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EXECUTIVE BRIEF SMART CITIES Liberation infrastructure sustainability CITIZENSHIP GROWTH SOCIAL MOBILITY TECHNOLOGY governance INTEGRATION inclusiveness Urbanisation, Technology, and the Growth of Smart Cities connectivity STRATEGY Public-Private partnerships businesses SCALE INNOVATION FUTURE Urbanisation
The dual trend of rapid urbanisation and sophistication of technology will eventually give rise to smart cities around the world. As new challenges emerge, what are Asian cities doing to ensure their success in the future? By Parag Khanna Technology alone does not make a city smart; it needs smart governance, smart businesses and smart citizens. Imagine a city that has enough information about you such that it adapts to you in real time. The city’s billboards change as you walk past, displaying advertisements based on your recent shopping patterns. Restaurants present menus tailored to your taste and health. Streetlights brighten or dim depending on whether you are walking or driving. You receive traffic alerts on your phone that are tailored to your journey. And as soon as you book your flight for a trip, you start to receive alerts about the weather, traffic and even political updates of the city you are to visit. These are the kind of images that often come to mind when we think of smart cities. While there is some truth in these–and our future cities might well incorporate soft infrastructure that is dynamic and customised to each citizen– we argue that technological connectivity is just one part of a bigger whole of what we call a smart city. Rapid urbanisation over the past two decades has led to the mushrooming of megacities (accepted as those with a population in excess of ten million) around the world. The sheer size and scale of these cities place huge pressure on infrastructure development, public services provision, and environmental sustainability. If we add economic, social and ethnic stratification, as well as health, safety and security risks to the list of challenges, the task facing the leader of any megacity seems overwhelming, and is certainly one that cannot be solved by technology alone. We believe that technology alone does not make a city smart; it needs smart governance, smart businesses and smart citizens. A smart city is one that can effectively leverage technology, infrastructure, public policy and citizen engagement to create an urban environment that fosters economic growth and productivity, innovation, social mobility, inclusiveness, and sustainability. This article shares some thoughts on what it will take to plan, run, manage and provide for the cities of the future; and how some innovative megacities have already made headway in the right direction.
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