TechCrunch 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 Smart. 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.
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.