Nevada governor opens up on tech company 'Innovation Zones' - Cities Today - Connecting the world's urban leaders
Governor Steve Sisolak Nevada’s governor Steve Sisolak has outlined more details of his controversial proposal to allow technology companies to establish Innovation Zones in the state. The developments are pitched as an “alternative form of local government political subdivision” with powers similar to those of county governments. The plan for the greenfield smart cities is a bid to diversify Nevada’s economy through technologies such as blockchain, autonomous systems, Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, artificial intelligence, renewables and biometrics, without the need for incentiv...