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Smart cities

1.4 The value of smart city standards

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You have explore a variety of different standards created to support smart cities design and development.

Activity 1 Thinking about standards

Timing: Allow about 10 minutes

Now note down your thoughts to the following questions:

  • How do you think standards will change the evolution of smart cities?

  • Do you think standards will be particularly useful in specific areas of smart city development?

  • How might standards support or hinder creative approaches to developing smart cities?

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