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50 Corporate Business growth and development, Digital, commerce, Kehoe‐IBM (2011b)
building the city's economy: building the city's
(i) A city of digital innovation economy, cost
focuses on using strategic effective.
investments in connectivity
and communications (for
example, wireless broadband
either broadcast or through
hotspots). It attracts cutting
edge businesses in the
industrial and high‐tech fields
and builds human and
intellectual capital.
(ii) A city of commerce establishes
itself as a local, regional, or
national centre of commerce
and economic development. It
builds local expertise in a
specific industry and the
infrastructure and services to
support continued growth and
to remain competitive.
(iii) A city attracting and keeping
skilled workers promotes itself
as being a desirable place to
locate to or to grow up and
stay in. This ability to maintain
skilled workers is accomplished
by anticipating and
accommodating shifts in
business needs, skills, local
population, and demographics
to offer economic
opportunities.
(iv) A city with free flowing traffic
identifies and manages
congestion actively. This
demand is accomplished by
making various forms of
transport (such as road, air,
rail, and bus) cost effective and
efficient.

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