is
still some controversy over how much
climate fluctuation is due to pollution
generated by human activity and how
much might be due to other factors
related to the normal fluctuations the
planet has undergone one many
occasions, causing both ice ages and
unusual warmth.

Fortunately, the statement is kind of

hanging out on its own, and doesn’t
appear to impact the rest of the work.
17 GC 1. Audience Add this “Audience” A paragraph
I suggest we identify the intended section to the with bullets for
readership, and why. This is a document. target users has
foundational document so will have been added at
different target readers for potentially Create an the end of page
different purposes. It would be worth “Audience” section iv.
stating the main ones – as it will provide in the Editor’s
orientation & purpose. For instance:
 template for all CPA
i. CPS Task & Finish Teams – to provide documents
the core foundation and organizing
framework that all CPS work can relate
back to.

ii. Those (leaders/officers) within cities

seeking to support transformation – to
offer an organizing framework that helps
address the inter-dependency of city
systems; connect them into the CPS
learning network, and offer subsequent
tools to inform, compare, and support
their journey.

iii. City Institutions; Networks; &

Standards Orgtns – to inform about core
CPS thinking to help ongoing alignment
activities.
18 GC 2. Overall Impression Consider and Not in the
The document presently reads like a work implement the current
for the converted; perhaps also somewhat suggested “hooks” document.
academic / theoretical in nature. As a from the comments
foundation document I would expect this. below
However as the first core CPS document it
could perhaps also seek to engage the
unconverted (I would suggest) – i.e.
notably audience (ii) above.
So, providing the ‘hooks’ to engage the
unconverted (indeed of value for all)
would be worthwhile. Some ideas for
which are included below.
19 GC 3. Relationship with Standards Devlpt See comment #2 Done in general
Organisations terms (see #2).
Protocol and Standards
ISO
20 GC B. Executive Summary Consult the CPTSC The Executive
4. Length and coverage for further feedback summary as it
I tried to read this as someone that might on possible stands now is
be new to what the city anatomy was. At modification to the clear and
the end I am not too sure I was that much Executive Summary. engaging.
the wiser about what the anatomy is. Shorten it and
More importantly what it does, what the introducing CPS
value of it was, and why it was necessary. concepts in the
Either the Exec Summ lengthens and main text would
becomes something that gets the main dilute the
points across to the executive community Anatomy
such that they want to apply it; or it message.
 becomes shorter and intrigues them to Extending even
have a look into the main doc. As it stands further is
it sits in between, and I fear it does beyond an
neither well enough. executive
summary.
21 GC B. Executive Summary - define “Protocol” Changes have
5. p2 Statement of Need as we intend it been introduced
The reason why one needs a protocol (consult CPTSC for wherever and
interestingly still does not leap out assistance), and add whenever
strongly enough for me. "Since people's it to referenced appropriate
problems..." doesn't really label the need Glossary. thanks to GC
enough. and other
The anatomy provides a common basis by - Develop a reviewers. This
which the chronic global societal statement of why has affected the
challenges can be tackled better together. “Protocol” is Executive
We could highlight a few of these to needed; highlight Summary and
ensure that people get the empowering several specific the final Section
context and the need for cities / society to challenges City 4, as conclusion
take a different (transformative) Protocol expects to remarks and not
approach. address. Include to further
At a more prosaic operational level, it these in the main expand the
supports the need for city staff / providers body of the Summary.
to understand the nature of document as well.
interdependencies between city systems
so that they can exploit the data that -Add the following
flows through them better, and so that suggested language:
they can engage ‘across the service silos’ “At an operational
using a common frame of reference and level, City Anatomy
language. supports the need
Without a compelling need, one risks for city staff /
losing the audience (as they read through providers to
the dozen or so pages that explain the understand the
anatomy). nature of
interdependencies
between city
systems so that they
can exploit the data
that flows through
them better, and so
that they can
engage ‘across the
service silos’ using a
common frame of
reference and
language. “ Include
this statement in
the main body of
the document as
 well.

