For years Memoori has been promoting the benefits of human-focused smart cities in opposition to those who think smart cities are just about implementing technology and digital infrastructure. We have not been alone in this mindset but we’ve recently seen a big step for the approach when multiple political and technology leaders at the Smart Cities Connect Conference last week highlighted this very idea. “At its very core, a smart city is a city that has been able to look inside and identify what its challenges are — what its people and residents need to have the quality of life they want to have — and to craft unique solutions that enable the city and the community to deal with those challenges,” said Steve Adler, Mayor of Austin, Texas. “That truly is what a smart city is.” It’s not just about designing smart cities in a way that is easier for citizens to use. It […]