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Smart cities: engineering the future

The UK’s Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) smart cities meeting on 16 October will debate the technologies, skills and innovation needed to deliver the smart cities of the future. Prof Dr Uwe Krueger, CEO of Atkins, will discuss how coping with mass urbanisation will require a new kind of design, engineering and delivery – one which delivers adaptable and smart solutions, prioritises materials and energy efficiency and yet still meets the highest standards of quality and safety. It will me
October 14, 2013 Read time: 1 min
6674 The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) smart cities meeting on 16 October will debate the technologies, skills and innovation needed to deliver the smart cities of the future.

Prof Dr Uwe Krueger, CEO of 1677 Atkins, will discuss how coping with mass urbanisation will require a new kind of design, engineering and delivery – one which delivers adaptable and smart solutions, prioritises materials and energy efficiency and yet still meets the highest standards of quality and safety.  It will mean industry tackling problems in a more holistic way, modelling and dealing with interdependencies between risks that will be increased by issues as population growth and climate change.

The meeting takes place at the Royal Institution, London, on 16 October.  For more information and to register online %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 oLinkExternal click here www.theiet.org/events/local/185656.cfm false http://www.theiet.org/events/local/185656.cfm false false%>.

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