22 GC B. Executive Summary Current language These concepts

6. What is CP? reflects the have been
· I see a core purpose also as a common background of the introduced (e.g.,
communications vehicle. That might be a Executive Summary in page i: What
better starting point than “an author (CPTF Chair); is the City
interoperable framework and Protocol? The
collaborative innovation platform” modify to include City Protocol is a
and highlight these common
· 'The result:' should one start with additional purposes communications
“innovators enjoy a robust…”; or start of City Protocol, as vehicle and a
with benefits for cities and their suggested. collaborative
residents? innovation
Alternatively, create framework that
a new definition fosters city-
(consult with the centric solutions
CPTSC) for “City that benefit
Protocol” and its citizens and
“purposes”, and use their quality of
this language here, life.
and in all of our
documents and
messaging.
23 GC B. Executive Summary I believe that A statement
7. What is CA? Why is it valuable? making a distinction about the
between CP and CA analogy with
· In the Exec Summ, is seeking to make the is necessary, and the human
distinction between CP and CA that that CA should be anatomy is
helpful? defined in the made in page ii
context of CP. with the
· The metaphor of human systems is sentence: The
compelling and meaningful. It could be Some explicit City Anatomy,
used to easily get across the potential of a language about the an analogy to
common organising framework – the human systems the human
reader would ‘get it’ quickly if one built on metaphor, and anatomy and its
this here (in the exec summ). Medical about “anatomy” dynamic
practitioners are taught and practice and “physiologies” physiology, is an
based on this common language for bodily is essential, I organizing
systems-of-systems. The reader’s believe. (The umis, framework for
imagination can then run on to what the dici and osp work is the City
city anatomy can do. all “physiologic” – Protocol.
metabolism, health,
· Use Cases: it feels like here would be the nervous system.)
opportunity to mention a handful of
common problems that the (target) Adding several use
reader would want to have solved (‘hooks’ case examples is a
good idea.
 to pull the reader into the value that
CP/CA will add)
24 GC B. Executive Summary I have no opinion The Executive
8. Applying the CA about how to Summary is long
It feels like a diagram might be helpful. respond to this and clear
This may also be the point to bring out / comment. enough in its
add to the idea of ‘use cases’ (in essence, current updated
label and build on the two principle use form. No need
cases noted on p15-17) for additional
Figures or
tables.
25 GC 9. P1 Introduction Add these bullet The
The introduction should orient and excite points and more. introduction has
the intended reader so that they are clear been extended
about what they’ll find and what they can in page 2 with 9
do as a result with it. Would it be helpful bullets
to add to the current eloquent text, some explaining how
practical problems that CA will help a city the CA helps
address, or opportunities that it will open enabling vibrant
up? A few bullets that point to helping governance,
evaluation and
· measure areas of strengths or transformation,
weaknesses as suggested by
GC.
· improve communications between city
service owners

· etc
…might help strengthen the introduction.
26 GC 10. Section 2: City Anatomy This would surely be Not in the
This is clear good stuff. Might adding for valuable, if you have Anatomy
each system element a ‘box-out’ that the energy at this
makes practical the theory (&/or headline time.
what is currently dysfunction) help
reinforce the understanding, and point Alternatively, the
more to the application / value? CPTF could drive the
creation of one or
more TAFTs whose
purpose is to
identify key
common areas of
dysfunction and/or
opportunity for
each area of City
Anatomy, and
develop that as a
companion piece to
City Anatomy.
27 GC 11. P14 bottom: IoT/IoE I have no opinion The anatomy
Each time I read tech-related points I feel about how to should also be
it undermines the potential of the respond to this useful to
anatomy, which is holistic and business (of comment. technology
cities) based, more than just technology. providers and
Emphasizing the non-technical power of open to the new
the anatomy (or at least balancing the ICT developments
and non-ICT) will help keep the city that are
leaders fully engaged. emerging
28 GC 12. P15: Half a Dozen Practical Ways the I have no opinion See #25
City Anatomy Adds Value about how to
respond to this
· If this was the title of section 3 I think it comment.
would draw more people in.

