Eco & Smart Features

To achieve the two countries' vision of building an eco-city that is ecologically friendly, socially harmonious and economically sustainable, Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City extensively utilises environmental protection technologies and design, optimises the use of energy and resources and promotes ecological and healthy lifestyle, so as to create a green, liveable and business-friendly urban environment.

The Eco-City is now building on the strong foundation laid over the past decade and implementing a dual development strategy which will drive its transformation into an “upgraded eco-city” and an “innovative smart city”. The Eco-City provides a conducive environment for the trial and implementation of cutting-edge smart technologies which can sense, analyse, integrate and use data to respond to a variety of municipal needs.


A “1+3+N” framework system - comprising “1” Smart City Operations Centre; “3” integrated service platforms for facilities, data and people; and “N” kinds of smart applications - was conceptualised to evolve the Eco-City into a pilot model for national smart cities.

The Smart City Operations Centre aims to serve as the “brain” of the city, with real-time monitoring of city operations, smart analysis and capabilities to dispatch emergency response teams. The “3” integrated service platforms for facilities, data and people help to strengthen the interconnection between facilities, events and people in the Eco-City, and the “N” kinds of smart applications enables Eco-City residents and businesses to enjoy greater convenience when using medical, food, housing, transportation, entertainment and education services.

Building on the “1+3+N” framework system, the China National Institute of Standardisation, the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise and experts from the International Organisation for Standardisation jointly formulated the “China-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Smart City KPI Framework”, a practicable and forward-looking set of 30 indicators to guide these Eco-City’s developments into a national pilot model for smart cities.