The global smart cities market is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 20% during the forecast period (2021-2026). More and more of us are living in cities – the UN predicts that 68 per cent of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050. And this means our cities are facing growing environmental, societal, and economic challenges. By making cities more innovative, we can overcome some of these challenges and make cities better places to live. Hear from this session about:

• Adoption of technologies and platforms is increased by 30% of cities with automation, IoT and AI blending physical and digital for an improved infrastructure connecting the city with its citizens.
• The change in the lifestyle with the prediction of 40% of cities using digital space planning tools for homes and hybrid workspaces, creating an innovative, sustainable lifestyle for citizens.

• Highlighting role and impact of big data
• Effective use of data in predictive analysis
• Leveraging big data, M2M and cloud to assist the transition

It is evaluated that, as 5G networks hit the decks of the transport industry globally, over 700 million cellular IoT vehicles are foreseen to be operational by the end of 2024, with a significant portion destined for the automotive industry. Vehicles controlled using the 5G network could easily bypass traffic congestion and other obstacles creating a more efficient form of transportation with the input of data from all corners connected to the vehicle’s internal system. This session speaks on: –

• Data privacy and security to ensure the complementarity of public transportation by upgrading the transportation systems via 5G.
• Implications of the digital transformation of big data for the connectivity between vehicles and cloud computing, using AR/VR to provide real-time road data, and making manual navigation assistance smarter and safer will be addressed.

• Strengthening of the grid infrastructure to be able to adapt these technologies at a faster pace.
• Condition-based monitoring systems lead to self-healing designs, which will enable the modernization of the power system to an automated microgrid.

Human-centricity can and should be the foundation for building empowered data societies. The City of Helsinki created a couple of tools to enable efficient utilization of sensitive data with the vital principle that the storage, anonymization, and processing of data are separated and that different individuals perform each task. Hear from this speaker on:

• How policymakers worldwide can adopt and build systems that use data responsibly and innovatively to create progress that legitimately serves people and communities.
• Using data responsibly, assuring citizens’ interests are respected and always prioritized.