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Knowledge AND talent
The development of Smart Cities gives rise to a shared interest between the public and private sector, based on the fact that the digital transformation of public administrations and the cities as a whole will serve to develop an economy focused on Smart Cities, with specialised companies that are able to provide services to the cities to make them more intelligent, improve the quality of life and promote the creation of new jobs. To go down this road, profound changes must be made in the way the organisations work and are managed, which in turn requires different skills and profiles that provide, maximise and optimise resources
Quality level of training Training is an essential element for the development of Smart Cities, the generation of a critical mass endowed with the required resources being the key. In addition, professional profiles should be developed within the Smart Cities (Smart People) based on the knowledge economy, with an intensive use of technologies and research for science and industry sectors. Hence addressing
the more traditional sectors such as local business is also necessary. On the basic educational level, a commitment should be made to technology and to promoting the interconnections between centres and the society by developing a model of innovative education focussed on the capabilities required for the future.