Foreword
China is now poised to become a technological and ecological leader in the world economy. Chinese leaders are laying out global development strategies with their extremely wise vision and thinking. The book series ＂Smart City Practice＂ is published as the key research achievement of the Chinese national 13th Five-Year Plan. The project lls the gap in systematical research of smart city worldwide. It is also the leading action to explore and guide the operation of smart cities and industrial practice. The publication of the book series proves that the vision of author and the leadership of CAPPC and the International Smart City Research Institute is very strong and focused.
In order to maintain China's ability to thrive and compete in the international marketplace, China must keep pace with a movement that is sweeping the globe. That movement is the evolution of what is being referred to as a Smart City. Chinese government, as well as the technology researchers and developers, has already started city innovation to avoid failing behind other countries. The purpose of developing China's Smart City's is to promote economic development, improve environmental conditions and the quality of the life of the citizens of China. The goal of becoming a Smart Country can only be achieved by laying the proper foundation in which to build upon. The foundation will improve interoperability, security and communication across all segments of the China communities. Establishing the foundation will result in an “Embrace and Replace”solution. The current aging infrastructures will become more efficient and China will be able to realize a lower Total Cost of Ownership （TCO） across all segments.
Once implemented， China will realize a signi cant increase in discretionary budget. The savings created by improved efficiencies in current infrastructure means leaping economic development can occur without the need for additional funds to the general budgets.
An essential element of China’s ascension to becoming a Smart Country will be the cooperation between the public and private sectors. Each must share the common objective to reduce the carbon footprint of China. Teamwork will be valued and community pride is instilled. Once this is accomplished， the end result will be an enhancement of the lives of China’s citizens.
I commend the authors and leadership that produced this book， Mr. Wu Honghui President of International Smart City Research Institute， Mr. Long Chen and Mr. Wang Dian-Ping of the Ministry CAPPC in which they promote the general guidelines needed to establish China as the rst Smart Country. By release of this book all cities have a foundation to look to that will work in unison and achieve the goals of lower carbon emissions and footprint， cleaner environment， lower overall costs on infrastructure， reduced energy consumption and a richer more sustainable life for all China’s Citizens. Most importantly， the book will be the reference for the smarty city industrial and technology development ， as well as the model template for practitioners .
Setting a smart city vision and effectively moving towards it with a foundation based strategy is essential. A systems-based approach is critical to ensuring resource efficiency and security all while maintaining socially and environmentally inclusive growth. With the Government and Private Sectors throughout China working together， the rewards for China’s initiative to transform into a Smart Country will span economic， environmental and social bounds.
The aforementioned efforts allow China to join and even supersede cities such as: Barcelona the ‘Global Smart City 2015', New York （USA）, London （UK）, Nice （France） and Singapore. The ultimate bene t being the increased health and standard of living for all of China's citizens in which to prosper. China will be the Beacon the world looks to when they too want a better life for all.
Michael Holdmann
IEEE/ISO/IEC - 21541 - Member Working Group
UPnP+ - IOT, Cloud and Data Model Task Force
SRII - Global Leadership Board
IPC-2-17 - Data Connect Factory Committee Member
Founder, Chairman & CEO of CYTIOT, INC.
译文
中国现在正成为世界经济中技术和生态的领导者。中国的领导人也以极其睿智的目光和思想布局着全球发展战略。《智慧城市实践》系列丛书的出版体现了中国国家“十三五”规划的重点研究成果。该项目填补了世界范围内智慧城市系统性研究的空白，也是探索和指导智慧城市与产业实践的先导行动。这套丛书的出版也体现了编著者们视野的广阔，以及中国生产力促进中心协会和国际智慧城市研究院领导力的专注和强大。
为了保持中国在国际市场的蓬勃发展和竞争力，中国必须跟上这场席卷全球的运动的步伐。这项运动便是智慧城市的进化运动。中国政府和技术研发人员已经开始了城市的革新，否则就有落后于其他国家的风险。
发展中国智慧城市的目的是促进经济发展，改善中国的环境条件和人民的生活质量。只能建立适当的基础，才能在此基础上达成智慧国家的目标。这一基础将改善中国社会各部分的互动操作性、安全性和通信。此基础的建立将产生出一个“拥抱和替代”的解决方案。目前老化的基础设施将变得更为有效，中国将能够在各个环节实现更低的总体拥有成本（TCO）。
一旦实施智慧城市的建设和产业发展，中国将实现可自由支配预算的大幅提升。在当前基础设施中提高效率所带来的节余，意味着在无需向预算投入额外资金的情况下，经济发展仍可能会发生飞跃。
中国提升成为智慧国家的一个重要因素是加大公共与私营部门之间的合作。它们都须有减少中国的碳排放这一共同的目标。团队合作将会被高度重视，社会荣誉将逐步深入人心。一旦成功，中国人民的生活质量将得到很大的提升。
我对本书的作者和相关领导极为赞赏，包括国际智慧城市研究院院长吴红辉先生及其团队，中国生产力促进中心协会的领导和隆晨先生。他们的努力推动了使中国成为第一个智慧国家的通用标准的制定。通过本书的发行，所有的城市都有了一套协同工作的基础，从而实现更低的碳排放量，更清洁的环境，更低的基础设施整体成本，更低的能源消耗，以及所有中国人民更可持续的生活的目标。最重要的是，本书将成为智慧城市产业及技术发展的系统依据，以及从业者学习的范本。
设立一个智慧城市的愿景，并基于基础战略有效推进，这是必不可少的。要确保资源效率和安全性，同时保持社会及环境的共同提升，一个基于系统的方法是至关重要的。随着中国政府和各私营部门的合作，中国向智慧国家转型的努力将跨越经济、环境和社会的界限。
上述努力会让中国加入甚至取代这些城市，如：巴塞罗那的“全球智慧城市2015”、美国纽约、英国伦敦、法国尼斯和新加坡。最终，国家会不断繁荣，而所有中国人民的健康和生活水平也会得到提高。中国将成为世界上所有追求更美好生活的国家人民所仰望的灯塔。
IEEE/ISO/IEC-21451-工作组成员
UPnP+ - IOT、云和数据模型特别工作组成员
SRII-全球领导力董事会成员
IPC-2-17-数据连接工厂委员会成员
CYTIOT 公司创始人兼首席执行官
迈克尔·侯德曼