London in particular is one of the fastest growing smart cities due to increasing development in the linkage between its services and infrastructure. London has a dynamic economy that excels in design, science and technology, banking and finance which allows London the badge of being the most competitive and productive business environment in Europe.
The most prominent characteristic of London’s smartness has been its natural prowess in technological advancement. London has more technological start-ups than any other European city. London is envied of its smart transport system which allows people to pay or travel on tubes, trains and buses via smart card. Coupled with this is a wall of iPads in the Mayor of London’s office constantly feeds a stream of data about the city performance, twitter trends, pollution measurement, river levels and tube information.
London was the largest city in the world by the end of the 18th century, which gave it a massive kicks start in the development of becoming a start city. Smart cities are about connecting things that people previously never thought could be connected. London having been the pioneer still aims to lead in the 21st century.
Upcoming in the city of London is their efforts into looking how to re-use waste heat to show how hydrogen energy and fuel technology can be an emission free way to power London’s transport, homes and businesses The waste heat would be coming from underground shafts and sub stations . London is well on its way in becoming the most technological smart city in the world!
Author: Carshiefa Sissing
Editor: Madzivhandila Tshianzi
References:
Holdsworth, Rachel. 'Smart Cities: The London Of The Future?'. Londonist. N.p., 2013. Web. 13 May 2015.
London.gov.uk,. 'Smart London Vision'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 May 2015.
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