State & Local Government Policy, Business and Technology

The Road to Smart Cities: Big Data

iamwire: Information and Communication Technology has become a foremost importance in every sphere of progress and development. That advantages that information technology provides have made its inclusion essential to infrastructure and public life. IT has introduced many features that make life easier and more comfortable. Enhanced communication technology and easy access to information are the fundamental advantages offered by Information Technology. These two aspects have changed the face of modern development. The recent transition of cities to smart cities is another contribution of IT. One of the intriguing outcomes of technological development, especially IT, is the massive and ever growing bulk of information. Amount of digital data will grow from 3.2 zetta bytes to 40 Zetta bytes within only six years. (One zettabyte is roughly a billion terabytes)

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