ECONOMIC GROWTH

Grasping the digital age

What technology will our cities need in the future? The MJ and Microsoft asked a round table how they saw the technological challenges ahead. Heather Jameson reports

Much has been made of the technological age – as the use of technology becomes ubiquitous and infiltrates every aspect of our daily life. But we are also entering the age of the city.

We now have 50% of the world's population living in cities for the first time in history, and that is set to rise to 70% by 2050.

Heather Jameson

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