December 31, 2019

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From smart cities to intelligent societies

From smart cities to intelligent societies

The concept of smart cities has evolved from sensored urban centers to platform ecosystems that combine data with new technologies such as the IoT, the cloud, and AI. Carme Artigas explores the challenges and opportunities of evolving from smart cities to intelligent societies.
Talk Title From smart cities to intelligent societies
Speakers carme artigas (Synergic Partners)
Conference Strata + Hadoop World
Conf Tag Make Data Work
Location Singapore
Date December 6-8, 2016
URL Talk Page
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The concept of smart cities has evolved from sensored urban centers to platform ecosystems that combine data with new technologies such as the IoT, the cloud, and AI. The image of autonomous vehicles and flying drones is no longer science fiction, and this opens up many opportunities for energy saving, efficiency gain, and hyperconnectivity. But are these innovations making our societies more intelligent? Do these changes have an impact on human capabilities? Carme Artigas explores the challenges and opportunities of evolving from smart cities to intelligent societies.

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