How about :

"A Smart + Connected Community utilizes the latest in communications technologies to build a network platform that helps the municipality improve efficiencies in the delivery of government services, while also enhancing the quality of life for its residents wherever they may work, live, or play."

Hi Ian and all

You have it so does Ben C and the others.

I have played with it a bit. Interconnecting and integrating the components of a city to enable; improved services, innovative design, social, economic and environmental sustainability that improves the quality of life in city communities.

The elevator pitch could be: Connected city communities.

Calvin Ellis you also have. I have experimented a little in Bold "A Smart + Connected Community utilizes the latest in communications technologies to build a network platform that citizens, service providers and developers to use to improve efficiencies of community services and development that enhances the quality of life for  living, recreation and learning, accessing services, mobility and work."

Yaw Adom Mensah covers the detail aspirations.

What is SMART

In:

Goal setting it is:  Specific,     Meaningful     Achievable,     Realistic,  Timebased,

                                Significant,  Measurable,   Attainable,      Resourced, Trackable,

and

Project management and ICT equipment: Self-monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.

Here S is obviously for Sustainability and T for Technology.  R could be resource, M Management and A Architecture

There are others who use SMART implying innovative technology or cleverness of some kind such a clever marketing of products.  I think we could loose our way if we emphasise SMART. Connected Communities is where the importance is. Something we loose in cities. They can be lonely disconnected, uncaring places. We need modern village communities or many village communities to make up our cities.

What’s next

I think the next step is to consider what this will provide and enable. Connectivity could provide interactive community design and planning modelling, service level monitoring and control, mobility and travel innovation, design and monitoring, energy efficiency management, water & waste management, fault, emergency and maintenance response.

Business and economic prosperity modelling including B2B and B2C, Community interaction in partnership with community organisations. Community co-operatives, from baby sitting to sharing food grown in back gardens, recycling and self help and rescue services. Promotion of help and services offered and wanted. Public could log concerns, report faults and dangers and offer their suggestions. Publications, notices and submissions. Local libraries, schools and business could provide connectivity to all.  In addition application and from filling could be reduced and document imaged libraries could be made accessible. Virtual forums could inspire innovation and build stronger community relationships. Building management could be incorporated to manage service loads and gain efficiencies. Let’s not forget the younger people for entertainment, friendship, learning and participating in their communities design. Most of all it is about understanding and positive response to the challenges experienced in city communities and promoting continuous improvement.     

Cheers Dutch

Having thought about it at some more length, here is my revised definition (see the corresponding post in my blog on this website):

“A smart and connected city has a  single integrated, efficient and transparent ecosystem with technology  flowing through every vein by utilising the network as the integral  platform for day-to-day use, which allows it to match the supply of  largely finite resources with ever increasing demand, spur innovation  and creativity, promote quality of life for its inhabitants, minimise  the adverse environmental impact and stimulate economic growth by  leveraging the various systems that a city comprises off in a holistic,  intelligent and proactive manner.”

I feel that it is a bit lengthy so I'm looking to refine this over time further, but as a starting point I feel that it covers a S+CC rather well.