Yes. There will not be any limit on participation. Any community can participate. Our goal is to enable communities to use technology and to find innovative ways of maintaining the existing infrastructure and building new infrastructure, and also to not limit the use of smart technologies or a smart way of doing things just to physical infrastructure. We are also interested in social innovation and building strong, inclusive, welcoming communities. The smart cities challenge is going to be much broader than just physical infrastructure.
On February 9th, 2017. See this statement in context.