Mumbai and Medellin are the two cities which have been selected to help smaller cities in their peripheral region to become smart cities by virtue of knowledge sharing. The two networks selected by World Economic Forum (WEF) in India and Columbia respectively, will also help the cities to have better cyber security in order to protect them from cyber-attacks. Other top Indian smart cities seeking global practices to be tech-driven municipalities include, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Faridabad, Hyderabad, Indore, Kohima, Mangalore, Raipur, Shillong and Thane. The decision to select the Mumbai and Medelline as the network was taken at WEF’s G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance which is designed to help small cities implement new technology policies
