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Tagged: Governance_G12, SmartCity_V5b
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Can local government protect privacy and increase the use of smart technologies at the same time?
Seattle has a homeless problem and it’s getting worse. Since 2007, the city’s homeless population has risen 47 percent, according to the Seattle Times. Today, the city has more than 10,000 residents who don’t have permanent shelter, putting Seattle and King County near the top of the list for urban concentrations of homelessness. Not surprisingly, the situation has put pressure on the city to deliver help in the form of food and shelter, along with addiction and mental health services, while keeping an eye on crime and health problems at the many encampments that have taken root in some neighborhoods