A strategic view of a smart city or intelligent urban ecosystem applies a digital approach to foster collaboration and engagement across citizens, industries and governments.
Over a relatively short period of time, technology has moved from the back office to the front office and embedded itself into nearly every aspect of people’s business and personal lives. This shift is fueled by what IDC defines as the ‘3rd Platform’ technologies – mobile, social business, cloud, and big data and analytics.
There is more than one route to achieving a truly smart city and cities around the world are all evolving in different ways.
Dubai’s unique and ambitious mandate requires a collaborative approach to smart city transformation.
The Smart Dubai Platform is undoubtedly a lighthouse smart city project. As a holistic smart city platform, it breaks barriers without breaking established systems, creating efficient communication which transforms the legacy of parallel silos.
