UI Labs is working to make Chicago a true “smart city”

UI Labs is working to make Chicago a true “smart city”

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Today Chicago’s UI Labs announced CityWorks. The idea brings together big business - companies from Microsoft to Commonwealth Edison to Siemens - to partner with the city to figure out ways Chicago can truly become a smart city. It’s the second major project for UI Labs which is known now mostly for its digital manufacturing. UI Labs, Caralynn Nowinski joins the conversation.