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Its being held at the acclaimed fira conference centre in the heart of beautiful barcelona. Barcelona is the one of the two largest cities in spain in terms of population. Empower 22,000 city employees more effectively through internet of things iot sensors, collaboration tools, and datadriven decision making. There are six key areas a city is evaluated on to determine its smart ranking. Solaris the catalonian city consistently draws praise for embracing smart technology, which is credited with invigorating an economy that deteriorated in the 1980s after its textile and other industries shriveled.
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