The IoT to Smart Cities - A design science research approach

Abstract

New technologies and the use of the Internet of Things (IoT) play a remarkable role in the design, construction, and maintenance of Smart Cities. With the exponential increase of data generated in the areas of health, commerce, financial services, science, education, public administration, and society, the challenge of ensuring data security and quality is increasing. IoT and Smart Cities, are in permanent mutation and evolution, towards a new paradigm of digitalization and digital transformation. The existing literature review exposes much of the attention that is given to IoT, but a broad discussion on the characteristics, use, applications, and challenges of these technologies in Smart Cities is still needed. The main contribution of this paper is that it provides a systematic assessment and synthesis of the critical applications and challenges of IoT, in the development of Smart Cities.