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By Microsoft reporter
18 February, 2021
The speed and ease we can get around a city have a significant bearing on those who live and work there: impacting our livelihoods, wellbeing and quality of life. Mobility is vital to the successful functioning of cities.
Innovation enabled by a combination of digital technology and collaboration between city government, transport providers and mobility companies will help deliver the solutions needed, says Heiko Huettel, Microsoft EMEAâs automotive lead. Mobility is becoming a smart platform, powered by connectivity, real-time data and AI.
Cities are growing in size and importance
In many places around the world traffic has been at all-time lows since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the latest TomTom Traffic Index, with one-fifth (19%) less congestion globallyâ and congestion down by average 26% during rush hour (Europe: 24%; North America: 40%; Asia 11%â). But the roads wonât sta
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Before turning to costly technology cities can begin to unlock the value of the data they already have, writes Milly Zimeta, head of public policy at the Open Data Institute. Sponsored comment from the Open Data Institute.
In recent years there has been a lot of focus on creating smart cities that make strong use of digital technologies to optimise services and create efficiencies.
Many cities worldwide have invested in technology such as smart energy systems in homes, smart lighting, intelligent transport and more in order to enable precise and real-time information for understanding and solving challenges.
But smart cities require upfront investment in hardware. This can exclude local authorities that cannot afford it. For example, multinational IT company Cisco recently decided to halt sales and start to withdraw support for its own smart city programme, Cisco Kinetic for City, as enthusiasm waned and the pandemic affected public sector spending.