![]() The importance of these cities for their national economies cannot be overstated. Yet, it is second, third and fourth-tier cities that most of the new urban population calls home. When we think of urbanization, the world’s great megacities are the first to jump to mind. This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. To provide insights into the development of smart and sustainable cities in ASEAN and the Asia-Pacific, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) established an expert advisory board and conducted a survey of 2,000 citizens in 20 cities across ASEAN (Bandung, Bangkok, Danang, Davao City, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Siem Reap, Singapore and Yangon) and Asia-Pacific (Auckland, Chennai, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo).Why Successful Cities Are Globally Connected It is a necessary development due to rapid urbanization and rising expectations. This has driven governments to focus on building smarter and more sustainable cities, which are powered by technologies that can enable them. The common denominator, however, is a drive for efficiency: the public sector tries to deliver better services through fewer resources while businesses and citizens demand more. Hence, this report uses the terms smart city and technology-led development interchangeably. The concept of what constitutes a smart city is vague, and ranges from a narrow definition of technology to one that considers quality of life more broadly across a range of areas, such as education, the environment, safety and governance.
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