Streetlights that transmit data. Administrative processes that take seconds instead of weeks. Citizens who help shape their city via an app. What was still a distant vision just a few years ago is now becoming reality in many towns and cities. Smart city – this term encompasses much more than the digitization of administration. It is about a comprehensive transformation: more efficient, more sustainable, more livable.
But where exactly do cities stand on this road? What distinguishes international pioneers from local towns? And above all: What has actually worked in practice?
But the concept of the smart city encompasses much more than just the introduction of individual technological solutions such as smart streetlights or self-driving cars. It is a complex, networked system in which various urban sectors such as transportation, energy supply, waste management and administration communicate and interact intelligently with one another.
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