UK Trade & Investment has released a report, Smart cities of the future in Asia, looking at business opportunities for UK companies in Asia, including the deployment of a 3G network in Thailand, and a mobile Telemedicine System in Indonesia.

“It is forecast that, by 2020, forty cities on a global basis will be defined as ‘smart’, with the next wave stemming from Asia,” says Steve O’Leary, UK Trade & Investment director, infrastructure and low carbon. “As our report shows, this represents concrete opportunities for innovative UK businesses, with products and solutions demanded by these cities. We want to ensure that UK companies and British expertise play a significant role in the development of Smart Cities in Asia, and this report and our events are the first step in this process.”

The report, carried out by analyst Frost & Sullivan, analyses over 100 projects involving the ‘smart development’ of cities across ten high-growth markets in Asia – Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam – and will be followed up seminar on 14 February in Salford. The full report can be downloaded here.