MANAGING SUPPLY NETWORKS BASED ON THE SMART CITY CONCEPT – A REVIEW OF GOOD PRACTICES

Ciruas District has been designated as the capital of Serang Regency of Banten Province in 2011. It has a draft integrated district government center. However, until now, the condition of Serang Regency Government governance is poor due to high levels of corruption, inadequate infrastructure, and the poor condition of the environment and spatial planning. The regency administrative center can be avenues for improvement of the problems. This study was compiled by stating the concept of Smart City. The purpose of this study is to provide guidance concept of smart city with two elements of smart governance and smart environment in the Serang Regency Government Center Region as an alternative solution to improve governance and environmental conditions with the spatial concept of renewable smart city or the regency government center to be smart civic center. The research methodology of this study was a qualitative approach with was descriptive traits. The application of the descriptive method in this research is done on the parties directly linked in the planning of Serang Regency Government Center Area (government, private, and local parliament) and to consider policy there is in the area of ​​the central government. Based on the results of studies conducted, some of the basic pattern of the application of the concept of smart city (to encourage and develop new patterns of leadership and governance structures, building and using smart infrastructure, and preparing a funding model that is able to address the challenges and opportunities ahead). Some of the leads development of the concept (smart governance, smart environment) of a site plan Region Government Center Serang Regency is needed according to the study conclusions and recommendations.

Planning utility infrastructure requirements for smart cities using the integration between BIM and GIS

The concept of a SmartCity which is becoming a big issue in big cities around the world encourages the active role and participation of the community in city management using a citizen centric approach so that there is a more dynamic and close interaction between citizens and service providers. The aim of implementing a SmartCity is to be able to form and implement a city that is safe, comfortable, controlled and facilitates access for its citizens and strengthens the competitiveness of the city in terms of economy, social and technology. SmartCity must have a strong governance-oriented approach that emphasizes the role of social capital and relationships in urban development. The Smart City concept is no longer limited to ICT diffusion, but looks at people and society's needs. To meet and exceed citizen expectations, city leaders must innovate in core service areas in the application of the SmartCity concept. In order to create innovative, creative and resilient leaders, it is necessary to design a Smart Integrated Leadership (SMILE) to support the success of a SmartCity.

Rapid technological developments, the concept of smart city has become a major concern for urban development throughout the world, including Indonesia. The concept of smart city uses technology and database systems to create a sustainable environment that aims to improve the quality of life of citizens. Samarinda City, the capital of East Kalimantan Province, uses the concept of smart city in city management to support the economic, social and environmental progress of its region with technology. The development of the new capital city in Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan is a national project that Indonesia is currently implementing. IKN aims to create a modern city with various innovations using the concept of smart city in its development. The connection between the development of the concept of smart city in Samarinda City and the smart city of IKN is very important because the areas of both are adjacent. This study aims to analyze the connection between the concept of smart city applied by Samarinda City and the development of the concept of smart city in IKN. This study uses a qualitative approach with a literature study method. The results of the study show that the connection between regions associated with the implementation of the concept of smart city has a positive impact on the development of Samarinda City and IKN which plan development with the concept of smart city, especially in digital infrastructure, transportation and technology-based governance systems. This study recommends closer collaboration between local governments, Samarinda City with the central government, the Indonesian Capital City and the community to create integration to support the development of the smart city concept between regions.

Firstly, the trend of development from Digital City to Smart City is introduced. The concept of smart city and its key supporting technologies are described as well. Then, we discuss the intrinsic meaning of Smart City: based on the basic framework established by Digital City, efficient integration of the real world and digital world through the Internet of Things and massive and complex calculations by cloud computing center provide more intelligent services for city management and public services. Furthermore, major characteristics of Smart City are summarized and several related applications are put into practice. All of those applications prove that Smart City could provide more intelligent services and securer technical support. Meanwhile, we analyze the disorganized information, security, sharing and property rights issues that still exist in the Smart City. In addition, this paper provides effective countermeasures from aspects of standards, laws, technology and applications, and makes reliable and efficient exploration for the construction of the Smart City. Finally, a prospect of promising future of Smart City is presented.

In this presentation, a systematic review on the design and management of supply networks in retail companies was proposed. Currently, organizations seek to prioritize the management of their supply networks in a comprehensive manner to avoid uncertainty and the intricate connections between the various levels of the supply network, seeking growth in sales, ensuring adequate inventory rotation, supplier management and transportation or inventory-related expenses. In this case, the objective was to promote the concept of design and management of supply networks in retail companies. The review was carried out including the literature of 15 theses and articles in the period 2003-2023 using different reliable databases. Research shows that a good design and management of supply networks in retail companies reduces shrinkage and provides greater control of their stocks, avoiding unnecessary expenses or losses.

