• Issue 2

The 60 Smartest Companies Thriving Post-pandemic

Welcome

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, smartization has become a topic of keen interest to individuals, companies, and society as a whole. In response to the crisis, most companies were quick to restructure their production chains to meet users’ demand and employ new technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning, committed to providing customers with timely, personalized, and smart services. As smartization is embraced by all industries, the all-scenario intelligence revolution is well underway, with widely used passive smart products and more sophisticated active ones. At the same time, AMI (ambient intelligence) has become a “helper” in coping with the pandemic and is expected to create the next driver of growth, triggering a network effect.

Virtual reality has become a key target for all industries and the era of Metaverse is coming. Virtual reality has not only become the vanguard in the fight against the pandemic but also a priority goal for different industries.

In this context, Tuya Smart, IoT Business Vantage, selected the 60 smartest companies in the post-COVID world, dividing them into three major categories: industrial upgrading, smart transformation, and business innovation. During the pandemic, as home offices and remote development become the order of the day, companies have taken swift action to seek breakthroughs with new technologies to foster the next driver of growth.

The selection criteria included: whether the companies have changed their business model or improved their operational efficiency through new technologies and whether they have made contributions to society with new technologies, including but not limited to: Internet of Things (IoT), AI, 5G, blockchain, and quantum mechanics.

Tuya Smart

How Has COVID-19 Accelerated the Trend of Smartization?

  1. More people are turning to smart products to maintain a normal life and interpersonal relations, thus accelerating the smartization of life scenarios.
  2. Smartization is an effective solution for companies to survive the pandemic, making the smartization of production scenarios a trend for the future.
  3. Governments are accelerating efforts to build “smart cities” to deal with the challenges of COVID to city governance.

Smartization in Different Industries During the Pandemic

  1. Agriculture
  2. Industry
  3. Energy
  4. Real Estate and Parks
  5. Retail
  6. Transportation
  7. Health Care
  8. Elderly Care
  9. Hospitality

The 60 Smartest Companies Thriving Post Pandemic

  1. The smartest companies in industrial upgrading
  2. The smartest companies in smart transformation
  3. The smartest companies in business innovation

Gartner

Postpandemic Scenarios: The Future of Smart Cities

Bill Finnerty

21 July 2020

Communities are facing unprecedented levels of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CIOs leading smart city initiatives must prioritize actions that can lead to future positive outcomes, despite the uncertainty. We offer considerations through the use of scenario planning.

Overview

Key Findings

  • The impact of the digital divide on society has been fully exposed as a result of the pandemic, which has amplified the shortcomings of smart city initiatives that fail to promote equity and raised uncertainties about the future of projects.
  • The immediate impacts of the pandemic on public transportation systems, such as lower ridership and long-term passenger safety concerns, are causing communities to reconsider their smart transportation strategies and future plans.
  • Strategic decisions related to supply chains, both in local and national government, present an uncertain future for smart city efforts that were historically dependent on foreign suppliers.