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Smart citizens lead way to smart cities
Independent technology initiatives help improve municipal services
The dream of the smart city has long been held up as the pinnacle of urban evolution. The promise of seamlessly connected infrastructure, real-time data analytics and AI-driven efficiency has hovered on the horizon for decades, but almost as a mirage in the distance.
Now the first signs of a functional smart city In South Africa are emerging in a form that few expected. Instead of government-planned utopias like the proposed Greater Lanseria Smart City, the real strides are being made at the level of basic municipal services, driven not by state-led mega-projects but by independent technology initiatives...
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