Cities are reaching a crisis point. City populations are growing.1 Citizen satisfaction with government services is weakening.2

And net zero deadlines are looming. Cities recognize that their traditional approaches to city planning, development, management and renewal will not get them to their goals in time.

They must become smarter, more integrated, data-driven and enabling.

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As the world faces multiple interrelated challenges, it is in City Halls, on city streets and in city business districts that humanity’s destiny will be decided.




Richard Threlfall
Global Head, Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare (IGH)
KPMG International


From smart to smarter cities explores how a focus on becoming more integrated, data-driven and enabling can help city decision-makers, infrastructure leaders and private companies accelerate their smart city agendas.

In this report, professionals from KPMG’s global network join with experienced industry and city leaders to unpack these three priorities – integrated, data-driven and enabling – across the lens of the six key challenges facing cities today:

  • Urban planning, infrastructure and technology
  • Data and privacy
  • Transportation and mobility
  • Sustainability and social equity
  • Governance and oversight
  • Funding and financing
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From smart to smarter cities

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In the fast-paced and ever-expanding canvas of urban life, cities must reimagine their existence through a lens of inclusivity and innovation. From smart to smarter cities explains how.




Sarah Varghese
Head of Cities Advisory
KPMG International


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