Comm. Smart Cities and IoT supplement Smart Cities and IoT | Seite 4

Contents

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I n t e r n at i o n a l
developments

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Regional
developments
A roundup of the developments being
made across the Middle East and Africa
region as they relate to smart cities and
the Internet of Things

A roundup of the developments being
made internationally as they relate to
smart cities and the Internet of Things,
with regional implications

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S m a rt
perspective
An interview with STC Group’s CEO, Dr.
Khaled Biyari on the role of the telco in the
emerging smart city ecosystem

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focal
point
Ericsson recently slashed its forecast of the
number of connected things by 2020 in
half, raising concerns that the Networked
Society vision may be over-hyped. Is that a
fair reaction?