README
The Smart Cities Special Interest Group (SIG) was originated by Madrid Digital @ City Council and is facilitated by the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA).
The initiative was created to help municipalities, industry, academia, and standards organizations collaborate on practical smart city interoperability challenges using reusable and standards-based approaches.
Why This Initiative
Smart city deployments often involve multiple vendors, platforms, standards, and operational domains.
The Smart Cities SIG seeks to improve interoperability by helping stakeholders identify common requirements, reuse existing standards where appropriate, and validate interoperability approaches through collaborative Proof of Concept activities.
What We Do
The Smart Cities SIG explores interoperability challenges across smart city domains and develops reusable outputs that can support future standards, implementations, and ecosystem collaboration.
See the Charter for detailed objectives and scope.
Approach
The initiative follows a structured process:
Municipal Requirements → Interoperability Analysis → Standards and Semantic Mapping → Reusable Smart Data Models → Smart City Profiles → Proof of Concept Validation
Getting Started
New participants should review:
These documents describe the initiative, participation expectations, collaboration model, and the process used to analyze interoperability challenges and develop reusable outputs.
Repository Guide
The target repository structure is documented in:
governance/folder-structure.md
Governance and Participation
Participation expectations and governing documents are available under the Governance section of this repository.
How We Work
The initiative follows a structured methodology that:
- captures municipal pain points and requirements,
- analyzes interoperability gaps,
- maps requirements against existing standards and semantic models,
- identifies reusable Smart Data Models,
- validates findings through practical Proof of Concept activities.
The methodology is designed to produce reusable outputs while remaining implementation-neutral.
Meetings
Meeting minutes and related program material are available under:
Meeting records serve as the primary operational traceability mechanism for the initiative.
Profiles
Current profile workstreams include:
Additional profiles may be introduced incrementally based on ecosystem needs and available contributors.
License
This repository is licensed under:
Unless otherwise noted, all documentation and content in this repository are publicly accessible and reusable under the repository license.
Current Focus
The initial focus areas of the Smart Cities SIG are:
- Public Lighting
- Water / Smart Water Metering
Additional profile areas may be introduced based on ecosystem interest and contributor participation.
The initiative is working toward the completion of its initial deliverables and Proof of Concept activities in time to share findings, lessons learned, and reusable outputs at Smart City Expo World Congress 2026 in Barcelona.