Ovum’s latest report issues a call for smarter cities. It also states that in the future the more smart they are, the more competitive they can be.
According to Ovum’s “Is your city smart enough?” report, cities should integrate information technologies in their infrastructures making them more sustainable and attractive for investment.
“The timing is right for cities to drive innovation in the next few decades for a number of reasons,” stated Research Director, Dr Steve Hodgkinson.
“Firstly, urbanisation trends compel cities to innovate and prosper – sustainability accommodating a further 2.9 billion people in cities during the next 40 years can’t be done unless we change the way they are built and operated.”
To read the full, original article click on this link: Smarter cities needed! How smart is yours? - Anthill Magazine
Author: Diogo Mourato
