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sommer mathis

Why you’ll be hearing a lot less about ‘smart cities’

Growing backlash against big technology companies, combined with the pandemic, has led to diminishing enthusiasm for a term that once dominated the conversation around the future of cities.

2021 could be a boom year for moving

The results of City Monitor’s Intent to Move survey indicate a broad level of interest in relocating in the wake of the pandemic.

How ADGM makes doing business in Abu Dhabi easy

A conversation with Juma Al Hameli, senior executive director for strategy and business development at ADGM.

Take the survey: Are you considering relocating in 2021?

We’d like to know more about how the events of this year may have changed your ideas about where you want to live. Please take City Monitor’s Intent to Move survey.

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