| | March 20166CIOReviewCopyright © 2016 CIOReview. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewMARCH - 24 - 2016Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 March - 24 - 2016, Vol 05 SE 17 Published by CIOReview To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com Smart City SpecialCIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT: 510-565-7560Ellen Pearson Joshua ParkerKathy ArnoldSarah FernandesSupriya KumaraswamyVivian MurrayKenneth Thomaskenneth.t@cioreview.com Nicole Faithnicole@cioreview.com Peter Jonespeter@cioreview.com VisualizersStephen ThomasArpita GhoshManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeUrban sprawl is a strong proof for the prevalence of data and technology that has grown to accommodate and serve the residents' need for smart transport systems, lighting, safety, energy, and housing. As per the latest world urbanization trends research by the U.N., the population in urban areas is expected to increase by another 2.5 billion within 2050. City planners and solution providers are now hounded to demystify infrastructure challenges and resources scarcity by creating solutions for sustainability and livability in cities.However, achieving interconnectivity to address big data problems and management of capital resources remains a key concern for cities that are striving to evolve as mobile cities. In the midst of these pressures and the ongoing trend of IoT, Big Data analytics, Cloud, digital solutions, and network agnostic technology influx, governing and municipal agencies, many transit authorities, research communities, and IT companies are liaising to zero in on innovative solutions that debunk myths about traditional city planning.As a result, countries across the world are harnessing the synergy between solution providers and infrastructure agencies to make cities more resilient to climate changes, geophysical hazards, and resource depletion through improved control of energy usage, carbon footprint, automated and m2m communication, and better water management.The market for the smart city technology is now undergoing vast diversification with the emergence of smart technologies--access controls, waste reduction, CCTV, sensors networks, critical response systems, wireless communication that are integrated into element and building management systems. Yet, choosing the right technology from a vast pool of providers to make sizeable amount of savings in terms of both cost and energy still remains the unsolved riddle for many city planners. Apropos this scenario, the featured list of the 20 most promising Smart City Technology Solution providers reflect the novel approaches to fix the bottlenecks while achieving every transformative initiative in the urban tech wish list.Let us know your thoughts. Jeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comEditorialSmarter Initiatives for Better Cities
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