Business View Magazine | December 2019

336 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2019 to control the HVAC as you approach - anything in the IoT around smart cities or mobility. We have all this infrastructure you can access, including 5G, and we provide a test environment for companies to see the possibilities of their technology. We’re making the infrastructure available at no cost – but there is an application process, as well as regulatory and insurance requirements that companies need to meet. You can’t just show up as a person with your widget. If you meet the standards, we’ll welcome you to come and test on the track, as part of our economic development initiative.” BVM: How does Curiosity Lab benefit economic development? Johnson: “People are spending money at our hotels, restaurants, shops; that’s exactly why we’re doing it and why we’re prepared to allow the facilities to be used without it being a pay- to-play program. We benefit from the indirect activity, depending on how long you are here.