Partnerships for cities

This chapter examines how partnerships are used in cities to encourage urban development. The main challenge is to find out how partnerships can be of use in new initiatives in cities. Among key themes are the smart city, the climate-friendly city, and the inclusive city. Sometimes they are combined. The chapter focuses on understanding the trends towards smart cities and to assess the ways in which tech companies, including Big Tech companies, invest and involve themselves in projects for smart cities and what challenges smart cities make for governments. The chapter also looks at what it takes to be a partnership manager in relation to smart cities.