Smart cities to bring smart solutions

Tech advances to improve lives, offer faster commutes, clean air, reduce crime

Smart cities promise to bring better lives, faster commutes, cleaner air and lower crime, all through the intelligent use of connected technology, said experts, and after huge investment in the sector, China is leading the way.

"China's smart cities market is projected to increase about 30 percent year-on-year in 2018, and all the provincial and sub-provincial cities have launched development and construction for smart cities, with more to follow suit," said Pierpaolo Franco, managing director of London-based Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Greater China.