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Smart cities

3.1 Can any city become smart?

Think back to what you have learned across the course and your experience of co-creating your own smart cities project.

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Figure 8 Munich.
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Activity 5 Reflecting

Timing: Allow about 10 minutes

Make some notes on these questions:

  • When you were filling in the Business Model Canvas which questions did you find hard to answer, and why?

  • Drawing on what you’ve learned through the weeks, do you think that any city can become a smart city?

  • What are the opportunities for and barriers to a city becoming smart?

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