Fusion of IoT, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence for Developing Smart Cities

Abstract

Smart cities are aiming to enhance the quality of everyday lives in urban areas by integrating information technology solutions into aspects of routine life. Smart cities promote ecological development by providing smart solutions for e-governance, waste management, water management, traffic management, healthcare services, and more. This involves complex interactions between citizens, government organizations, and essential private sectors. These complicated interactions can be handled by using technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain (BC) and Internet of Things (IoT). In IoT, devices regularly used by individuals are cars, household items, office tablets, and parking lots by communicating with each other with the help of sensors and microprocessor chips housing within them. The data collected using sensors are analyzed to gain insight on how to manage resources efficiently. The data collected from individuals, devices, and other sources are processed and analyzed. Large amounts of data have to be processed and analyzed properly in a smart city in order to provide a sustainable environment. Since a large volume of data is involved it is necessary to have a technical solution for data processing and analyzing. AI technology can be integrated into a smart city environment to provide exceptional decision-making skills for improving public services. When the smart systems are implemented, certainly security and privacy issues will arise as a major challenge. Hence it is important to have effective countermeasures to handle the hurdles. Blockchain technology ensures data security processed by AI. It also ensures various entities like smart contracts, smart assets, digital identity of the individuals, and others will be securely handled with blockchain technology. All the three technologies can be combined together to provide a fully functional smart city.