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How Smart Cities are Bridging the Digital Divide With AI
- Urbanisation is exposing critical gaps that compromise residents’ quality of life, from inefficient essentials to grid and water-management deficiencies.
- An estimated 14.5m people in the United States alone still lack access to reliable broadband, particularly in low-income or remote communities.
- Network operators have begun utilizing AI to identify and address the digital divide and improve residents' quality of life.
- Building a strong data foundation and adopting a citizen-centric approach can help cities make informed decisions about connectivity infrastructure.
- Municipalities can establish data-driven control rooms and monitor their connectivity infrastructure through AI-driven insights.
- Sand Technologies’ approach has helped increase broadband coverage, launch innovative services, and save millions of dollars in infrastructure investments.
- The AI system should be scalable, adaptable and integrate new data sources without requiring complete overhauls.
- AI-powered scenario planning tools can assist municipalities in anticipating future risks and plan accordingly for the future of smart cities.
- Smart city AI journey must begin with data and identifying areas where AI, digital twins and other technologies can be applied for the greatest impact.
- Bridging the digital divide by leveraging AI is a promising early step toward advancing digital equity and realizing society's shared vision of smart-city success.
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