NIGER STATE GOVERNMENT’S PILOT SMART CITY PROJECT, SULEJA: CONCEPT AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES A GUEST SPEAKER, AT THE ABUJA INTERNATIONAL HOUSING SHOW, FROM 16TH TO 19TH JULY, 2018, AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, ABUJA Professor Mustapha Zubairu, Project Manager, Niger State Urban Support Programme, Minna, Nigeria, E-mail: mustapha.zubairu@futminna.edu.ng

DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES CONFRONTED BY THE GOVERNOR Rapid, unplanned and uncontrolled urbanisation of all the cities; Virtually collapsed social and economic infrastructure; Close to 70% of the population living in slums especially in Minna the state capital; and Massive poverty and attendant social challenges of the Youth, who constitute more than 60% of the urban population.

OUR CITIES HAVE BECOME GIANT SLUMS Slums of Minna, 1993 Slums of Minna, 2003 Slums of Minna, 2013 OUR CITIES HAVE BECOME GIANT SLUMS

GOVERNOR SOUGHT FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF UN-HABITAT ON THE FOLLOWING: To prepare Niger State Urban Development Policy (SUP), based on the National Urban Development Policy, 2012; To prepare an Integrated Development Plans for Minna and Suleja. This, among others, will include the development of improved plans, policies and designs for them to become more compact, integrated, connected, resilient, socially inclusive and self-sustaining;

To Plan and Develop a pilot Smart City near Suleja, along the proposed bypass between Izom and Zuba; and To strengthen and build the capacity of the state institutions in charge of the development and management of the towns and cities.

To become a National Technology and Innovation Hub; THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF NIGER STATE GOVERNMENT IN ESTABLISHING THE PILOT SMART CITY PROJECT ARE: To become a National Technology and Innovation Hub; To become a Manufacturer of Renewable Energy Systems and Components; and To Create Knowledge based economy in Niger State, with a vibrant mix of e-businesses

DEFINITION OF OUR PILOT SMART CITY PROJECT, SULEJA To connect the city’s Physical Infrastructure; Social Infrastructure; and the Business Infrastructure to IT Infrastructure to leverage its collective Intelligence

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 1-Technical Partners (South Korean Government Public Corporations and Private Sector Involved in the Development and Management of the Korean Smart City Projects); 2-Professional Staff of Government to Plan and Design the Smart City, with inputs from the Koreans; 3-Koreans to Design and Develop the Smart Digital Infrastructure and Train government staff

BASIC COMPONENTS OF THE PILOT SMART CITY PROJECT Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI); Smart Street Lights; Smart Buildings; Open Data; and Smart Vehicles (Electric & Autonomous)

ADVANCED METER INFRASTRUCTURES (AMI) AMI-a Smart Grid tool that allows two-way communication between services provider and customers; obtains data with help of smart meter installed in various structures within the Smart City; and assists in cost control and minimizing the wastage of energy

SMART STREET LIGHTS-SSL Smart street lights are LED-powered lights with internet connectivity to enable fault reporting and localized adjustment of light intensity and color. Such Smart Street lights can reduce the cost of electricity usage; reduce maintenance costs through greater reliability and longer life of LEDs.

SMART BUILDINGS Smart buildings are defined as buildings that deploy Internet of Things (IOTs) and sustainable building technologies to reduce energy and water consumption and reduce waste; The IOTs are the network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity which enable these objects to connect and exchange data.

TYPICAL IOTs THAT MAKE A HOME SMART

OPEN DATA Open data is any data made available or collected by the citizens and used to monitor and evaluate the level of service offered by the city authority; engage and empower citizens to actively participate in urban governance; and to generate improvements to their communities and neighborhoods

SMART VEHICLES The term “Smart Vehicles” include both Electric (EV) and Autonomous (AV) vehicles. Even though this technology is at its infancy across the world, it was decided to lay a solid IT infrastructure foundation for it now. This will allow for a seamless introduction of EVs and AVs at a future date.

OTHER FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED IN THE PILOT SMART CITY Multimodal Intercity Transportation Hub Commercial Centre; Assembly/Manufacturing Hub (For Nigerian Market and for Export); Establish a Science and Technology Park; Establish Niger State Institute of Technology; Provision of Energy Efficient Housing, Neighborhoods and Buildings; and Provision of Social, Communal and Recreational Facilities; Smart Police and Fire Stations; and waste management.

PROVISION OF SOLAR-POWERED ELECTRICITY SUPPLY FOR THE SMART CITY The provision of steady and reliable power supply is critical to the functioning of Smart cities. Niger State Government has decided to invest in the provision of solar power to the project in particular and to the other cities and towns in the state. With its massive land mass of 76,363km2 Each of its 25 local governments will generate 500MW of electricity daily by establishing commercial solar farms. The power will be for local consumption and for sale to the National Grid.

SOLAR FARM MICRO GRID SOLAR POWER STORAGE SMART GRID

EXPECTED OUTCOMES Accurate and real-time water billing and account management including remote connect and disconnect; Reduced cost of electricity usage by Smart Street Lights; and reduced maintenance costs; Smart Homes that will engender efficiency in the form of reduced energy, water consumption, safety, security and health of occupants;

Effective citizens participation in urban governance; enhanced transparency and accountability of the state/LGAs; and enhanced ability of the citizens to generate improvements to their communities; Provision of solar power to the pilot the pilot project and other cities; Retrofitting other cities in the State based on Suleja experience

Proposed role of FGN in promoting Smart City Development in States: RECOMMENDATIONS Proposed role of FGN in promoting Smart City Development in States: To amend the National Urban Development Policy, 2012 by establishing a national goal, objectives and strategies on Smart City development and retrofitting of existing cities; To identify the IT companies to participate in the development of Smart Cities in the states;

Developing Smart Digital Infrastructure; and To allocate Funds (e.g. from Ecological Fund) for the development of components of Smart Cities in the states over the next ten years. These should include: Research and development on improving Cyber Security; Developing Smart Digital Infrastructure; and Public-Private Partnerships.

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