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Public Policy and Skills for Smart Cities: The UK Outlook

Theo Tryfonas Orcid Logo, Tom Crick Orcid Logo

Proceedings of the 11th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference, Pages: 116 - 117

Swansea University Author: Tom Crick Orcid Logo

DOI (Published version): 10.1145/3197768.3203170

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The impact of information coupled with the effects of innovation is profound on all aspects of city life, from transport planning and energy use reduction to care provision and assisted living. But it also includes new ways of organising communities, as well as access to political process. The idea...

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Published in: Proceedings of the 11th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference
ISBN: 978-1-4503-6390-7
Published: Corfu, Greece ACM 2018
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