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Retro-fitting existing cities with smart solutions is the urban challenge of the 21st century New tools created by the ICT industry have the potential to help city governments address the growing range of challenges that they are facing. However, the tools themselves are not a “silver bullet” that will solve urban problems in one stroke. Deploying them will require a new discipline of digital urban renewal and a philosophy that incorporates both political leadership and open collaboration.
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Cape Town as a Brand? Join the #brandcapetown debate. Presentation by @mariettedTH

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Brand Cape Town – May 2011.

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