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The world is becoming more followed suit. ln the US, Chicago, integrated cross-cutting approach
urban every year and cities are San Francisco, New York, Seattle, to develop technology and share
tu rning more technologica lly and Denver are among those that information. "They realize the cost
advanced to handle the population added intelligent tech early on. and danger of doing smart city
growth.More cities are adding Today there are cities around the projects piecemeal on a department-
smart city features so that lnternet globe adding new tech to streamline by-department basis. They want to
of Things (loT) sensors and other everything from traffic, parking, and share infrastructure, share costs, and
connected technologies can improve streetlights, to public utilities, safety, share data between departments,"
the lives of citizens and visitors. As and city services. said Jesse Berst, chairman of the
everyone knows, technology moves There are several major themes Smart Cities Council.As part of an
fast and finding out what is in store expected to take precedence in integrated approach, Berst believes
next is crucial to stay in the game. 2017.|CT Nepal bring down news that cities will seek multi-purpose
The concept of a smart city from smart city expert's blog, platforms instead of single-purpose,
has been around for more than webpage and article to get their custom applications andthey wish
a decade. However, it was only opinions on what is likely to happen to have hardware, software, and
recently that the phrase 'smart city' in the next 12 months as the chasm tools that can be used by multiple
became part of the modern lexicon. is crossed from early adopters to departments.
The trend toward adding smart early mainstream in the US. This is happening with varied
city technology began in Europe departments such as the police,
with Barcelona, Spain one of the X. Cities will eliminote silos within street maintenance and lf,
earliest adopters. Dubai, Singapore, g ove rn m e nt d e pa rtm e nts depending on the city and the need
Hamburg, and Copenhagen quickly More cities are seeking an of citizens. When one loT sensor