· What are the half a dozen best use case

examples? Ones that cover addressing
problems by city staff, and building tools
by CPS members. In essence some of the
following text touches on potential uses,
however misses the clear labelling, and
thus highlighting applicability of this great
work.
29 GC 13. 3.1 Governance I tend to agree with An OS is always
this assessment. an architecture.
· The CityOS example that is cited as A City OS avoids
‘governance’ feels more like ICT However, I have no using
architecture. It’s very good however as specific suggestion singular/diverse
that! about how to OS depending
respond to this on the type of
· P16 Matrix: How am I supposed to use comment. infrastructure,
this matrix? etc.
The matrix is
· City governance for me is more about self-
ownership and management of core explanatory. A
services and processes. The availability of reference is
a common description of services, and the given for
definition of roles against these is typically readers that
poorly articulated (in what is a complex need extra
linked provider chain value chain), thus information or
resulting in ineffective performance. So help.
the cascade from the CA structure to core
services/processes feels like a first steps
for governance, from which data
ownership and tech tools (the matrix, and
cityOS) follow. It feels like we’ve jumped a
step.
30 GC 14. Fig13 Evaluation / Indicators I have no opinion It connects the
This is appealing. However how it works, about how to CA with
and / or how CPS will build upon it to respond to this Indicators to
assess city performance, and the link to comment. evaluate Cities
indicators is missed. Yet I believe BCN has and City
applied it as such? So perhaps a box-out Projects. In so
‘caselette’ on this would help reinforce doing it also
the practical nature of the ‘tooling’ that shows the utility
will emerge from CPS? Would making a of the CA to
connection / observation between this frame
figure and the plethora indicator systems standardization
be helpful here (as that is a recognized initiatives when
problem)? proposing
indicators
without a
proper
taxonomy. DICI
will develop this
idea and also
propose a
consistent city
ontology.
31 GC 15. Mapping interconnections I agree A sentence has
The need to understand and map been added in
interconnections between city systems is Perhaps this page ii: In so
vital and feels like an untapped interconnection doing, City
opportunity which the anatomy could mapping needs to Anatomy helps
help address. If any work has been done be addressed in the understanding
on this, I would suggest it would be good context of each and mapping
to include. If not it could be highlighted as specific TAFT topic. interconnections
an area of potential. between city
Create an systems.
“Interconnections” Also a clear
section in the statement is
Editor’s template made in page
for all CPA 21.
documents

32 GC 16. P18 Maturity Model Great item for Not in the

I wonder what a comparison between the future work. Anatomy
CA and the draft BSI Overview maturity
model (or other) would reveal? Probably
more about future work than a comment
for this doc.
33 GC 17. Typo P20 Fix typo Done
2nd last bullet “affect” cf “effect”
34 GC 18. Conclusion & Way Forward Sounds helpful. Section 4 has
Last sentence of sectn 4 (top p21) sounds been updated in
 appealing – and is I guess the current page 21 to
conclusion. accommodate
More could be said as a powerful some of these
conclusion. And potentially, and remarks as well
importantly also, in terms of pointing the as some other
way forward – given that we seek to made by other
indicate a dynamic network. So reviewers.
highlighting what will happen next might
be informative and engaging.
I would then end the main doc with this
conclusion; and have the
acknowledgements etc on separate page
– they presently feel too integrated into
the body of main doc.
35 GR/CM First of all we echo the congratulations to This is some Some of these
the compilers and the thanks for the supportive and language has
excellent work done. congratulatory been introduced
language, and at the end of
In the light of a rapidly changing "city life" seems not to be the introduction
and market conditions, all have to intended as a (page 2) in
strengthen their efforts – and capacities – comment. bullet form.
more towards innovation, anticipation
and collaboration, to maintain and That said, there is
improve competitiveness addressing at some useful
the same time sustainability with better articulation here….
balance of social, economic and
environmental instances. Second paragraph
includes some nice
The "Anatomy" will be the main potential language
instrument to maintain the focus on the for why City
different levels (or domains) that should Protocol is
be described with clear objectives while important, to put in
addressing any market opportunities and the section “What is
should be more pro-active in identifying CP?”
new needs and new markets, in order to
strengthen the involved actors’ The remaining
competitiveness. A unique instrument for paragraphs might
business-oriented innovation in be refined and
coordination with cities innovation become part of
policies. “What is CA?”

