{"id":289327,"date":"2024-07-31T15:46:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T15:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/?p=289327"},"modified":"2024-07-31T15:46:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T15:46:54","slug":"nusantara-33bn-forest-smart-city-opening-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/nusantara-33bn-forest-smart-city-opening-in-august","title":{"rendered":"Nusantara: $33BN Forest Smart City Opening in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you weren&#8217;t already aware, the world&#8217;s gaze will soon switch towards Indonesia for this year&#8217;s Independence Day celebrations \u2014 where it will bear witness to the opening ceremony of Nusantara, Indonesia&#8217;s new capital city on the island of Borneo.<\/p>\n<p>Set to replace Jakarta as the nation&#8217;s capital, the estimated $33 billion project is positioned to officially open on August 17th, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the date, but in reality, this year&#8217;s opening celebrations will be just the first of five construction stages, Nusantara isn&#8217;t likely to be completed until 2045 at the earliest.<\/p>\n<p>However, if they can pull it off, Indonesia will be home to one of the planet&#8217;s most impressive purpose-built smart city initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/31494\/smart-city\">smart city<\/a> is likely to add to Indonesia&#8217;s desire to be a carbon-neutral nation by 2060, but it comes with many technological pitfalls of trying to build a new high-tech metropolis in the heart of a tropical rainforest.<\/p>\n<p>Join us as we explore what it is like to build a brand new city with the technology available in 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#dddddd;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<h2><span id=\"key_takeaways\">Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Indonesia will celebrate the opening ceremony of its new capital city, Nusantara, on August 17th, 2024, coinciding with the nation&#8217;s Independence Day.<\/li>\n<li>The $33 billion project to replace Jakarta aims to complete five construction stages by 2045, aspiring to be a leading purpose-built smart city.<\/li>\n<li>Nusantara is designed with 65% green spaces and powered by renewable energy, aiming to support Indonesia&#8217;s goal of carbon neutrality by 2060.<\/li>\n<li>The new city is planned to address Jakarta&#8217;s overpopulation, pollution, and sinking issues, providing a more inclusive economy across Indonesia&#8217;s islands.<\/li>\n<li>Despite the many political, economic, and technological challenges, Nusantara&#8217;s innovative smart city vision could make it a global model for future urban development.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n    <section class=\"toc-sticky w-100 bg-white \">\n        <div class=\"toc-sticky__container container\">\n            <div class=\"toc-sticky__open d-flex align-items-end\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                 aria-controls=\"multiCollapse1\"\n                 data-bs-target=\"#multiCollapse1\">\n                <button\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary collapse-action-btn p-1 rounded-circle\"\n                        type=\"button\"\n                >\n                    <i class=\"icon-chevron-up\"><\/i>\n                <\/button>\n                <span id=\"toc-current-title\" class=\"d-flex align-items-center\">\n                    Table of Contents\n                <\/span>\n                <span class=\"toc-main-title-permanent\">Table of Contents<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div\n                    class=\"collapse my-3\"\n                    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levels rise because of global warming, Jakarta is at serious risk of disappearing.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, Nusantara (meaning &#8220;outer islands&#8221;) could provide the perfect solution for Indonesia to start afresh. Intended to cultivate a more inclusive economy across the nation&#8217;s 17,500 islands, the brave initiative is set to strengthen other island economies and generate millions of jobs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_289341\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-289341\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nusantara-1-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"Nusantara\" width=\"1200\" height=\"656\" class=\"wp-image-289341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nusantara-1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nusantara-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-289341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Instagram\/Nyoman Nuarta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Located some 700 miles from Jakarta on the island of Borneo, Nusantara&#8217;s proposed dimensions are four times bigger than Jakarta and forty times bigger than Manhattan. Purposefully planned, 65% of Nusantara will be green spaces (tropical forests, gardens, and parks), and a further 10% will be dedicated to farming.