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Cities Aren't Technology Problems: What Smart Cities Companies Get Wrong

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Many companies equate new technology with innovation, but actual innovation means using tech alongside bureaucracy and challenging political choices.

March 4, 2019 Cities Are Not Technology Problems: What Smart Cities Companies Get Wrong Many companies equate new technology with innovation, but actual innovation in cities means using tech in concert with bureaucracy, on-the-ground awareness, and challenging political choices. By: Ben Green KENTOH/ISTOCK One of the smart city’s most alluring features is its promise of innovation: It uses cutting-edge technology to transform municipal operations. Like efficiency, innovation possesses the nebulous appeal of being both neutral and optimal, which is difficult to oppose. After all, who would want

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