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 the benefits of advanced technologies to improve the quality of life.

Starting with its Challenge programs, NIST has already taken steps in the direction of promoting consensus around reference architectures for interoperability. Informed by GCTC, NIST has taken the first step to establish an international technical public working group to help develop an “IoT-Enabled Smart City Framework.”

We would like to acknowledge the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Transportation, International Trade Administration, and all other partners and participants for their support and contribution to GCTC.