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Lana O'Brien
Feb 27, 2017Former Employee
Microsoft CityNext: Digital Transformation for Cities and Citizens
Changing urban landscapes can bring challenges for cities. It is forecasted that by 2050 more than 6 billion people, about 70 percent of the population, will live in urban areas.
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C_the_S
Feb 28, 2017Bronze Contributor
Ok, I watched the video . . . so what is it? Features? When? What "digital services"? Etc.
- Lana O'BrienMar 03, 2017Former Employee
Hey Cary,
I'm not the expert on this, but you can find more info here: https://enterprise.microsoft.com/en-us/industries/citynext/
In general, it's a solutions program to help cities bring together their existing IT infrastructure and help prepare them for the future to be more sustainable, efficient, drive innovation, develop interoperability, etc. I believe a city can work with Microsoft directly or through a partner. It's been a program for a couple of years.