Tue, 13 Oct 2026

Smart City apps improve quality of life

What are the benefits of a smart city from a resident’s perspective? Jonathan Woetzel, MGI director, explains how smart city applications that monitor health and disease, and digital portals for government services save time and lives.

A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute, “Smart cities: Digital solutions for a more livable future,” analyzes dozens of current applications and finds that cities could use them to improve some quality-of-life indicators by 10–30 percent.

It also finds that even the most cutting-edge smart cities on the planet are still at the beginning of their journey. Read more: https://mckinsey.com/smartcities

Watch the video to know more.

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