===== Smart City =====
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A **Smart City** is a framework, predominantly composed of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), to develop, deploy, and promote sustainable development practices to address growing urbanization challenges. 

A big part of this ICT framework is essentially an intelligent network of connected objects and machines that transmit data using wireless technology and the cloud. 

Cloud-based [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:i:internet_of_things_iot]] applications receive, analyze, and manage data in real-time to help municipalities, enterprises, and citizens make better decisions that improve quality of life.

Source: [[https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/markets/digital-identity-and-security/iot/inspired/smart-cities | Smart City ]]