In the late 1960’s, the citizen head of urban renewal plans aimed to modernize the Pike Place Market in Seattle. To this end, a group called Friends of the Market initiated a vote on the plan in 1971 to save the market, leading to the establishment of the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority (PDA) in 1973.

Following a competitive tender of the project, the City Government awarded the contract to build the market to Macro Founders and Developers, Inc. (MFD).

In 2017, the Bhopal Smart City Development Corp. Ltd. (BSCDCL) awarded the project to Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson and telecom tower company Bharti Infratel.

The Government of Karnataka decided to implement a PPP e-Governance project dubbed Bangalore One to provide information and government services using the concept of one-stop-shop facilities.

In India, many municipalities and urban local bodies (ULBs) have adopted a “Municipal Geographic Information System (GIS).” The Municipal GIS aims to create, store, maintain, and facilitate retrieval of property data in digital format along with geocoordinates.

The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) wanted to create better wireless infrastructure for the city and for its public entities and was also looking to manage that infrastructure on a revenue-sharing basis.

Cisco and Sprint, two major IT companies in the United States, proposed an unsolicited project to the Kansas City Government to install free public Wi-Fi and interactive kiosks.

To enhance Singapore’s global competitiveness and meet its future economic and social needs, the Singapore Government decided to develop a new Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (NBN).

The Barcelona City Council wanted to accelerate the integration and expansion of its existing information technology (IT) network (fiber optic and Wi-Fi), which was divided into five different IT networks and managed by six different companies, while also procuring a better, safer, and customized IT service for its use.

Decades of conflict have led to underinvestment in infrastructure and the provision of public services in the West Bank and Gaza, especially in solid waste management.