Glossary Smart City Project

Term/abbreviation Long form Description
3D three-dimensional
5G Mobile communications standard of the 5th generation
5G_V2X Vehicle-to-Everything almost instantaneous communication directly between vehicles, but also between vehicles and traffic lights, for example
Accessibility German: accessibility, barrier-free accessibility

Simple accessibility or barrier-free access to digital services, for example.
AG Working group
Commons Common property
Adaptation Adaptation process
AR Augmented Reality German: Augmented reality, method of data-supported (audio, video, image) presentation of information
Assets urban assets
Best Practice German: Best practice examples
BI system Business intelligence (BI), collection of all tools for analyzing business data
Big data Volume of data (mass data) that is so complex that conventional software and hardware can no longer handle it using traditional data processing methods. Statistical methods are used to analyze the data and establish correlations that ultimately contribute to knowledge generation.
big player German: important players
Education monitoring data-based observation and analysis of the education system and individual areas of education using scientific methods
Blockchain decentralized database that is mirrored on a large number of computers in the network

The term "chain" comes from the chain to which the transactions are added in chronological order. Blockchain is therefore a kind of logbook that records all data chronologically.
BMI Federal Ministry of the Interior and for Home Affairs
BMWSB Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building
Bot system from the English "robot" = robot

Computer programs that perform tasks automatically
Client Computer program that is executed on the end device of a network and communicates with a server. An end device itself that calls up services from a server is also called a client.
Client interfaces Interface between two components of software (client and server)
CMS Content management system Software for the collaborative creation, editing, organization and presentation of digital content
CO2 chemical spelling for carbon dioxide
Co-creation active participation of customers in the development of new products and services

also stands for the interdisciplinary collaboration of different specialist disciplines in the course of an innovation process
Code Sequence of instructions in a programming language
Communities Communities
Community management Organizing communities
Crowdsourcing Composed of crowd and sourcing procurement, refers to the outsourcing of subtasks to a group of volunteers, e.g. via the Internet
Curriculum Curriculum, teaching program
Cyberbullying Bullying that takes place in the digital space
Dashboards German "dashboard", graphical user interface for displaying or visualizing data
Data awareness German "Datenbewusstsein", awareness of data and its use cases such as algorithms, artificial intelligence, etc.
Data excellence German: Data excellence

conscious handling of an organizational unit's own data in order to use it profitably
Data governance Collection of processes, roles, guidelines, standards and key figures that enable the effective use of data
Data science Data science, generating knowledge from data and learning from it
Data literacy Ability to collect, manage, evaluate and apply data in a critical manner
Data sovereignty Ability to retain control over data and the associated data storage, collection and processing
Data cube Concept to store and retrieve multidimensional data
DCAT-AP.de common German metadata model for the exchange of open administrative data
Design Thinking customer-centered and iterative method for solving complex problems and developing new ideas and products
Determinant determining factor
Digital identity digital proof of identity of persons
Digital sovereignty Ability of a person or a society (state, etc.) to use digital media in a self-determined manner

This is also understood to mean the greatest possible control and mastery over one's (own) data.
Digital transformation Change in the economy and society triggered by new digital techniques and technologies
Digital economy Parts of the economy whose value creation is largely based on the use of

based on the use of digital information and communication technologies
DIN German Institute for Standardization e. V.
DLR German Aerospace Center e. V.
EAB Ernst Abbe Library Jena
E-file Electronic file
E-Commerce Electronic commerce, online commerce
E-Government simplified process for the transfer of information and communication between public authorities and citizens or companies and organizations through the use of digital information and communication technologies (ICT)
eGovernment ++ municipal working group for the expansion of services in the area of

EGovernment
Edutainment Entertaining and playful communication of educational content. Combination of the terms education and entertainment.
eIDAS electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions (e.g. for online services)
FD Fasch service Organizational level within the city administration of Jena
Gateway Component (hardware or software) that establishes a connection between two systems
GIS Geoinformation system Systems used to collect, process, organize, analyse and present spatial data; geoinformation systems comprise the hardware, software, data and applications required for this purpose
GPS Global Positioning System Global positioning system
Green Tech Linking the environment, science, technology / digitalization and business to reduce the negative impact of human activities on the environment
Hackathon collaborative software and hardware development event
HF Field of action
High-tech Technology that is at the cutting edge of development
Hybrid Latin "of two origins", in digital strategy usually in the sense of analog and digital
IoT Internet of Things German: Internet of Things, collection of technologies of a global infrastructure of information societies, which makes it possible to network physical and virtual objects with each other and have them work together using information and communication technologies
ISEK Integrated urban development concept
IT Information Technology
IT support Consulting and support service that can be used for hardware and software problems
interdisciplinary ecosystem Interdisciplinary, dynamic structure of different, loosely coupled, social and economic players who interact in a common network and achieve synergy effects through networking, exchange and cooperation
Iterative repetitive, in loops
jsp Jena school portal
KPI Key Performance

