About this group

Today, the majority of the world's population is living in urban cities and their surrounding areas. While this urban growth has largely been spawned by economic developments and the promise of improved quality of life, the resulting success has put a tremendous strain on the buildings, green space and infrastructure of our cities: the core systems that deliver vital services like transportation, energy, healthcare, social care, education, communications, water, and public safety.

By 2050 70% of the world's population is projected to live in cities.  These cities will also be impacted by climate change to varying degrees and stakeholders including civic leaders, local authorities, public sector officials, private sector companies and NGOs, are becoming increasingly concerned as to how cities will evolve in the future.

This working group has been created to help cities, their citizens and stakeholders adapt to these pressures including mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change.

It will help the transition towards SMARTER low carbon societies and economies through the use of technology.

Activities over the next 3 Months include:

1) Defining a smarter city 

2) Collaboration and partnership

3) The complexities of interconnecting & integrating intelligent built environments with