SMART CITES
A ‘smart city’ applies technologies (artificial intelligence, the internet of things, etc.) to make citizens’ lives more sustainable, resilient, adaptive, and happy. It does so by building an ecosystem of objects and services that meet citizens’ needs in ways that respect human rights, improve public services, promote civic participation and enhance urban resilience. Success requires cooperation between local and regional governments, States, international organizations and other relevant stakeholders. For this reason, it is vital to include local and regional governments in multilateral discussions of smart cities led for example by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
