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What lies ahead for smart cities

Building a smart city model that works for municipalities

by GOMEZ K
What lies ahead for smart cities
Published in June 2021 - Page 21

Back in May when Google affiliate Sidewalk Labs announced it would no longer be pursuing its futuristic vision for Toronto’s Waterfront, it seemed to mark an abrupt end to smart cities. The promise of smart cities has been talked about for years. Many continue to predict that this market opportunity will be worth billions, but COVID-19 initially made that future uncertain. For its part, Sidewalk Labs cited that COVID-19 put the financial viability of the

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