UK targets foothold in $400bn smart cities market

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New forum aims to promote technology that helps cities improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions, and save money

Ministers, executives, and academics will sit on a new smart cities forum designed to help the UK capitalise on the potential $400bn global market for technologies designed to make cities greener, more...

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