Smart City for Community Resilience

Flooding is one of the biggest problems in Jakarta that are complex and require thorough planning and management from various stakeholders and sectors. Widiachristy and Rachmanto (2021) studied how the Government of Jakarta designed a mobile application as an early warning system (EWS) for floods that has become an annual occurrence in Jakarta. Sensors were installed in the water pump station that would inform officials on water level during the rainy season. 

However, the information delivered through the mobile application of the EWS is very technical and hard to digest. It provides limited clarity for the public to interpret the sort of action needed when water level rises during the rainy season. Widiachristy and Rachmanto then recommended that the government utilise a bottom-up approach in the planning of disaster mitigation. The lack of public participation was one of the causes that the system failed to provide tools that are useful for the community in becoming more resilient against disaster of flooding.

Reference:

Widiachristy, L., & Rachmanto, A. S. (2021). The Effectiveness of Jakarta Smart City Application in Enhancing Community Resilience in Facing Flood Risk. Journal of Architecture&Environment, 20(1), 45-54.

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