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Columbus is the state capital for the U.S. State of Ohio. With a population of 892,533 (2018), it is one of the fastest growing large cities in the nation. The city was founded in 1812 and has a diverse economy based on education, government, insurance, banking, defense, aviation, food, clothes, logistics, steel, energy, medical research, health care, hospitality, retail, and technology.

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City Lights: Mark Patton. Vice President, Smart Cities, Columbus Partnership

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SmartCitiesWorld talks to Mark Patton, vice president, Smart Cities, Columbus Partnership, about the Ohio city’s journey so far.

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What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

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The panel aims to provide residents with access to education and training on AI, enabling local communities to influence the development of AI initiatives.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 live blog

Follow all the action from the first day of SmartCitiesWorld’s Cities Climate Action Summit online today from 9.25am BST. There’s still time to register for the event and take part in the discussion

UK train station harvests kinetic energy from commuters’ footsteps

The project at Leighton Buzzard station aims to show how untapped footfall energy at transport hubs represents a real opportunity to provide sustainable energy sources.

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