With current technological, environmental and social complexities, the smart city concept is becoming a panacea for future city planning and sustainable development. On the other hand, safe city planning is another longer-standing concept often emphasised to integrate technological smartness into its deployment and planning. How such a combination has yielded strength is observed ambiguously through the widely accepted policies worldwide; however, the exact weakness of such a blending of smart-safe concepts and what needs to be done to improve it is lacking research. Therefore, this paper explores the strength and the missing interconnectedness of Smart City and Safe City concepts through a critical literature review, aiming to critique/unify them into a symbiosis yet contesting smart-safe principles. The finding showed that by leveraging advanced technology, IoTs and big data-driven solutions, smart cities can enhance residents’ efficiency, connectivity, and overall quality of life. Meanwhile, safe cities create secure and resilient urban environments by implementing measures prioritising safety and security. The weakest link could lie in a (politically driven) delicate balance between technological innovation, robust security protocols, and anti-privacy and control. It employs encryption, digital forensics, cybersecurity measures, and ethical data usage practices to protect citizen privacy, contesting political (urban) legacy while harnessing technological advancements for a safety milieu. This study contributes to expanding the spectrum of smart-safe city planning concepts in utility yet human-centric future city development pathways.

The concept of a smart city has become a popular topic among researchers over the last decades. The concept of e-government and smart city are interconnected with each other. E-government focuses on using information and communication technology (ICT) to provide better services. Similarly, a smart city also focuses on utilizing the data on a larger scale to foster innovation. This paper provides an overview and initial understanding of egovernment roles in the local authority in Malaysia. Local authority plays a prominent role in providing government services to the people in the cities and in realizing the smart city concept. This paper contributes to the existing literature on smart city and e-government by providing insight into the roles of e-government as a part of smart city projects.

This study used the partial least square (PLS) and structural equation modeling (SEM) tool to examine factors influencing the process innovation of the organization capability in public sectors.It also measures the impact of process innovation on the success of software project process.Statistical results confirm that coordination of expertise, communication plan and IT infrastructure reach impact on process innovation while process innovation in turn positively influences the success of software project success.The result, besides indicating the suitability of the PLS in statistical analysis, has also contributed to a better understanding of the success of the software project process.Findings are useful for IT Managers and practitioners to improve the success of software project in Malaysian public sectors.Limitation and suggestion for future research are also included.

Smart cities are, by nature, spaces with a richness and diversity of technologies incorporated in their physical spaces, in such a way that they can be seen as a single intelligent and collaborative space. As technological pillars, two important layers arise – the sensory layer and the actuator layer, both of which are strongly interconnected with each other, emerging as a large Internet of Things network. This scenario reveals an enormous potential for marketing science and for the creation of innovative strategies to promote territories as touristic destinations. Within the multiple opportunities, there is space for the development of an interactive marketing experience, revolutionizing, through creative rethink, the way destinations interact with their visitors, and make known all their potential. Although in the context of tourism, there are three main moments in the visit process – the before, the during and the after, this work focuses on the moment of the destination visit – the during. In order to understand how creative rethink can be carried out to create innovative strategies to promote touristic destinations, an introduction is carried out, substantiating the concepts of digital marketing, smart cities and Internet of Things. Then, the methodology that governed the creation of a collaborative model for smart cities is clearly defined, being contextualized the importance of destinations-communication, the concept of a smart city and some of the major technology that support this concept. After contextualization and methodological aspects, this article presents a conceptual model where its components are described and where it is discussed how the model can take advantage of the variety of technologies that exist in a smart city, in order to allow innovative digital marketing strategies and innovating in the interaction between the city and the visitant, and vice versa – the vision of interactive digital marketing. In the model discussion, some interaction-scenarios and their main benefits are highlighted, which serve as examples for validating the proposed model. Finally, we present the work limitations and mains conclusions.

“Smart cities” is a hot topic in debates about urban policy and practice across the globe. There is, however, limited knowledge and understanding about trending smart city concepts and technologies; relationships between popular smart city concepts and technologies; policies that influence the perception and utilization of smart city concepts and technologies. The aim of this study is to evaluate how smart city concepts and technologies are perceived and utilized in cities. The methodology involves a social media analysis approach—i.e., systematic geo-Twitter analysis—that contains descriptive, content, policy, and spatial analyses. For the empirical investigation, the Australian context is selected as the testbed. The results reveal that: (a) innovation, sustainability, and governance are the most popular smart city concepts; (b) internet-of-things, artificial intelligence, and autonomous vehicle technology are the most popular technologies; (c) a balanced view exists on the importance of both smart city concepts and technologies; (d) Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane are the leading Australian smart cities; (e) systematic geo-Twitter analysis is a useful methodological approach for investigating perceptions and utilization of smart city concepts and technologies. The findings provide a clear snapshot of community perceptions on smart city concepts and technologies, and can inform smart city policymaking.

