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Smart city

❑ Meaning
In general, a smart city is a city that uses technology to provide

services and solve city problems. A smart city does things like

improve transportation and accessibility, improve social services,
promote sustainability, and give its citizens a voice.

❑ Steps to becoming a smart city
• Determine your immediate needs. Did you know that Bees
are not only extremely
• Define what your smart community will look like. important for humans,

• Identify your business model. but also for entire
• Perform a gap analysis. ecosystems to function?

• Outline financing and budgets.

• Capture the low-hanging fruit.
• Develop and implement pilot projects.

❑ Top 5 smart cities

• Singapore
• Barcelona

• London

• San Francisco
• Oslo

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