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Wellington: Connected, People-centric

Multiple projects have been pursued through the smart Wellington smart city initiative. Watch Chris Vas discuss some of these projects.

Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand and is located on the North Island. Wellington has a population of around 200 000 people and ranks as one of the chief seaports in New Zealand. Smart Wellington is the capital city’s smart city program.

With a people-centric approach, Wellington city council aims to create successful and sustainable pilot initiatives that can be scaled up in delivering solutions to community challenges.

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Read the vision and goals of the Wellington smart capital project

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