Given that by 2050, an estimated 66% of the world’s population will live in urban areas, supplying these populations with basic resources like safe food, clean water and sufficient energy, while ensuring overall economic, social and environmental sustainability, will be a major challenge. Cities need to substantially increase the efficiency in which they operate and use their resources.

Therefore the goal of the world countries is to work on the development of “smart cities”. “World Smart City Forum” provides an opportunity to hear how standards can assist in the development of smart cities. Forum is organized by IEC, in partnership with ISO and ITU, and will be held in Singapore on 13 July 2016.

IEC message regarding the upcoming event can be found here, and for more information about the Forum, please visit http://www.worldsmartcity.org