'WHY AREN'T WE SEEING OFFERS OF SMART CITIES AS A SERVICE AND WHY AREN'T AUTHORITIES ASKING FOR THIS?'

摘要

Regarding 'smart cities', I have to question who is being 'smart'? I believe smart city technology suppliers are benefiting from passing the risk and burden of investment in infrastructure to local authorities. Local authorities should resist this and pursue alternative formats of supply.Currently in the smart cities arena it seems to me we have potential clients who are generally cash-strapped local authorities, which are not resourced to be at the cutting edge of novel technology.We have smart city technology providers; many being large, cash-rich corporations that are focused on technology.