KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala (*16*) (KL) has climbed 16 spots to become the world’s 73rd smartest city out of 142 cities, in accordance to the 2024 Smart City Index (SCI) launched by the Institute for Management Development (IMD) Smart City Observatory not too long ago.
Last yr, KL was ranked 89th.
The report highlighted a number of commendable performances of KL, together with the convenience of on-line buying of tickets and accessibility of on-line job listings that make it simpler to discover work.
The report additionally counseled the city’s well being and security construction, comparable to “arranging medical appointments on-line has improved entry”, and mobility buildings like “on-line scheduling and ticket gross sales have made public transport simpler to use”.
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However, the report discovered that site visitors congestion, corruption, air air pollution and reasonably priced housing had been among the many most involved points in KL.
Smart City Observatory president Bruno Lanvin stated cities should design and undertake methods to resist the check of a future plagued with rising uncertainties.
He additionally stated belief and good governance are rising in significance, and the importance of synthetic intelligence (AI) in city design and administration is ready to enhance.
“Counterintuitive as it could sound, AI might help cities to become extra human-centric,” he stated in an announcement printed on the IMD web site.
Zurich retained the highest spot for the fifth consecutive version of the SCI in 2024, adopted by Oslo, Canberra, Geneva and Singapore.
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