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Smart cities are a new form of urban development. 

Their aim is to improve the quality of life of city dwellers, by making the city more adaptive and efficient, using new technologies that rely on an ecosystem of objects and services.

Smart cities use IoT devices such as connected sensors, lights and smart utility meters alongside 5G connectivity to collect and analyse data.

This new mode of city management has a large scope, including public infrastructure (buildings, streets, pavements, homes), networks (water, electricity, gas, telecoms), transport (public transport, smart roads and cars, carpooling, so-called shared mobility), and e-services and e-administrations.

Read this infographic to find out the ways your city might be smarter than you think, or download the PDF here. 

 

 

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