Challenges and benefits

AI is changing the way cities operate, deliver, and maintain public amenities, from lighting and transportation to connectivity and health services. However, the adoption can be obstructed by the selection of technology that doesn't efficiently work together or integrate with other city services. Hence, it's important to think for retrofitted solutions. 

Another important thing to take care of is collaboration. For cities to truly benefit from the potential that smart cities offer, a change in mindset is required. The authorities should plan longer and across multiple departments. Everyone—technologists, local governments, businesses, environmentalists, and the general public—must work together to enable cities to transform into a smart city, successfully.

Though budget can be a big issue, the results of the successful implementation of smart city components across different cities of the world show that, by proper implementation, smart cities are more economical. Smart...