Besides "Anatomy" will help us to See also comment

increasingly focus on collaboration #23.
between

multidisciplinary projects beyond the

boundaries of each domain.
36 GR/CM Society (pag.13): An excellent Person (me)
suggestion, I think, layer added in
Good description, probably it could be and synergistic with Figures 1, 12
more underlined the importance of the “measured self” and 13.
individuals in the society (a sort of “ME” and smart-device
domain or layer). culture which is
becoming dominant
We feel unsatisfactory to deal with in cities.
individuals as part of something else that
simply “Society”. They ARE principal
actors and their needs, objectives and
contribute as individuals are different and
can be simultaneously played in civil
society, business and government (i.e. all
the organizations that individuals have
created to interact among them).

The ultimate objective of the Society

should be the wellness of all individuals.

So we propose to add a “ME” layer in the

Society.
37 GR/CM Furthermore, Civil Society should also take Great suggestion, I Family layer
into account Family, as the first society think. added in Figures
organization. 1, 12 and 13.
38 GR/CM Core Organizing Activities for City This gets at the No change
Governance, Evaluation and need for [ranges of] needed to City
Transformation (pag.31) “CP-Compliance” to Anatomy
About this chapter an idea … the City be defined. document.
Protocol could make a “LABEL” (e.g.
named "City4All"), that is, a recognition This is not a task for
for the municipalities and other actors the City Anatomy
who adopt City Protocol. The label should document, but it is
be recognition for a coherent application a task for the CPTSC
of the documents and the “standard” by and the CP CMS.
the community and should be in line with
the European Energy Award (eeA) and See also comment
other existing qualification systems for #14
municipalities and privates that contribute
significantly to a sustainable future.
39 MCM - In "Statement of Need": your definition Add suggested Language
sounds a bit reductionist. A city is in fact a language introduced.
complex system which fosters emergent
behavior.
40 MCM - in "Structure": it would be interesting to Suggest these Not in the
also discuss society rights in the context of “flow” dimensions Anatomy.
cities. be the topic of
other TAFT work
 Interactions: it seems that your view of
interactions is mainly processes. What
about events? The difference is that a
system that responds to events rather
than performing functionalities is reactive
rather than interactive - an equally useful,
but complementary, abstraction.
41 MCM - pg 4 (applying the city anatomy): some Not sure about Some of this
interesting transformations: react, evolve, these page language has
optimize, support emergent processes. numbers; been introduced
in the Ex.
Nice example Summary.
language to add, for
what we mean by
“transformation”
42 MCM - pg 4 (applying the city anatomy): what Nice example to add Evaluation
about governance tools such as those for to add to includes the
risk assessment? “governance” assessment of
and/or “evaluation” many things,
including risk.
43 MCM - pg 4 (applying the city anatomy): in my I have no opinion The conflicting
view indicators pertain more to evaluation about how to sentence in the
respond to this first paragraph
comment. of page iv now
reads: … tools
for city
transformation
(i.e., the city
protocol) and
evaluation (i.e.,
indicators and
indexes), and
where shared…
44 MCM - pg 6 ("the following qualities ..."): I think Actually pg 1 The last
it`s important to also say that the paragraph in
anatomy could be specialized to reflect Nice idea page 20 has
characteristics of different cities (i.e. now the
general but customizable). following
sentence: It is
general and
customizable to
reflect
characteristics
of different
cities and/or
city models (i.e.,
multi-city).
45 MCM - pg 8 ("These seasonal patterns currently Actually pg ii and pg The sentence
overlap ..."): I don`t understand the 3. has been
meaning of this phrase. eliminated
See comment #16
46 MCM - pg 11, top: I must say that the narrative Tighten up the “4D” 4D has been
seems a bit loose throughout the reference. eliminated and
document. It lacks some structure. There the citation is
are things you are describing that seem Consider tightening included as a
disconnected and I`m not sure how they other points in the footnote in
fit it. For instance, how did 4D come document, as you page 6.
about? see fit.
47 MCM - "There are airports just for logistics...": Tighten up the Corrected in
Um... so what? What`s the message? expression of this page 7.
point
48 MCM - pg 12 (above Built domain): and has an Add Done.
effect on the quality of life.
49 MCM - What do you mean "scale is a factor in Clarify Corrected. scale
homes"? in houses.
50 MCM - pg 12 ("all objects belong to a functional Clarify Corrected. Most
category"): that`s one definition of objects…
functional. not all objects are functional,
just like not all metrics are functional.
51 MCM -pg 12: - Figure 1 and 9: isn`t just Figure 9? I do not understand Both Figures
the comment show the same
in different
contexts. The
sentence in
page 8 now
reads: The built
domain in both
Figures 1 and 9
is ordered…
52 MCM - pg 13 (physiological or functional value): Perhaps say just Done at the top
are these two different categories, or “physiological” of page 9.
synonimes?
53 MCM - pg 13 ("every node in the build domain Perhaps create a Idea slightly
has a production and an operational separate paragraph expanded and
cost"): this is a new idea. It shouldn`t about this? wording
appear lost in the middle of a paragraph. improved.
54 MCM - pg 13 (the tree subsystem layers...): what I don’t see this in The word layer
is the idea of this paragraph? the document has been
deleted from
this sentence in
page 9
55 MCM - pg 14 (Economy): production instead of Make suggested Done in the text
productivity change and in Figure 13.
56 RCM Executive summary: It says connecting city Add suggested Done.
silos across diverse cities, what about also language
breaking these silos and build cross-
sectorial solutions to break them? It could
be interesting e.g. for IoT solutions.
57 RCM It would be great to mention sustainability Yes, see also See answer to
in the document. It might be an important comment #3 #3. Changes
concept to be considered on the protocol, made in the
it’s more attractive. text.
58 RCM In energy section I miss liquid fuels, bio- Yes, see also Done. See
energy generation. In the Figure 6 is not comment #11 answer to #11.
shown the solar farms, but in text is Changes made
mentioned. in the etxt.
59 RCM Figure 12: Regarding to the details of Yes, these figures Figures 12 and
structure, interaction, society. How are are not full 13 corrected.
them chosen? I for example miss Nature, consistent with one
biodiversity, etc. in environment. I will another
match it with Figure 13.
60 RCM In general quite small details in images. Apply Francesc’ Done as much
better and as possible.
harmonized size
for all lettering.

