Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is one of the most urbanized regions in the world. However, only a small number of the cities in the region could be considered as " smart cities". Nevertheless, many municipalities are working to maximize the potential provided by the use of information and communication technologies to improve the lives of their inhabitants. The … [Read more...] about Is my city ready to become a smart city?
Julio Lopez Ramírez

Julio Lopez Ramírez
Julio is an Economist from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) with a terminal nucleus specialized in business economics and finance. He is also studying Mathematics at UNAM. Julio is a senior consultant for Deloitte Asesoría Financiera and has experience in strategic, business and planning consulting in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Panama. He has collaborated in energy, transport, Green Buildings, regional development and smart cities projects with the public, private and multilateral sectors. He currently focuses his work on defining strategies for the development of infrastructure and smart cities at the national and regional level in Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition, he is a global smart city ambassador at Deloitte.