Glasgow To Be UK's First 'Smart City'

Posted by timothy on Saturday January 26, 2013 @11:36AM from the but-edinburgh-is-the-athens-of-the-north dept.

CowboyRobot writes "Once the 'Second City' of the British Empire, scrappy Glasgow — whose now-demolished Gorbals was once known for urban grimness on a par with Chicago's South Side or New York's Hell's Kitchen — has the chance for a whole new lease on life as the UK's first 'smart city.' The UK's government has just announced a $38 million (£24 million) grant to fund pilot projects in the city that show how mass deployment of sensors and real-time information can help local government run more efficiently while also boosting the quality of life for its 600,000 citizens. Glasgow won the prize in a competition among 30 British towns and cities for state help in looking at the possible contribution of smart technology."

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This is smart? by __aaltlg1547 · 2013-01-26 11:39 · Score: 5, Insightful

"mass deployment of sensors and real-time information can help local government"
Sounds as much like Big Brother as Smart City.
Scottish Smart City? by TWX · 2013-01-26 12:14 · Score: 5, Funny

Sure, as long as nothing's voice-activated...

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