IEEE plugs into Smart Cities movement

Guadalajara, Mexico -- Smart Cities are the best response to the global urban future, according to the IEEE, which bills itself as “the world's largest professional association for the advancement of technology.”
Gilles Betis, IEEE Smart City Initiative Chair, said the population in cities will grow from 3.5 billion today to 7.2 billion by 2050.
“Doubling the number of people in cities is not an adjustment, this is a transition,” he said.
Betis made the remarks in his ke