Smart Cities Leaders You Must Know

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Microsoft, Samsung, and IBM are the main Smart Cities leaders worldwide, while the United States, China, and the United Kingdom dominate the world of Smart Cities’ research.

Despite the definition of a smart city is an “under-development” concept, experts around the world agree that Smart Cities are the quintessence of the Internet of Things. It’s the use of sensors to generate data that can be communicated, integrated and analyzed to improve sustainability.

And what are the factors that make a city “smart”?

There are 10 key dimensions to urban life:

1. Governance,
2. Urban planning,
3. Public administration,
4. Technology,
5. The Environment,
6. International Outreach,
7. Social Cohesion,
8. Mobility and Transportation,
9.Human capital,
10. and The Economy.

The IESE has taken into account those 10 dimensions that determine sustainability and quality of life in 180 key world cities and has put together the IESE Cities in Motion Index.

The results show that New York is the world “smartest” city, followed close by London, Parisand San Francisco.