A new 37 billion dollars smart city in Thailand

Linked to this master plan, the Thai government has promoted the Eastern Economic Corridor, a development project whose objectives include urbanisation, promotion of advanced industries and infrastructure development. A plan, in short, at the antipodes from the recent affair that emerged in Toronto over the Quayside design, originally intended to be a smart neighbourhood and surrendered due to the general mistrust of residents increasingly doubtful about the security of their privacy. Despite this halting moment in countries with a Western cultural matrix, the ability to optimise the urban experience with technology continues to gain approval and substantial investment growth elsewhere, where, however, the word on the matter seems to be more in the hands of companies than the residents themselves.