I believe we need
an online version of
“City Anatomy” that
allows people to
zoom in on the
detail. Perhaps we
can even have a City
Anatomy “map”
which can be hot-
linked to the City
Protocol content
management
system….
61 RCM Page 3, 3rd line: "The form of the..." Fix Done.
62 RCM Figure 5 and Figure 6 are interchanged Fix Done.
(first 6 and then 5).
63 RCM In matter cycle is mentioned Figure 5 and Fix Done.
it should be 6.
64 DW The City Anatomy is by definition See next three No action for
comprehensive, structured and intended comments this document.
to be universal. The structured nature of
the Anatomy also lends itself to the
addition of some layers of additional
analysis when seeking how to best use the
 Anatomy in a tangible city setting. Below
are three related comments on how the
City Anatomy and its application might be
enhanced. These comments are in
sequence to lead to a broader discussion
around urban practitioners might use the
Smart City Deployment matrix and the
Evaluation Framework.
65 DW 1. The definition of performance in the Agree. No action for
urban environment could be expanded to this document.
give more importance to the individual Subsequent TAFTs,
urban context of a given city. The including UMIS, will
expanded definition of what performance address these
is for a city could include a focus on issues.
efficiency or effectiveness in use of the
available resources. Focusing solely on Create an
performance as defined here, e.g., “Evaluation” section
“resilience, self-sufficiency, habitability, in the Editor’s
welfare, equity, etc.”, could limit the template for all CPA
evaluation of the city performance documents, which,
without consideration for the situation in among other things,
which this performance was achieved. A identifies KPIs from
key aspect of city performance that is the City Protocol
extremely relevant to each city is the indicators pool.
performance given the specific resources,
assets and situation in that city. While
cities have universal characteristics, each
individual city also has its certain set of
challenges which can guide, limit or
enhance city performance. Additional
performance elements might also be
included such as cost reduction, employee
productivity, revenue generation, political
alignments, and other specific short or
long term objectives.
66 DW 2. The Smart City Deployment matrix These comments No action in this
could be augmented to enable additional related to the document.
layers of analysis. Just as cities do not evolution of the
consist of clean, linear distinctions “Smart City
between functions, infrastructure or Framework”
natural elements, the evaluation of a city’s diagram in partner
anatomy could be expanded if it were not SCC’s “Smart Cities
be limited to a dashboard with discrete Readiness Guide”.
cells in a matrix table of indicators. In This conversation
Figure 12, the matrix approach allows could become part
analysis at the intersection of the of City Protocol’s
individual rows and columns, or at the collaboration with
grouped indicator level such as structure, SCC in evolving that
interactions and society. If each cell Guide (and linking it
represents only a measure of how a into the City
vertical element, e.g. a city governance Protocol domain).
enabler, interacts with an element of
structure or society, then the design of Further, the
the matrix is limiting the inspection it “subject x subject x
enables into the true texture of how subject” analysis
things happen in the city. The matrix would be valuable
approach could be enhanced by exploring in the context of
how multiple elements interact in the working with CP
actual city anatomy. For that, the analysis Member IESE’s
must include processes or interactions work on City
which are using multiple systems or Indices.
functions and which perhaps generate
‘transversal synergies’. In order to Thus, these
discover these synergies, dynamics or comments become
opportunities, the discussion must include the subject for
more than just specific cells generated in a future TAFT work.
row and column format. The analysis must
also include multiple cells which
concentrate on evaluating a broader
theme of interconnected systems or
processes that are represented in the
Smart City Deployment matrix in multiple
cells. In order to illustrate the point, below
are three examples of what these urban
synergies could look like and how the city
dashboard might attempt to evaluate
them. Each example includes three
individual elements that naturally do not
intersect in a matrix format. Each example
also includes a question that illustrates
why it might be compelling to explore
expansion of the Smart City matrix to
include such additional layers of analysis.

