SINGAPORE, 11 April, 2016 – IDC Government Insights is opening up its research for public nominations for the Asia Pacific Smart City Development Index 2016. This is in continuation of the successful launch of the Smart City Asia Pacific Awards (SCAPA) in Shenzhen last November 17, 2015.

This year’s SCAPA winners will selected through a rigorous six-step process that involves input from various stakeholders – from the public, IDC Analyst assessment and the International Advisory Council.

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Figure 1. The Smart City Development Index is an evolving 6-stage benchmarking framework that helps smart city planners analyze the current state of their Smart City initiatives

In light of requests from our partners and customers, IDC Government Insights included this 2016 Phase 0 for public nominations. This phase aims to give public sector end users, solution providers, and the general public the opportunity to nominate their favorite Smart City projects in Asia Pacific.

"This index was created to help city leaders understand the strategic impact and maturity of their smart city initiatives," states Gerald Wang, Head, Asia Pacific Government, IDC Government Insights. "Last year, we tracked hundreds of smart city initiatives and an eventual 14 projects were named the best in the region in their operational functional domains”.

To nominate for your Smart City project, click on the link to download the nomination form. Click HERE . Please submit your accomplished nomination forms to idcap_smartcity@idc.com. Deadline for submission on nominations is on or before 18 April 2016 1700 SG Time.

All shortlisted smart city projects will be announced on Mid-May 2016 via the Smart City Facebook Page and IDC AP Twitter

The public voting phase of shortlisted initiatives will be launching by Mid-May. The link to the public voting site will be available regionally and locally by May 2016. Please watch out by Mid-May for announcements.

For more information about the Smart Cities Program, Gerald Wang talks about Smart City and the Smart City Evolution Index in this 5-minute Brainshark link. Click HERE to view link