{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Smart City Movement","description":"The world population stands at approximately 7.5 billion people at this time. The United Nations in 2009 and the International Organization for Migration in 2015 both estimated that around 3 million people are moving to cities every week. Today, approximately 54% of people worldwide now live in cities, up from 30% in 1950. Sources estimate this will grow to 2\/3 of the world population in the next 15-30 years. Those people want high-quality services and unfortunately, many of our cities are facing challenges maintaining or improving their infrastructure. We see a breakdown in transportation infrastructure and affordable housing in many high growth metropolitan areas in the U.S. Secondly, everybody wants a clean environment, clean, abundant and low-cost energy. The Smart city movement represents a strategy to meet the needs of people for a high quality of life.  Technology will play a central role in how cities deliver high-quality services, support easy access to business and commercial areas, promote government communications, and provide for community engagement. ","author_name":"Game Changers Silicon Valley","author_url":"http:\/\/gamechangersv.libsyn.com\/website","html":"