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190 for staff in the City who previously would have not been able to reach such materials . “ The cloud allowed us to quickly and effectively provide access to operational data and employee information to a very large portion of our workforce that typically does not have a computer such as transit operators and works operations staff , and that ’ s been very well received ,” notes Slack .
Slack is proud to illustrate how the City has become connected and engaged Smart City . “ We have always invested in technology to improve services , and with Smart City becoming a global phenomenon , we have been able to benchmark and learn from other great cities around the world .” As defined by the British Standards Institute , a smart city is “ the effective integration of physical , digital and human systems in the built environment to deliver a sustainable , prosperous and inclusive future ”, and the City of Mississauga highlights this in its commitment to digital transformation .
However , the significant journey is not over yet and despite reaching Smart City status , Mississauga will continue to evolve . “ The City is completing a Smart
City Master Plan which is engaging industry and the public in a conversation about technology and the community so that the City can align Smart City technologies with the Strategic Plan initiatives and input through this engagement . An important aspect of Smart City is paying attention to new and emerging technologies , and assessing them early on to understand if the technology is
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