Cities, as a recent World Economic Forum report highlights, are rapidly becoming not just drivers of innovation, but also testing grounds for new technologies, such as reprogrammable space, self-driving mobility, urban farming, and intelligent street lighting. Meanwhile, vehicle-hailing apps like Uber and apartment-sharing platforms like Airbnb are demonstrating how cities have become some of the most fertile environments for technological development.
最新的世界经济论坛报告强调，城市不但正在迅速成为创新的驱动力，也在成为新科技的试验场，包括可重复编程空间、自动驾驶汽车、城市农业、智能路灯等。与此同时，Uber等打车应用和Airbnb等民宿平台正在向人们表明城市如何成为科技发展最肥沃的土壤。这是许多新创业企业扎根于城市中心的另一个原因。