Page 45 - Citiverse Use Case Taxonomy Overview - Use Case Identification Track

City Administration, Services and Public Participation
Horizon

Smart Waste Management and Recycling 1

Description Example Impacts SDG Alignment
Virtual world technologies such as digital twins The city of Copenhagen, Denmark, is
can be used to create an interactive digital advancing its smart city strategy Emission Quality of
platform for managing urban waste collection through a digital twin project in reduction Life
and recycling across residential and partnership with Cisco and Tele
commercial areas. City stakeholders such as Danmark Communications. The
public works departments, sanitation initiative connects and manages data Target 11.6
agencies, and environmental planners can on infrastructure like lighting, parking Biodiversity Walkability
use this platform to optimize waste collection and waste covering a 7-mile urban
routes, monitor recycling rates, track area. Real-time monitoring enables
environmental impacts, and allocate the city to optimize operations, reduce Health and Citizen
resources more efficiently. AI could be costs, and improve service delivery. wellbeing Engagement
leveraged to predict waste generation By integrating multiple systems into a Target 12.5
patterns, automate maintenance schedules, single, scalable model, Copenhagen
and identify opportunities to improve recycling aims to drive economic growth,
participation to lower costs and support a environmental sustainability, and Risk Level
transition to a more sustainable, circular quality of life improvements for its
economy. residents. Public safety Low Medium High

Stakeholder acceptance Low Medium High
Key Technologies
Data privacy and security Low Medium High
Digital Metaverse AR VR MR GAI AI IoT
Twin Financial/operational Low Medium High

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