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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Why smart cities? From all perspectives, it ticks all the boxes: innovation, technology and new economy. On a day-to-day basis, it makes our urban environments more liveable, it saves energy, keeps traffic flowing and keeps us safe.<\/p>\n

In 2020, China was estimated to have some 800 smart cities under construction or in planning \u2013 that\u2019s about half of the world\u2019s total. And that number is continually rising.<\/p>\n

And key to powering these smart cities is technologies like 5G, artificial intelligence and big data. Guiyang, the capital city of Guizhou province, has been a hotbed for experimenting with digital transformation in the country\u2019s push towards building smart cities, thus a smart society. Smart cities are an integral part of China\u2019s continued push for urbanization to drive the country\u2019s economic development now and in the years to come.<\/p>\n

More than 5,000 big data companies take residence in Guiyang including Alibaba, Baidu, Apple and Google, to name a few. That\u2019s because, for years, Guizhou has been home to the country\u2019s first national big data experimental zone. And now it has opened the floodgates for a shift from a smart-city concept to a smart-city reality.<\/p>\n

China Matters\u2019 Josh Arslan goes to Guiyang to see what ordinary folks can get out of living in a smart city? What benefits it brings? He also meets up with people behind the innovations that power a smart city from facial recognition to a car parking app vital in congested cities to autonomous vehicles, redefining the way we live, work and play.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ghana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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