Cisco has just signed up to what sounds like a bizarre and confusing thing: It'll be a partner in developing a whole "smart city" in Korea. Weird. But if you think about it, with networks connecting up everything, it may be a model for where you'll live in the future.
We're talking about Incheon, in South Korea. It's going to transform the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) into a "high-tech, globally competitive and environmentally sustainable smart connected city" which sounds terrifically grand. Yet the ultimate goal, to "support continued innovation in Korea" is even loftier--while being perfectly believable, given the amount of high-tech innovation and manufacturing Korea already fosters.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Cisco to Turbo Boost South Korean City to "Smart" Future-City Status | Technomix | Fast Company
Author: Kit
Eaton
