To thrive, a city needs to grow. City leaders all over the world have to consider factors related to demographics, globalisation, environmental concerns, societal relationships, social stability and technology. TheSmarterCity is no exception. But businesses, like people, have choices on where they locate.
A vibrant, healthy city attracts new business and sustains those already present. Which only makes TheSmarterCity more attractive to more new businesses. New people bring new experiences, new expertise and new revenues.
Managing the Growth of Cities
Smarter Cities: Developing the City
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Bathwick Paper - Smarter Cities for a Sustainable Future
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Peterborough City Council
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A Vision of Smarter Cities
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A City is a System of Systems
Smarter Cities for smarter growth
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Economic Development in a Rubik’s Cube World (PDF, 378KB)
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CovJam
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Smarter Cities from IBM
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When Systems Connect
When a City’s economic development thrives, so do its other systems.
- Integration of educational infrastructures and economic initiatives provides a single system for the skills development and training required to drive economies.
- An instrumented, interconnected and intelligent healthcare system delivers products and services that improve outcomes and lower costs.
- Smarter public safety systems are keeping our cities safe – a critical factor in their economic viability.