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Andrew Comer of Buro Happold sits down with Kerwin Datu to ask the political questions that face local authorities seeking to implement 'smart city' technologies within their cities.

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In a lot of middle income countries, like South Africa and Brazil, you see enclaves created more by fears about security, and in the UK, these private enclaves are more often about quality. How do you offer that quality without jeopardising the rights of citizens?

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