Smart Cities Study sheds light on expectations of citizens, businesses in urban centers – Saudi Gazette

Smart Cities Study sheds light on expectations of citizens, businesses in urban centers – Saudi Gazette

DUBAI “” Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing, announced Thursday a new report sponsored by Nutanix and compiled by The Economist Intelligence Unit entitled 'Accelerating urban intelligence: People, business and the cities of tomorrow', which explores expectations of citizens and businesses for smart-city development in some of the world's major urban centres. While globally smart cities have the common goal of improving urban living, what this looks like in action varies from place to place.

The study analyzes survey data from over 7,700 residents and business executives in 19 large cities around the world, including Dubai, UAE to reveal how their priorities differ and align.

Responses differ from city to city, but overall the study finds that citizens want smart city initiatives to make public services more affordable while businesses want them to be more efficient and reliable. Nearly as important for both groups, however, is that smart initiatives produce greener, cleaner environments in which to live and work.

Many individual demands of respondents “” such as more renewable energy options, cleaner air and water, more efficient waste recovery and smarter energy tariffing “” all contribute to more liveable environments for citizens and workers alike.

The key findings of the study are:

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