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Planning Africa's Smart Cities
30th December 2017
This video looks at the possibilities of countries in Sub Saharan Africa upgrading their infrastructure by using Green Building Councils to help promote smart cities, better able to make the most of a structural infrastructure gap and promoting improved efficiency by utilising modern technology.
Planning Africa's smart cities https://t.co/RTVuBs9ibS
— BBC Business (@BBCBusiness) December 29, 2017
African smart cities: A leap into the future? https://t.co/DLtEjgzPy8 pic.twitter.com/vv6qjDP9u1
— Africa Report (@africa_report) December 19, 2017
Population experts predict that by 2020, Africa will be on top. Given this rapid growth, now is the time for African policymakers to incorporate smart cities into their urbanization strategies. @BrookingsInst The Brookings Institution https://t.co/rDxlSvkL2W
— Innovation 4 Africa (@innov4africa) December 19, 2017
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Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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