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So, what makes a smart city? A basic definition is that it is an improvement of urban environments using technologies that work together to do so. Connecting Cambridgeshire , which is ‘working to ensure businesses, residents and public services can make the most of opportunities offered by a fast-changing digital world’ breaks the areas of improvement down to four categories: Transport: making travel easier, reducing congestion, and exploring intelligent mobility Environment: managing our water, energy, air quality and waste Healthcare: catering for an ageing population and providing public health Smart living: improving the quality of life for communities in and around the city. Artur Perchel, the UITP’s Manager – Central Eastern Europe and Israel, describes the benefits of smart cities as “intelligent urban solutions [that] help not only to manage daily problems and make cities more competitive, but also to advance the quality of urban life.” In regards to smart citie...
