it means. While the majority of people surveyed in Quebechave a vague knowledge of the concept of a smart city, more than a third (38%) arenot aware of it at all. Thus, Quebec is one of the regions where people areleast likely to know about smart cities and their benefits. Here is thecomparison we made between the provinces: 40% of people in the Prairieprovinces have never heard of the concept or term "smart city", 38%in Quebec, 38% in British Columbia, 34% in the provinces of Atlantic Canada,16% in Ontario. At the international level, awareness of this concept is ratherlimited. Compared to the other countries where this survey was conducted(Australia, France, Italy and the United Kingdom), Canadians are the leastaware of this concept. Smart Cities
Awareness Raised in Canada, UK, Australia and Italy Councilfor municipalities To better Bulgaria Mobile Number List promote your smart city initiatives and encouragethe use of your services, you need to increase your communication efforts. Postupdates and information via social media , email newsletters or on your ownwebsite . Don't forget to include information about how the services work,their benefits, and any incentives. You can also deploy a campaign accompaniedby a series of messages (programmed and sent automatically using marketingsoftware ) to target as many citizens as possible. ? The confusion that reigns in Quebec around the very conceptof smart cities may be due to a lack of clarity on the services that a

smart city entails. In reality, any service offered by thetown hall that relies on technology to facilitate citizens' proceduresconstitutes a smart city service. For example, we can cite online registrationto vote or renting a city bike using a smartphone application. In Quebeccities, mobility services are the most widespread smart city services. In fact,65% of those surveyed say that their city has smart mobility services, such ascharging stations for electric cars, zero-emission public transport andself-rental bicycles or motorbikes. Here are other smart city solutionscurrently available in Quebec: digital payment options (reported by 61% of respondents),online teaching and training (44%), digital security services such as videosurveillance in public places (39%),
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