AI and Metaverse Impact on Smart Cities and Its Citizens

The needs of the Citizens are the real driver for Smart Cities Solutions. Technology is a tool to design alternate solutions. Strategic development Goals are key to address the needs. New technologies help designers to look for innovative solutions. The AI and Metaverse Technology challenges the vast opportunities for new solutions, However General public is not aware of the real potential of AI and Metaverse to solve their needs. AI is confused with just privacy issues and Metaverse is practically unknown by the general public. The presentation introduces the proposed order to get solutions starting from Citizen needs and the UN Strategic Development Goals. Trends on Ai and metaverse as well as practical implementations of solutions based in such technologies are detailed. The presentation recommends further readings and sites to explore more on the subject.