Research and development

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Smart City Catalyst can provide our clients with world-class research and development capacity in Smart City planning and governance, IT systems, and cyber-physical security. This includes:

Pilot projects and comparative assessments of Smart City systems, including project definition, cost-benefit assessments, project management, and monitoring and evaluation.
Comparative evaluations of planned or existing Smart City systems and practices in the fields of energy, transport, utilities, IT, and governance.
Research and development application support, including analysis, writing, and partner searches for national and international Smart City R & D projects.
Providing better evidence-based policy support for Smart City governance, including citizen engagement, privacy issues, transparency, data ownership, network/data security, and cost-benefit assessments.
Conducting evaluations of cyber-physical security of critical infrastructure, including baseline security assessments, active penetration testing, and the development of resilience strategies in the event of system breaches or systemic failure.

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