Indicator		 Key Performance Indicator
KGSt joint municipal office for administrative management
AI artificial intelligence
KIJ Municipal real estate Jena Own enterprise of the city of Jena
Collaboration Collaboration, also geographically distributed and yet simultaneous, mostly online
KSJ Municipal Service Jena Own enterprise of the city of Jena
KTS Coordination and transfer office
Life Science German: Life sciences or bio-sciences, combine biotechnology, medical technology and pharmacy
LoRaWAN Long Range Wide Area Network, radio connection, makes it possible to send data over long distances in an energy-efficient manner
Marginalization Here in the sense of social marginalization, i.e. as a process in which population groups are pushed to the "margins" of society.
Metadata Data that describes a data set, for example the height, width, camera and resolution of images
STEM education Mathematical, IT, scientific and technical education
MIV Motorized private transport usually car traffic, but also e-scooters
mobile working Administrative German for home office. The difference is in the details and results from the requirements for occupational health and safety and the provision of equipment.
Model server Software that makes data models (structure of data) available to end users
MPSC Smart City model project
netpäd initiative Jena The netpäd initiative conducts workshops with children and young people that focus on creative engagement with digital media.
New Work new working environments, changes in work resulting from globalization
OER Open Educational Resources free and open educational materials
Open Access Open Access is free and open access to scientific publications for all.
Open by default all data is open by default; only legal provisions such as the General Data Protection Regulation, critical infrastructures etc. prevent publication.
Open Data open data
Open innovation refers to the opening up of the innovation process of organizations and thus the active strategic use of the outside world to increase innovation potential
OSS Open source software Software whose source code is public and can be viewed, modified and used by third parties
Out-of-the-box thinking Willingness to think outside conventional boundaries
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Public transportation
OX Open-Xchange is a software package that enables digital collaboration.
OZG Online Access Act Act to improve access to administrative services
Pentaho Mondrian Software that provides an interface for retrieving complex data cubes
PLE personal, device-independent learning environment
PWA Progressive Web App Website that uses the functions of a normal app, but does not have to be installed via an app store (digital marketplace for apps).
QGIS Geographic information system software Software used to view, edit, capture and analyze spatial data
Quadruple Helix In German "quadruple innovation helix"

This refers to the interaction between science, business, administration and civil society.
Resilience Here in the sense of social resilience
SELF-SERVICE Self-service
SGB Social Code
scaJena Digital Cultural Platform Jena
SSI Self Sovereign Identity German: Self Sovereign Identities
Serviced apartments individually equipped and fully furnished residential units that offer certain services through the use of digital technologies
Sharing Sharing
Smart and sustainable spaces Intelligently networked and sustainable spaces.
Smart Living Smart living uses a variety of technologies and methods to create an environment that supports its residents in managing everyday tasks.
Smart Services German: Intelligent services

barrier-free provision of digital services
SQJL Smart Quarter Jena Lobeda
City association Jena city association consisting of the city administration, municipal enterprises and subsidiaries
Start-up technological start-up with an innovative business idea and high growth potential
Storytelling Information and values are conveyed by embedding them in a story
Stylesheet Definition for the presentation of the appearance in information technology.
System of systems System consisting of a number of subsystems that interact with each other
TTN The Things Network Open, community-based initiative to establish a LoRaWan for the Internet of Things
Tool German: Tool
TPL Sub-project leader
U4SSC United for Smart Sustainable Cities UN initiative for the cooperative achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals at municipal level
UAG Sub-working group
UDP Urban Data Platform Platform designed to meet the needs of all stakeholders within urban society. The urban data is made available in an analyzable form.
Use cases German: Use cases
Urbanization Here as a process of population movement from the countryside to the cities
UVM Environmentally sensitive traffic management
Usability German: usability

here usability of digital offers
vhs Adult education center
Knowledge transfer Knowledge transfer is the passing on or transmission of data, regardless of whether this knowledge transfer is technical or human.
WAJ WISSENsAllmende Jena Project name for the Urban Data Platform Jena
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network German: wireless local area network