Abstract
This research article contributes to the field of digital governance as it reviews the conceptual definition and practical application of “smart cities” in the context of urban development in China. By analyzing both firsthand interview data and secondary statistical and policy reports during the period between 2009 to 2019, we contend that the emergence of smart cities in China has evolved from a disorderly process to a more standardized one. During this process, cities made efforts to use digital technology — such as 5G, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things — in social governance, infrastructure, and industrial development. However, such rapid development also spawned a series of emerging legal issues, which had a huge impact on China’s legal system. The article seeks to holistically examine the discourse surrounding the concept of a “smart city” and its practical implementation by drawing attention to its promises as well as criticisms. The article also touches upon the challenges — such as “information islands” in construction, technology, and management — that confront the emerging smart cities, and emphasizes China’s need to further improve laws and regulations, build an integrated legal system, explore new regulation methods, shape a highly autonomous and refined governance order, and provide legal protection for the development of smart cities. The paper concludes by mentioning possible areas for further research to find a developmental path for “smart cities” that can realize resource integration and sharing.
Highlights
A notable feature of a smart city is the use of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure to improve economic efficiency and promote social, cultural, and urban development
In January 2019, China formally implemented the “Guidelines for Top-Level Design of Smart Cities”, so that top-level design and overall planning have become a prerequisite for the implementation of smart cities
The other category is to carry out the smart city initiatives that rely on large companies
Summary
Статья посвящена проблеме цифрового управления в умных городах на примере Китае. Проанализировав данные опросов и статистических и политических отчетов за период между 2009 и 2019 гг., авторы пришли к выводу, что хаотичный процесс появления умных городов в Китае приобрел более стандартизованный характер. В ходе цифровой трансформации городского управления использовались такие технологий как 5G, облачные вычисления и «интернет вещей» в социальном управлении, инфраструктуре и промышленном развитии. В статье затрагиваются проблемы «информационных островов» в строительстве, технологиях и управлении, с которыми сталкиваются в процессе цифровой трансформации городского управления, а также подчеркивается необходимость дальнейшего совершенствования законодательства Китая, в создании интегрированной правовой системы и изучении новых методов регулирования. Особое внимание уделяется потребности сформировать автономный и усовершенствованный порядок управления и обеспечить правовую охрану развития умных городов.
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