Hitachi Digital Services and Presight announced an MOU to explore collaboration in smart city and cognitive city technologies. The collaboration will have Presight and Hitachi Digital Services identify areas of cooperation and synergies in smart and cognitive city solutions and will focus on how AI can be integrated into smart and cognitive city technologies. The agreement will also include the exploration of solutions for urban planning, infrastructure, environmental and energy efficiency solutions, digitalization, and the use of data analytics for urban management systems. The Cognitive Cities model will process real time data to provide proactive and predictive support to city management, residents and businesses with cognitive computing to transform cities into intelligent and adaptable ecosystems, that supports city inhabitants and improves the quality of life.