A Smarter Planet: New Intelligence for Smarter Cities: "If we want to build a Smarter Planet -- one where societal systems such as electricity and water distribution, healthcare and even physical infrastructure such as buildings and bridges become networks embedded with sensors and software -- there may be no better place to start than with our cities.
Today more than half the world's population lives in cities. By 2050 two-thirds of humanity are expected to be living in and around metropolitan centers. The 19.20.21 project notes that our world has become a network of 'supercities.'"
GR: I had heard of this recently -- applying semantic web technology to other networks such as electrical grids. In semantic web resources 'know' about themselves: web pages know what they are about, etc. In a parallel fashion, smart grids would be made up of nodes that knew and advertised their own capabilities and current operating status.
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