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Smart City Technology: Optimizing Urban Efficiency with Integrated ICT

• Smart cities use electronic methods and sensors to collect data to manage assets, resources, and services efficiently.
• The data collected from citizens, devices, buildings, and assets is processed and analyzed to monitor and manage a wide range of urban services.
• Smart cities use information and communication technology (ICT) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to optimize the efficiency of city operations and services.
• Smart city technology allows city officials to interact directly with community and city infrastructure and to monitor what is happening in the city.
• Smart city applications are developed to manage urban flows and allow for real-time responses to city challenges.
• Data is collected across the city using sensors, and it is passed through three layers: the perception layer, the network layer, and the application layer.
• Smart cities rely heavily on the deployment of technology, including smart connections for various items such as street lighting, smart buildings, distributed energy resources, data analytics, and smart transportation.
• Smart cities require co-ordination and support from the city government and other governing bodies for their success.
• Smart cities can have measurable positive impacts on the quality of life of its citizens and visitors.
• Smart city initiatives require a unique set of frameworks to realize the focus areas of opportunity and innovation central to smart city projects.
• The European Union and the Indian Government have developed programs to facilitate the development of smart cities.
• Large IT, telecommunication, and energy management companies have launched market initiatives for intelligent cities.