From Alphabet Lab’s high-tech transformation of Toronto’s waterfront, to Bristol’s award-winning citywide communications network, the number and scope of smart city projects across the world is on the rise, with analysts forecasting the market will be worth more than $2.5 trillion by 2025. The fundamental objective of any smart community is to enrich the lives of residents and make local governments more efficient in responding to their citizens’ needs.

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