where you pay a € 6 ( US $ 6.70 ) a month membership fee to be part of a solar community , and people are getting about up to 30 % savings on their energy bills because they ’ re getting almost free energy from that community . It ’ s a more simple way of leveraging data platforms .”
It ’ s safe to say from these reallife examples that smart cities are a key innovative concept for managing metropolitan areas to increase both the quality of life for residents and geographies ’ sustainability benefits .
“ Smart cities are not about technology for technology ’ s sake , but the application of technology to solve complex challenges that improve quality of life ”
ASHLEY FELDMAN PROGRAMME MANAGER FOR TRANSPORT AND SMART CITIES , TECHUK energydigital . com 83