Transformation of urban life: The concept of Smart Cities

Information and communication technologies are rapidly changing and transforming the citizens' urban life, culture, and habits. Today, cities are lively, active, productive, and innovative, but, at the same time, cities face many problems, such as high density, traffic, waste, water and air pollution, unplanned urbanization, etc. Public and local administrations have focused on finding solutions to these problems and developing new strategies. According to the United Nations' World Population Prospects 2022 most recent forecasts, the world population might reach 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050, and 10.4 billion in 2100. By 2050, it is estimated that 68% of the world's population will live in cities. There are many different definitions of smart cities.