Ageing or poorly maintained 'minor structures' infrastructure, especially street lighting, risks being the Achilles heel of smart cities. Essentially, if you can't trust what you're hanging your expensive kit on, can you trust this revolution at all? But it doesn't have to be this way. Our public spaces are broken. More people live in closer proximity than ever; it's causing friction and 'smart city' devices are increasingly viewed as the antidote. As Theo Blackwell, chief digital officer for London, argues in his article 'How the Humble Lamppost Means Smarter Streets', street lighting has long been a backbone in civic infrastructure and 'by fostering international collaboration between industry and cities' [1]. The smart city movement, he adds, 'seeks to develop affordable, integrated, commercial-scale smart city solutions' which can alleviate growing pains sustained by a growing city.
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