---
title: Smart cities are built by smart people, not smart things.
description: Intersec.com
---

[Blog | Intersec | Get the latest news ](https://intersec.com/blog)

# [Smart cities are built by smart people, not smart things.](https://intersec.com/blog/smart-cities-are-built-by-smart-people-not-smart-things)

 Written by [Editorial team](https://intersec.com/blog/author/editorial-team) | Jul 23, 2019 7:51:00 AM

Despite their recent surge in popularity, smart cities are not a new idea. In fact, their origins can be traced back a hundred years to the work of early 20th century urban planner Le Corbusier, who understood the home as a "machine for living in."Today, advances in technologies ranging from sensors to big data to broadband to artificial intelligence are making smart cities a reality.   
Discover how we could help you with our #SmartCity solutions: [https://bit.ly/2LzTMXe](https://bit.ly/2LzTMXe)  
To read the full article: [https://bit.ly/2Zaqp1i](https://bit.ly/2Zaqp1i)

[View full post](https://intersec.com/blog/smart-cities-are-built-by-smart-people-not-smart-things)

```json
{
  "@context" : "http://schema.org",
  "@type" : "BlogPosting",
  "author" : {
    "@type" : "Person",
    "name" : "Editorial team"
  },
  "dateModified" : "2023-06-23T14:14:36.295Z",
  "datePublished" : "2019-07-23T07:51:00Z",
  "headline" : "Smart cities are built by smart people, not smart things.",
  "image" : {
    "@type" : "ImageObject",
    "height" : 426,
    "url" : "https://20078549.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20078549/Imported_Blog_Media/blonde-1867768_640-1.jpg",
    "width" : 640
  },
  "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://intersec.com/blog/smart-cities-are-built-by-smart-people-not-smart-things",
  "publisher" : {
    "@type" : "Organization",
    "logo" : {
      "@type" : "ImageObject",
      "height" : 60,
      "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png",
      "width" : 60
    },
    "name" : "Intersec blog"
  }
}
```