Overview
IEC SRD 63347-1:2025 - "Smart city use case collection and analysis - Managing public health emergencies in smart cities - Part 1: High level analysis" provides a high-level framework for how smart-city systems can support the management of public health emergencies. The standard explains the concept of an Urban Immune System, gives a compact overview of public health emergency scenarios in urban contexts, and identifies key application areas, stakeholders and standards requirements for overarching guidance documents.
Key topics and technical focus
This Part 1 high‑level analysis organizes practical areas of work and identifies gaps rather than prescribing low‑level technical specifications. Key topics covered include:
- Public health emergency management: scenarios, needs and objectives.
- Testing and tracking: current practices, rationale for new approaches, case studies, stakeholder roles.
- Effective treatment: care pathways, gaps and responsibilities.
- Medical supplies and facilities: workflows, temporary treatment facilities, logistics.
- Supply chains and services: transportation, food, energy, water, telecoms, volunteering and communications.
- Digital supplies and technology support: data collection & analytics, modelling, acting on insights, continuous model optimization.
- Data security and privacy: privacy protection, data governance and stakeholder responsibilities.
- Management platforms: architecture features, current practice, gaps and implementation considerations.
- Stakeholder analysis: roles, relationships and implementation across emergency stages.
The document emphasizes case studies, identification of gaps, stakeholder responsibilities and the need for interoperable guidance and standards.
Practical applications and who uses it
IEC SRD 63347-1 is intended for practitioners and decision‑makers involved in smart city resilience and public health preparedness:
- City planners and municipal emergency managers
- Public health authorities and healthcare providers
- Smart city platform designers and ICT vendors
- Telecom, logistics and utilities operators
- Standards developers and policy makers
- Urban resilience and risk management professionals
Practical uses:
- Framing smart-city projects that integrate health surveillance, testing, supply-chain resilience and digital platforms
- Informing procurement, interoperability and data‑governance requirements
- Guiding multi‑stakeholder coordination and emergency response playbooks
- Identifying priorities for technical implementations and standards harmonization
Related standards and guidance
Part 1 identifies the need to align with overarching guidance documents and standards covering emergency management, data privacy, ICT interoperability and urban resilience. Implementers should cross‑reference applicable national and international standards and regulatory requirements when developing specific solutions.
Keywords: IEC SRD 63347-1, smart city, public health emergencies, Urban Immune System, management platform, data privacy, supply chain resilience, testing and tracking.