Smart cities integrate information and communication technologies to address challenges faced by urban living. Arguably first pioneered by South Korea with the Songdo International Business District project, a masterplan city that began construction in 2002 with the reclamation of land along Incheon’s waterfront, the need to be “smart” has become a must-have in many of the new masterplan cities in Asia.
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Internet shutdowns cost India $2.8 billion, putting the South Asian nation at the top of a list of 21 countries that curbed citizens’ web access in 2020.
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The recent policy paper written by Janina Stürner and published by the Robert Bosch Stiftung offers a fantastic assessment and analysis of how cities are taking initiative in constructively addressing global migration issues in partnership with national governments, international organizations, civil society, and business.
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