This document discusses urbanization trends in emerging markets and the concentration of populations in large cities. It notes that one quarter of emerging market populations live in large cities (>1m) and this share is growing fast. The document discusses how urban concentration enables execution capacity, replicability, and cluster benefits for companies. It provides urbanization statistics specifically for Brazil, showing its highly urbanized population. The rest of the document discusses Cisco's city diagnostic tools and framework for assessing cities' ICT usage, environments, and developing strategic plans and priorities. It provides examples of Cisco work with the cities of Drancy, Guldborgsund, and Rivas Vaciamadrid.
Focus on cities and how to understand, approach and develop the opportunity for Cisco
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