The IoT Integrator editors talk with Sameer Sharma, global general manager, cities and transportation, for IoT solutions at Intel Corporation  Sameer shares insights on "a day in the life" of a smart city, describing how intelligent IoT tools improve the lives of its citizens in areas as diverse as telehealth to smart lighting. Sameer explains how COVID-19 has shifted the focus for smart cities to resilience and reopening. He outlines how cities are using technology to fight the pandemic, including contact tracing, thermal cameras, and crowd control solutions, and how smart cities can balance the need for those tools with citizen's privacy concerns.