Decades ago, the mention of 'digital cities' made us think of visually simple and relatively
primitive early Internet and Worldwide Web representations of aspects of real cities …

Smart cities have inspired the introduction of various viewpoints, usually concerning the
introduction of digital technology by governance bodies and its use by service providers and …

The primary objective of a city's digital smartness is to make it more efficient. Efficiency
issues include city governance, traffic and public transport management, energy …

This article revisited past digital cities, and discussed smart cities and the future. If we
understand digital cities as exploration of cyber space and smart cities as exploitation of …

Today, the smart city is a red-hot topic on the urban strategy agendas of governments
worldwide. This is especially so in the advanced countries, where fast-paced urban growth …

Background According to the United Nations Population Fund, in 2014, 54% of the world's
population lived in urban areas, approximately 3.3 billion people. By 2030, roughly 66%, or …

Future smart cities are the key to fulfilling the ever-growing demands of citizens. Information
and communication advancements will empower better administration of accessible …

Worldwide, we are experiencing a dramatic population shift from rural areas to city centers.
In 1950, most of the world's population lived in rural areas, with only 30% residing in urban …

The United Nations declared in 2007 that,'For the first time in history the urban population
will equal the rural population of the world'. Since then the march of urbanization has been …

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