Smart cities will need to see, think and do to become truly digital cities, wrote Colin O'Donnell, chief innovation officer at Intersection, in an opinion piece for TechCrunch. To realise the full potential of the internet, smart cities need to collect data about their environment (see) , process that data (think), and take corresponding action (do). The internet is a great tool but it has also been used as a means by which we have lost our connection with nature.
Smart cities will need to see, think and do to become truly digital cities, wrote Colin O'Donnell, chief innovation officer at Intersection, in an opinion piece for TechCrunch. To realise the full potential of the internet, smart cities need to collect data about their environment (see), process that data (think), and take corresponding action (do). It is in the latter phase where city dwellers will notice the difference, when the "responsive city" responds to the needs, wants and desires of its citizens, in real time, he said.