| Managing Urbanization in Tomorrow’s Context Identifying emerging trends that stem from the growth of cities including [1] demographic migration, [2] the dearth of urban spaces to live, play and work, [3] significant impact on transportation, communication, utility and waste management networks which present a unique set of challenges for government agencies by 2030 Planning for Efficiency and Productivity at a National Level The advent of WEB 3.0, environmental awareness and productivity initiatives driving solutions including [1] smart energy resources and grids, [2] urban mobility, [3] green and clean technologies, [4] intelligent buildings , [5] cloud computing and virtualization and [6] urban planning. Connected Cities, Converging Worlds The agglomeration of urban environments including the growth and assimilation of megacities into mega- regions and mega corridors that creates significant challenges on the one hand that may be transformed into meaningful opportunities with the application of an array of technologies on the other. |