Abstract
Saudi Arabia has a goal of ensuring that it has at least two cities among the top 100 smart cities of the future. However, increasing connectivity and incorporation of smart solutions in cities still raises concerns over cyber security with threats arising daily including denial of services and phishing as some of the most significant. Saudi Arabia, therefore, needs a cybersecurity policy framework that will ensure effective protection for all stakeholders in the smart city from these cyber threats. User acceptance is foremost important in any new technology, including smart-cities. Due to ongoing cyber threats and in the absence of an efficient cyber policies, Saudi end-user community is not keen to accept newer technologies where their interaction with online medium is required. The proliferation of smart cities globally affords the opportunity to analyze and compare the efforts made in Saudi Arabia with other nations like the USA, India and Singapore which is the premier smart city model in the globe currently. This review looks at the similarities and differences between KSA’s cyber security policy framework with these three nations. The review will note some of the defining characteristics and approaches to cyber security in the smart cities of USA, India, and Singapore. After reviewing the current framework in Saudi Arabia, this paper will make suggestions such as updating Saudi’s cybercrime legislation like in the US or formulating a master cyber security plan as seen in Singapore that will improve KSA’s framework creating the best framework model for cyber security in its smart cities.
Highlights
The concept of smart-cities is not new
The kingdom stands to benefit from looking at how nations like the United States of America, Singapore, and India have managed to create a safe environment for their smart cities and means of improving cyber-security
This literature review will look at cyber security models in smart cities in the USA, Singapore and India and compare them with what is available in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Summary
The concept of smart-cities is not new. As soon as human civilization started, humans started planning to improve their lifestyles. The world had witnessed mushrooming growth in unsustainable urban development They lack public infrastructure, increase congestion, lack transportation, and does not use greener technologies. Due to rapid urban expansion, the vast majority of people need to travel several hundred kilometres every day for their work or study This resulted in severe mental stress, anxiety, and increased pollution. Numerous survey and technical articles are addressing technological challenges in smart-city initiatives. Economic challenges can be addressed by establishing a more vital collaboration between public and private sector initiatives. The Saudi government must understand the social and cultural challenges that are unique to its citizens This forms a strong motivation for this study. The outcome of this study will be followed through by establishing a series of a detailed policy framework for the Saudi government in successfully implementing the smart-city framework. Unwrapping the potential cultural challenges and user acceptance issues in deploying smarter-cites
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