Smart Cities Is Solution To Rapid Urbanisation: Expert

According to a United Nations report, urbanisation, combined with the overall growth of the world's population, could add another 2.5 billion people to urban populations by 2050, necessitating an efficient management of the global urban areas.

Experts worldwide point out there will be a need to cope with changes in lifestyles, work, study along with time and location constraints, he said.

"Through Smart Cities, we can expect to address these challenges. New technologies, for instance, can not only ensure optimal utilisation of available resources, these can provide new services regardless of time or place," Achour said.

While this mega advent of Smart Cities would bring in opportunities, the common aim would be to provide cost efficient smart services, he said.
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