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There is a downside to surveillance, particularly if the data cameras capture falls into the wrong hands. (Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Is your smart city spying on you?

Social and surveillance states underline the need for inclusive tech

James Nash

Spatial planning in South Africa needs to take women’s safety into account. (Photo: Reuters/Sergio Moraes)

Women on the streets of smart cities

Apps like My Safetipin and Safe Pace are making the public sphere safer

Jabulile Dlamini Qwesha

Urban hubs are likely to be the first to access 5G technology, which requires large numbers of small cells. (Photo: Madelene Cronje)

IMD SMART CITY INDEX

A first step towards the future

5G, the Internet of Things, geospatial technology and what underpins smart cities

James Nash
Cayleigh Bright And

Street poles with Vumacams signature grey domes. When they are linked by fibre and have cameras installed, it means that the streets beneath them are under surveillance

Vumacam’s eye in the sky solution

Smart camera networks help to create a smarter, safer cities

Derek Davey