Hangzhou switched on to smart city thinking

City ranks top in index measuring progress of Internet Plus strategy, real-time services

Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, has become the biggest beneficiary of mobile internet-enabled social services, with smart cities developing rapidly since the government introduced the Internet Plus initiative.

Hangzhou, Shanghai and Nanjing are among the early birds in utilizing mobile internet and big data to build a system where real-time responses are made to residents' needs, according to the 2016 China Internet Plus and Social Services Index.