As more and more families are becoming nuclear, and entering the rat race for economic gains, the balance between work and life is turning out to be a great concern for working couples across the globe. The modern lifestyles are increasingly causing major health problems for kids who do not have enough physical activity. The sedentary lifestyles of people are typically attributed to the excuses of unavailability of time and convenience. The article explores ways in which the required infrastructure can be connected, configured and equipped to create a compelling and amicable value proposition for the community through Smart Community Center(s). Such establishments become an important component of the vision of a Smart Society we all strive to live in.
As the literacy levels are rising, the culture of working couples is becoming the norm of societies globally. A new thrust for community centers like play areas, public pools etc., is on the rise as people are trying to strike an important balance between work and life within the very limited time they get to spend with their families.
The disjoint procedural delays for people often add to the frustrations and abandonment of the social infrastructure of the community. This directly impacts the quality and sustenance of the centers, mostly funded by taxpayers. Hence, the need for a self-supportive infrastructure, that is amicable for an active participation and utilization by the majority that mainly constitutes the working middle class, emerges as a clear need.
As governments strive to become more electronic to extend the convenience of the residents to be able to take care of simple things like bill payments etc, it is also critical to note that the silo approach typically followed by various departments and levels that form the government will need to centralize such infrastructure and back it up with the convenience of a central location for human interaction. It is the only way the society can maximize the quality time that people spend together with their families.
The regional government, often broken down to the levels of the towns and cities, create systems that are proprietary in order to cater to the needs of the residents in the community. This silo approach of various governmental agencies exerts a greater demand of understanding for the end-users who happen to be the funding source for the initiatives. The need for the resident of a community to personally identify and provide repetitive personal information turns out to be a daunting task. Most of the time, due to lack of proper funding which in turn is caused by lower utilitarian demand, the agencies lack the initiative to automate the interaction process which in turn, further distances the service from the mainstream services in the community. |
