10:02 AM EST - CGI : Has signed a six-year extension to its contract with City of Edinburgh Council, extending the global IT and business consulting services company's role as primary provider of end-to-end managed IT services to the local authority until 2029. The contract extension, valued at $175 million, tasks CGI with helping to deliver Edinburgh's vision of becoming one of the world's 'smartest' capital cities. CGI will achieve this goal partly through supporting the creation of a Smart City Operations Center, which will deliver transformative digital services using artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and advanced analytics to accelerate benefits to Edinburgh's citizens. CGI
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