Wuhan budgeted to become ‘smart city’  

武汉"智慧城市"建设蓝本出炉 总投资逾800亿元

《武汉智慧城市总体规划与设计》方案27日通过武汉市政府常务会审议，至此，该市建设“智慧城市”蓝本正式出炉。

Wuhan (CNS) -- An 81.7-billion-yuan plan to turn Wuhan into a "smart city" was approved Monday by the municipal government.

The program will prioritize infrastructure and civil life, and aims to create an industrial added value of 1.12 trillion yuan within the next eight years, the local authority said.

Wuhan and Shenzhen were chosen as pilot smart cities by the Ministry of Science and Technology at the end of 2010.