That’s the conclusion of a report from Lucy Zodion, a street lighting design and manufacturing firm, which found that 80% of the 187 councils in the UK had such little involvement or knowledge of smart cities that they didn’t feel comfortable in participating. The study, carried out by public sector specialist DJS Research, found evidence of what it calls a three-tiered approach to smart cities in the UK – where “the early-adopters who managed to secure funding are moving forward, but those without resources have been left unable to make progress.” That’s a fairly damning conclusion for what is meant to be a major vehicle for growth in the IoT. It suggests that the available government funds aren’t enough to…