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Smart City Futures

Athena @ ST 18 July 2017


The race to build smart cities is on, but unless you have deep pockets or a unique, protected or niche product this is potentially an area to steer clear of as the substantial payback is likely to be a long way off. Read on to discover where the opportunities are.
What is changing?

Implications

Much of what is being written on Smart Cities focuses on the 2020 timeframe and is about short-term improvements to transport, buildings and energy use through use of IoT and predictive analytics. Longer forecasts predict big and growing markets but forecasts vary widely as the eventual outcome.


Sentiment Analysis
Sentiment has been positive on the rise of Smart Cities since the outset but has seen some steep drops in recent months due to concern that the market is over-hyped.

 

Topic map
The topic map suggests that mega investments in technology by business and governments alike will be needed to get past the hype and deliver the many social improvements that are promised by Smart Cities. Given the long implementation timeframes that investment may dry up if another global recession rears its head.



Heat map
The heat map shows a very polarized market with great swathes of South America, Africa, Northern Europe and South-East Asia not yet seeking to create Smart Cities.

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