economy ,” says Tehrani . “ We ’ ve gone from , historically , a mostly heavy manufacturing-based economy to a mix of technology , life sciences , creative industries , goods movement , agribusiness and food processing , tourism and advanced manufacturing .” Hamilton has duly been recognised as among
the Top 7 Intelligent Communities of 2020 by the Intelligent Community Forum . “ That looks at several economic domains such as connectivity , work and innovation as well as social and cultural growth such as engagement , inclusion and sustainability . It ’ s with the idea of moving from a view of ‘ smart ’ cities , which might be a little bit more focused on the technology side of things , to a more holistic view of the programmes that a city and partner institutions deliver .”
Going forwards , Tehrani is focused on continuing to improve digital means of service delivery , as people become accustomed to multimodal delivery common to tech companies . “ Everything we do is underlined with the aim of using technology with the goal of supporting ease of access to service delivery and the economic growth of the community ,“ he says .
177 technologymagazine . com