8 Critical Smart City Trends Reshaping Urban Life In 2025

The world’s population is becoming increasingly urbanized. Over the past century, millions of people have moved from the countryside, creating vast “mega-cities” – a term defined as a city with more than 10 million inhabitants.

This level of population – examples include Tokyo (population 37 million), Delhi (30 million) and Sao Paulo (20 million) – creates new challenges that society hasn’t previously had to deal with.

In response, technological solutions have emerged designed to improve lives, enable new forms of civic administration, and mitigate the environmental impact caused by so many people living in such close proximity.

It’s a dynamic and fast-moving field of technology where innovation has a real impact on millions of human lives. So, let’s take a look at some of the key trends in smart city and civic governance tech that will top the agenda in 2025.

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