Smart City
Smart cities are no longer the wave of the future. They are here now and growing fast. It all starts with the ability to gather data from trillions of sensors. A smart city uses smart devices equipped with sensors, always connected to the smart city IoT network. Big data is collected and processed by AI systems to maintain the city infrastructure, improving the urban environment.
Smart city is about sensing the city vibe, continuously processing data, making decisions and intelligently adjusting smart machines and systems to better support the urban life. The rise of recent technologies, including big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and 5G, made the futuristic vision of smart city possible.
Empowering the city life, smart systems will support better operation, having better and smart control over city traffic, transportation, lights, energy consumption, security and more. The rise of recent technologies allows us to create spaces in which humans and technology interact in a more connected, intelligent, and automated way.
Smart city global investments are estimated to exceed $2.5 trillion by 2025. The evolution of smart cities needs more than technology. It requires successful partnerships and cooperation between government and private sector. All in purpose to turn the vision of connected and efficient city services into reality.