New toolkit to help smart cities be more accessible

A new toolkit has been launched to help cities implement smart city programmes that benefit all citizens, including people with disabilities and older persons.

The toolkit is a result of the Smart Cities for All initiative led by G3ict (Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs) and World Enabled, with the support of Microsoft.

A survey of more than 250 experts worldwide, conducted as part of the toolkit, found that 60 percent of them feel that smart cities are failing persons with disabilities and older persons. Only 18 percent of the experts were aware of a smart city that is using ICT accessibility technical standards.

“Our discussions with city CIOs worldwide tell us that once they become ...