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Insight · March 19, 2019

Dimonoff's perspective on creating the smart cities of the future

Dimonoff shares its perspective on a PwC report about the smart cities of the future, affirming a citizen-centered, cautious approach to adopting new municipal technologies.

Dimonoff published a commentary responding to a PwC report on smart cities, which recommended building cities around people rather than technology, establishing secure data-sharing networks, creating regulated transport frameworks, and fostering public-private collaboration. The company used the report as an opportunity to lay out its own view on how municipalities should approach new technology.

Dimonoff noted that city managers primarily prioritize citizens’ quality of life and the efficiency of municipal services, and that municipalities tend to approach new technologies cautiously given the financial, technological, and public-trust risks involved. The company said this caution aligns with its own philosophy of placing citizen needs at the center of technology decisions rather than pursuing innovation for its own sake.

According to the commentary, Dimonoff conducts structured analysis before integrating any new capability into its DimOnOff | SCMS platform, aiming to ensure that technology addresses genuine municipal problems instead of introducing new ones. The company framed its role as helping to “cocreate cities that are sustainable, safe and enjoyable for all citizens.”

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