Smart cities are a mystery to most of us

Only 18% of the UK public has heard of a 'smart city\, according to research carried out by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

By Richard Wilson - Electronics Weekly, May. 09, 2016 – 

The research also revealed low interest in the technologies typically associated with smart cities. For example, only 8% saw a value in being able to order driverless or electric transport from their smart phone.

The IET believes that the public has "yet to buy into the idea of smart cities - and be convinced of the value and benefits that technology, delivered on a city-scale, could bring to their daily lives."

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