How is urban population growth influencing IT leadership strategies globally?

Rapid urban population growth drives IT leaders to focus on scalable, flexible, and efficient digital services that can support large numbers of urban residents. These services include smart city infrastructure, digital public services, e-commerce, and high-speed connectivity. Scalability ensures that systems can grow in response to increasing urban demand.

Option A: Incorrect—though rural-urban balance is important, the main challenge is urban scalability.

Option B: Incorrect—urban infrastructure typically expands rapidly, not slowly.

Option D: Incorrect—traditional service delivery cannot meet modern urban demand.

Thus, IT leadership strategies are shaped by increasing the demand for scalable urban digital services.