The leading smart city in 2021 was Singapore. It has numerous advantages compared to other cities on the list, including good sanitation, medical services, CCTV cameras for safety. In general it's reliance and capacity for online organization keeps it at the top of the list.
Cities were ranked on 15 factors with the final grade being ranked between AAA and D. For simplicity of visualization AAA has been changed to 1, AA to 2, A to 3 and so on.
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