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

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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