Cloud of Things for empowering the citizen clout in smart cities

ClouT, a joint European-Japanese ICT project

ClouT’s overall concept is leveraging the Cloud Computing as an enabler to bridge the Internet of Things with Internet of People via Internet of Services, to establish an efficient communication and collaboration platform exploiting all possible information sources to make the cities smarter and to help them facing the emerging challenges such as efficient energy management, economic growth and development.

ClouT field trials results
ClouT field trials are currently being deployed in four cities: Santander (Spain), Genova (Italy), and Mitaka and Fujisawa (Japan). Each field trial validates innovative applications useful in domains such as Smart City Resource Management, Safety & Emergency Management, Citizen Health & Pleasant Enhancement:

• Mitaka city : « Paw Collection » application
• Fujisawa city : « Surfboard and Smiley Coupon» applications, « Sensorized Garbage Collection cars »
• Santander city : « Traffic Mobility Management » application and « Smiley Coupon» application replication
• Genova city : « I don’t risk » application

ClouT intercontinental field trial interconnecting European and Japanese cities

• Mitaka, Fujisawa, Santander, Genova: Collaboration and Competition Dashboard

Digital Payment Infrastructure in Smart Cities

Modern smart cities rely on seamless digital payment systems to enhance citizen services and urban efficiency. Fast payment processing enables contactless transactions across public transportation, smart parking systems, and municipal services like utility payments and permit applications. Quick transaction verification reduces waiting times and traffic congestion while improving citizen satisfaction. A fantastic proponent of this is Canada, whose investment in smart city infrastructure has allowed the casino gaming industry to become one of the best for supporting fast payouts to players. Integration of high-speed payment processing with IoT sensors and cloud platforms creates a comprehensive ecosystem where citizens can interact with city services instantaneously, making urban living more convenient and reducing the need for cash handling across municipal operations.

In brief, how ClouT can help smart cities to provide responsive services to improve the quality of life of their citizens ?

4 ClouT videos are showing concrete situations of using the Cloud of Things by citizens and cities in relevant domains. Full ClouT concept+3 use cases from ClouT EU-Japan project on Vimeo.

ClouT use cases videos