Abstract
Initially, the concept of Smart Cities (urban settlement) originated from the Internet of Things (IoT) technology, however, the use of IoT technology can be extended to the concept of Smart Villages (rural settlement) as well, improving the life of the villagers, and the communities as a whole. Yet, the rural settlements have slightly different requirements than the urban like settlements. If application of IoT in Smart Cities can be characterized by densification of IoT to day-to-day life, following cities’ structural characteristics of being densely settled places, IoT empowered Smart Villages are usually a system of dispersion and deficiency. In this manner, this research paper will address and discuss different application areas of IoT technology, identifying differences, but also similarities in both ecosystems, while trying to illuminate the standardization efforts that can be applicable in both contexts. In our text we will propose the following IoT application domains, which will also serve as a base for research on smart villages: 1. Natural Resources and Energy, 2. Transport and Mobility, 3. Smart Building, 4. Daily Life, 5. Government, and 6. Economy and Society. By providing an overview of technical solutions that support smart solutions in Smart Cities and Smart Villages this research paper will evaluate how, with IoT empowered Smart Villages and Smart Cities, an overall improvement of quality of life of their inhabitants can be achieved.
Highlights
The Internet of Things (IoT) technology can be regarded as the building block for generationSmart Cities (SC) due to its potential in exploiting sustainable information and communication technologies [1]
Both digital innovation ecosystems have their own structural socio-economic features as well as geographical distinctions, which need to be taken into account when designing IoT solutions in both ecosystems
To effectively emphasize characteristics of SCs and Smart Villages (SV), this paper has proposed the concept of a digital innovation ecosystem via which complexity of digital transformation with all its accompanying phenomena, including the application of the IoT, has been underlined in both digital innovation ecosystems
Summary
The Internet of Things (IoT) technology can be regarded as the building block for generationSmart Cities (SC) due to its potential in exploiting sustainable information and communication technologies [1]. The place-based and context-based methodological approach has the ability to address complex needs of communities, and seems relevant when contextualizing the differences and similarities of the IoT empowered ecosystems of SVs and SCs, as it allows to target structural specifics of both digital innovation ecosystems very precisely. These approaches can only be successful if they are supported by policy makers. Contrary to some of the challenges co-production faces in SCs in terms of being a time-consuming process [7] (p. 9), this approach seems a lot more feasible in the digital innovation ecosystem of SVs, especially if synergies with the place-based approach are established
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