<\/p>\n<p>Powered by renewable energy and with some support from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/190\/artificial-intelligence-ai\">artificial intelligence<\/a> and connected technologies such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/28247\/internet-of-things-iot\">Internet of Things<\/a> (IoT), the genius behind Nusantara lies in creating an urban smart city cleverly integrated into the green surroundings.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"smart_city_living_in_the_heart_of_the_jungle\">Smart City Living in the Heart of the Jungle<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Like other smart cities worldwide, when complete, Nusantara should provide its over two million residents with an ultra-efficient smart city lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Through convenient, well-thought-out planning, 80% of transport is expected to be eco-friendly via public transport, cycling, or walking. To encourage this, the Indonesian government is banking on Nusantara&#8217;s smart city transport network, meaning everywhere within Nusantara will be accessible within a 10-minute commute.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine if London, New York, and Paris could offer the same.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, sophisticated smart city initiatives such as IoT applications, advanced data management systems, and sustainable urban design, means Nusantara will have all the hallmarks of becoming a shining example of a city of the future.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"the_challenges_nusantara_faces\">The Challenges Nusantara Faces<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>However, already plagued with political, economic, and social obstacles, Nusantara is already demonstrating how pioneering the greenest smart city in the world is neither cheap nor unproblematic.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the controversial land grabs of the Indigenous people living in the region currently, debates about how the project will be fully funded, plus the ever-increasing delays in construction, could mean that corners might have to be cut.<\/p>\n<p>Whether that results in eco-friendly infrastructure projects being cancelled or an unintended reliance on non-renewable energy sources could potentially negate Nusantara&#8217;s desire to be 100% carbon neutral.<\/p>\n<p>From a technological standpoint, instead of retrofitting existing urban areas with smart city applications and infrastructure &#8211; similar to Singapore and Zurich &#8211; starting from scratch in a tropical rainforest is a whole different story.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Singapore is leading the way in smart city innovation\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VSloW4Zpk4w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Despite Nusantara&#8217;s buildings being built on stilts to improve airflow and stormwater dispersal, Borneo is susceptible to the region&#8217;s powerful tropical cyclones known as typhoons. As a result, any city that has an inherent dependence on technology needs to be prepared for the worst-case scenario.<\/p>\n<p>After all, typhoons can cause widespread damage and power outages, which, for a technology-driven smart city, could be prone to catastrophic system failures and a city-wide shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>Then, you need to consider the online threats.<\/p>\n<p>As large swaths of the city&#8217;s infrastructure will be dependent on the connectivity of IoT and other technologies, they may become targets for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/24748\/cyberattack\">cyber attacks<\/a>. These threats can come from rivalling nations or more sinister criminal elements seeking to extort financial gains by attacking the smart city&#8217;s critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"the_bottom_line\">The Bottom Line<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As the saying goes, Rome wasn&#8217;t built in a day, and likewise, neither will Nusantara.<\/p>\n<p>However, great credit must be shared with Indonesia for its forward-thinking plans, which have been decades in the making, to relocate its capital to Nusantara and for it to become a model for future smart cities worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Creatively designed and technologically advanced, the prospect of visiting a state-of-the-art smart city such as Nusantara will undoubtedly become a future bucket-list prospect. While countless challenges lay ahead, its legacy could help propel Indonesia further on the world&#8217;s economic stage, which should ultimately benefit Indonesians living both in and outside of Nusantara.<\/p>\n<div class=\"reference-content\">\n<div class=\"reference-heading reference-content-collapsible-heading\">\n<h2><span id=\"references\">References<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"reference-content-body\">\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VSloW4Zpk4w\" target=\"_blank\">Singapore is leading the way in smart city innovation<\/a> (Youtube)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you weren&#8217;t already aware, the world&#8217;s gaze will soon switch towards Indonesia for this year&#8217;s Independence Day celebrations \u2014 where it will bear witness to the opening ceremony of Nusantara, Indonesia&#8217;s new capital city on the island of Borneo. 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