a) Connectivity x Wealth Productivity x

Economic Laws: how might a city truly
evaluate the impact on local wealth
productivity by exploring the connection
of its economic regulations, the presence
of broadband infrastructure and the
competition between broadband service
providers?

b) Social x Open Data x Analytics: how

might society and the city improve
understanding of urban operations, citizen
 engagement or long term societal trends if
the connection between these three
elements were better understood? How
might citizens contribute to the
development of new services if they had
access to the city’s open data or analytical
tools to generate new approaches to
analyzing their own city data?

c) Interoperability x Government
Organizations x Self Sufficiency x Data
Flows: is the city connected enough in its
own back office to be able to effectively
support the information and
communication flows in its everyday
endeavors and enable the city to really be
self-sufficient, or perhaps self-solving?
The true test is in a time of crisis when the
cross-agency communication flows can
hinder or improve the crisis response. Is
the city leveraging interoperability to the
degree that it efficiently manages its data,
shares it and generates key findings and
new understanding about performance of
the government organizations and how to
improve?
67 DW 3. The City Anatomy Evaluation Not sure if this is a Not at the level
Framework could benefit from added subject for this or of the Anatomy
dimension to enhance its utility and any CPA document, Document. It
application. While Figure 13 is or a subject for will be done in
understandably limited by its own table innovators in the DICI.
dimensions, it could be enhanced by City Data
seeking to expand the performance visualization tools
indicators and give more depth to the red, space?
yellow, green indicators. Similar to the
comment above on the Smart City matrix, Determine what
the Evaluation Framework could be should is in scope
enhanced by seeking to establish standard for City Protocol,
clusters of framework elements that and recruit TAFT
represent traditional urban dynamics and leadership to
cut across the graphical rows of the address it.
framework. More importantly though, the
basic red, yellow, green performance
indicators are static summaries of
performance and don’t reveal
performance over time, absolute levels,
benchmark comparisons, possibility
frontiers or local limitations. While these
 elements will be difficult to show in a
document, they should be considered for
a more accurate representation in a fuller
discussion of true city performance.
68 [internal] In the environment subsystem, the Include the new Done.
Ancha authors have substituted the diagram, and
“earth” element with “soil” since it is propagate the term
more correct from the environmental change throughout
the text.
sciences point of view.

This change will need to be

propagated to the corresponding text.

69 [Internal] Add Comment-submitters as authors. Done.

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International Chair, ISO Climate Change Standards
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Incorporated
GC UrbanDNA innovate incubate accelerate Graham Colclough
GR/CM Gianluca Renoffio and Cinzia Marzioni Gianluca Renoffio
CreAction Team (www.creation.it)
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Barcelona Supercomputing Center
RCM Manager at everis, an NTT Data company Rubén Cánovas Mas
Information Technology and Services
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