Smart cities in Europe: What’s holding back innovation?
Published on 14th Jan 2015
This report focuses on how to overcome the challenges cities face in becoming ‘smart’. The findings are based on a survey of 300 senior executives from technology companies, investment funds, banks, consultancies and government officials.
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In collaboration with The Lawyer Research, we commissioned a European research report to provide insight into the development of smart cities in Europe, specifically focusing on how the challenges cities face in becoming “smart” can be overcome. The findings were based on the opinions of 300 senior executives from across Europe from technology companies, investment funds, banks, consultancies and government officials and were supplemented with in-depth interviews.