“Smart cities” is a hot topic in debates about urban policy and practice across the globe. There is, however, limited knowledge and understanding about trending smart city concepts and technologies; relationships between popular smart city concepts and technologies; policies that influence the perception and utilization of smart city concepts and technologies. The aim of this study is to evaluate how smart city concepts and technologies are perceived and utilized in cities. The methodology involves a social media analysis approach—i.e., systematic geo-Twitter analysis—that contains descriptive, content, policy, and spatial analyses. For the empirical investigation, the Australian context is selected as the testbed. The results reveal that: (a) innovation, sustainability, and governance are the most popular smart city concepts; (b) internet-of-things, artificial intelligence, and autonomous vehicle technology are the most popular technologies; (c) a balanced view exists on the importance of both smart city concepts and technologies; (d) Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane are the leading Australian smart cities; (e) systematic geo-Twitter analysis is a useful methodological approach for investigating perceptions and utilization of smart city concepts and technologies. The findings provide a clear snapshot of community perceptions on smart city concepts and technologies, and can inform smart city policymaking.

The Smart City concept is a challenge for all levels of public administration. With a growing degree of urbanization socio-economic problems accumulate in urban agglomeration. The Smart City concept has the potential to effectively address those issues by implementing relevant projects. Our main objective is to analyze Smart City concept in EU with emphasize to Smart Governance. Specifically, we investigate four areas related to Smart City concept, such as: the importance of Smart City Governance including Smart City manager role, the position of Smart City concept in EU policies, tools for it's promotion among EU countries and good practices of municipalities in implementing Smart City concept. The article was processed using analysis of relevant information sources. Regarding our results, the paper brings in an useful insight into Smart City manager role, concerned EU policies (especially 5G, Big data, ICT innovation and Internet of Things), tools as Smart City Clusters, Smart City living labs and examples including comparison of municipalities representing good practices (Amsterdam, Helsinki, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Vienna). In addition, we claim that the current concept of the Smart City within the EU institutions as well as within identified Smart City clusters and cities as examples of best practice is predominantly technological. However, professional discourse has shifted in recent years to the dimension of municipalities as an organizational and management component which lead to the idea of Smart Governance. Gathered findings could provide an inspiration to municipalities and their management in order to face new challenges related to the Smart City area.

The Smart City concept is a challenge for all levels of public administration. With a growing degree of urbanization socio-economic problems accumulate in urban agglomeration. The Smart City concept has the potential to effectively address those issues by implementing relevant projects. Our main objective is to analyze Smart City concept in EU with emphasize to Smart Governance. Specifically, we investigate four areas related to Smart City concept, such as: the importance of Smart City Governance including Smart City manager role, the position of Smart City concept in EU policies, tools for it's promotion among EU countries and good practices of municipalities in implementing Smart City concept. The article was processed using analysis of relevant information sources. Regarding our results, the paper brings in an useful insight into Smart City manager role, concerned EU policies (especially 5G, Big data, ICT innovation and Internet of Things), tools as Smart City Clusters, Smart City living labs and examples including comparison of municipalities representing good practices (Amsterdam, Helsinki, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Vienna). In addition, we claim that the current concept of the Smart City within the EU institutions as well as within identified Smart City clusters and cities as examples of best practice is predominantly technological. However, professional discourse has shifted in recent years to the dimension of municipalities as an organizational and management component which lead to the idea of Smart Governance. Gathered findings could provide an inspiration to municipalities and their management in order to face new challenges related to the Smart City area.

Climate change is considered one of the main environmental issues challenging contemporary cities. Meanwhile, urban development patterns and the growth of urban population represent the main contributors to climate change, affecting the total energy consumptions and the related greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, a breakthrough in current urban development patterns is required to counterbalance the climate-related issues. This study focuses on the Smart City and Resilient City concepts; in detail, based on the review of existing literature, it analyzes the synergies between the two concepts, highlighting how the Smart City concept is more and more widely interpreted as a process addressed to make cities “more livable and resilient and, hence, able to respond quicker to new challenges” (Kunzmann, 2014). Nevertheless, current initiatives to improve cities’ smartness and resilience in the European cities are very fragmented and operational tools capable to support multi-objective strategies are still at an early stage. To fill this gap, embracing a systemic perspective, the main characteristics of a smart and resilient urban system have been identified and arranged into a conceptual model. The latter represents a preliminary step for the development of an operational tool capable to guide planners and decision-makers in carrying out multi-objective strategies addressed to enhance the response capacities of complex urban systems in the face of climate change.