Peterborough: a City Shaping Its Own DNA

Peterborough is the winner of the 2015 World Smart City Award.

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January 10, 2016, 9:00 AM PST

Peterborough may not be the first city that pops to mind when one thinks of smart. The press tends to play up the big names like London, Paris and New York. But the smartest cities around the world are sometimes below the radar, transforming their economies with little fanfare.

Peterborough's profile is rising, however. Last November, the city of 188,000 won the 2015 World Smart City Award. On hearing the announcement at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, Cecile Faraud, Peterborough’s Circular Economy lead, literally jumped in the air. When her feet touched the ground again, we had a chance to talk to her.

Peterborough’s Cecile Faraud and Poppy Rai receive the Smart City Award – Source: Smart City Expo

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