Abstract

This IDC study provides our top 10 predictions for the Smart Cities and Communities market. These predictions reflect IDC's vision for the 10 most important trends in this market over the next 60 months (through 2026). Technology buyers from the Smart Cities and Communities' ecosystems should use this IDC FutureScape to help inform their purchasing decisions over the next five years.

"Through the experience of cities and communities worldwide responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen that local and regional governments can respond quickly, be flexible, and rapidly adopt new policies and practices, in ways we haven't seen before," said Ruthbea Yesner, vice president, Government Insights, Education, and Smart Cities and Communities at IDC. "This accelerated digital transformation must continue with an updated strategic technology investment road map and associated policies and cultural changes."

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