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Sue Wilkinson articles
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Sue Wilkinson
Business Strategy Lead for Smart Cities
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Transforming smart cities with AI, IoT, and cloud technologies
According to the United Nations, more than 55 percent of the world’s population now lives in urban areas—and by 2050, that number could jump to 68 percent.![Aerial view of Shanghai highway](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/GettyImages-964132782-300x225.jpg)