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Chapter Two - Right Timing

2.5
Moscow: Open

data for city

transformation

McKinsey, a consulting company published its report Smart
Cities: Digital Solutions For A More Livable Future in June
2018, it contained a survey of residents in major cities

around the world regarding their acceptance of advanced 137
technologies already in use. Moscow ranked first in Europe
for Muscovites’ awareness and satisfaction on online
applications, showing that new technologies have been

successfully integrated into people’s daily lives .

Moscow is one of the fastest growing cities in the world.
In 2000, there were only 9 million people, by 2017 the

population reached 13 million. To serve the growing
population, the city accelerated its smart city development.
Smart City Moscow was launched in 2011 with the goal of
setting up the IT infrastructure and implementing e-health,

e-education and public services in the capital by 2019.