Imperial College London
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Professor David Gann CBE

Business School

Emeritus Professor of Innovation and Technology Management
 
 
 
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Contact

 

d.gann Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Virginia Harris +44 (0)20 7594 5928

 
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Location

 

277Business School BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Gann:2011,
author = {Gann, DM and Dodgson, M and Bhardwaj, D},
journal = {IBM Journal of Research & Development},
pages = {8:1--8:10},
title = {Physical-digital integration in city infrastructure},
volume = {55},
year = {2011}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - There is increasing recognition by researchers, businesses, andpolicymakers of the value of integrating the systems of systems ofwhich cities are comprised. It is less clear how this can be achieved,in practice, from a technical and organizational standpoint. Thispaper is concerned with one element of this integration, namely, theintegration of physical infrastructures and digital technologies. Weargue that technological innovation has historically been crucial tothe development of cities and will also be crucial in future smartcities. Cities become ‘‘smarter’’ when they make use of the increasedavailability of data and analytical techniques to improve effectivenessand efficiency. The better integration of physical and digitalinfrastructures can significantly contribute to these objectives.The engineering tools and models used in the design, construction,and operation of a city infrastructure can now utilize a suite oftechnologies and processes to assist this integration. This isparticularly necessary and challenging when the collaborativeinvolvement of diverse parties is required and different vintages ofinfrastructure and technology must be combined. This paper is basedon case studies of IBM and the construction company LaingO’Rourke. It provides examples showing how these ‘‘innovationtechnologies’’ improve opportunity and reduce risk in physical–digitalintegration and provides questions for further investigation.
AU  - Gann,DM
AU  - Dodgson,M
AU  - Bhardwaj,D
EP  - 1
PY  - 2011///
SP  - 8
TI  - Physical-digital integration in city infrastructure
T2  - IBM Journal of Research & Development
VL  - 55
ER  -
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