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March 25, 2021

Interesting Engineering: 10 Ways Smart Cities Will Restructure The Economy

Interesting Engineering: 10 Ways Smart Cities Will Restructure The Economy

by Laura Kaiser / Tuesday, 12 February 2019 / Published in Smart Cities - Smart Futures

Reviewing the benefits of a smart city, and its impact on the economy.

When the devices start becoming smarter, it inevitably leads to a smarter ecosystem of devices. The extension of such a development forms something that is called a smart city – A whole city that uses electronics to keep the area running at high or peak efficiency.

Such a development surely means that existing technologies need to be upgraded to meet the specifications and demands of the system. This costs investment and the government of a state or a country is responsible to make the investment.

Like anything that we invest in, if it doesn’t return any tangible value, the money goes down the drain with nothing of an impact to speak about, both for the government and the people who live within the city.

However, cities all around the world are making the move towards the smart vision, so it means that there are actual economic benefits when undergoing the transition towards a smart city. So, let’s see what economic benefits are tied to the successful implementation of a smart city.

Read the full article here.

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