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How to ensure smart cities benefit everyone

  • Written by Kendra L. Smith, Policy Analyst at the Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University
imageConnecting cities should serve all citizens, not just a few.Illustration via shutterstock.com

By 2030, 60 percent of the world’s population is expected to live in mega-cities. How all those people live, and what their lives are like, will depend on important choices leaders make today and in the coming years.

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