Smart City Implementation Research Articles

Exploring best practices in smart public library services: a survey

Purpose This paper aims to the integration of smart cities and technologies has had a profound impact on public library services globally. However, debates continue about how public libraries are incorporating smart technologies and tools, and what this means for their role in smart city development. This paper explores how public libraries are evolving to meet community needs by providing both physical and digital services. Design/methodology/approach The purpose of this study is to assess the role of public libraries in the smart cities and how they are aligning toward development of smart concepts, technologies, services such as contributions to smart city objectives, community impact, the digital divide, unique projects and readiness for future smart city advancements. So, the authors explored 11 public library systems of cities across the world implementing smart city projects. Findings The authors found that all the library systems offer extensive print and digital collections, sustainable buildings and a well-connected network of branches. They provide self-checkout services, makerspaces equipped with 3D printing and coding workshops and advanced recording and video editing technologies. Furthermore, these libraries function as community centers, serving diverse groups including children, women, the elderly and marginalized communities. They function as third spaces that foster lifelong learning and digital literacy. Originality/value Although smart cities face substantial debate regarding their features, tools and feasibility, public libraries have adapted and redefined their roles to become influential public institutions. They now play a crucial part in supporting vibrant and dynamic communities and neighborhoods within smart cities.

Peningkatan Literasi Teknologi IoT untuk Mendukung Implementasi Smart City di Masyarakat Perkotaan

The implementation of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in the smart city concept has become an important innovation that plays a major role in improving the quality of life of urban communities. IoT enables the integration of various interconnected devices and systems to optimize the management of city resources such as energy, transportation and security. This research aims to encourage the influence of IoT technology on the implementation of smart cities in several cities in Indonesia. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, this research collects data through interviews with city stakeholders as well as secondary data analysis from related reports and publications. The research results show that the application of IoT in smart cities has a significant impact on increasing operational efficiency, better environmental management, and improving public services. However, this research also found a number of challenges, such as limited infrastructure, data security problems, and low digital literacy among the public. In conclusion, although IoT has great potential in accelerating the implementation of smart cities, policies are needed that support and increase society's capacity to reach the full potential of this technology.

The Transition toward Smart and Sustainable Cities

Increasing population followed by uncontrolled city expansion neglected many essential criteria, resulting in management challenges, social service inequities, and worsened environmental conditions. However, this development is always ongoing and overshadows daily life. City administrators desire to implement smart cities to address a wide variety of prevalent issues in metropolitan areas. This study aims to take steps toward creating a smart city. Citizens' understanding and support for a project in a city are crucial to its success. The focus of this research is to examine citizens' awareness of smart cities and their importance in helping city managers, urban planners, and architects in improved planning to realize the vision of a smart city. This article comprehensively explains the smart city by compiling and evaluating relevant facts. Also, numerous smart cities throughout the world have been researched and compared to gain insight. Furthermore, being the most important part of a smart city, the level of public knowledge about "smart cities" in Iran through a survey distribution has been analyzed. This study has the potential to create new insight into city development. The findings offer novel perspectives that can be applied to the design and planning of intelligent cities.

Rethinking the Effects of Smart City Implementation on Industrial Structure Change

Understanding the relationship between smart city implementation (SCI) and industrial structure change is necessary for improving SCI and achieving high-quality development of the urban economy. This study aims to comprehensively investigate how the two core SCI investments—information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure and human capital—influence industrial structure. To this end, both SCI investments are measured using composite indexes calculated by the vertical and horizontal scatter degree method, and spatial panel models are applied using data from 156 smart cities in China from 2013 to 2019, classified according to their economic development level and population density. The results show that industrial structure upgrading produces positive spatial spillover effects and that the impacts of SCI investments on industrial structure change vary in different city classifications. Overall, ICT infrastructure promotes the upgrading of industrial structure, while human capital hinders industrial development due to human capital mismatch. Mechanism analysis shows that SCI investments can influence industrial structure through technological innovation and consumption upgrading. Moreover, policy implications are proposed to promote industrial structure upgrading for effective future SCI.

EXPLORING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SMART CITY INVESTMENT: A LITERATURE REVIEW

The current implementation of smart cities aims to enhance the quality of life for their communities. Smart city investments can be achieved through collaborative efforts between information and communication technology and human resources, transforming areas into sustainable cities. Many countries are becoming increasingly interested in smart city investments. However, it remains unclear how these investments can achieve their intended goals. The primary issue lies in the lack of effective methodologies to measure the economic impact of such investments. Many cities lack comprehensive assessment tools to gauge the economic impact of smart city implementations, making it difficult to determine whether these investments deliver the desired benefits. This article aims to provide references regarding the economic impacts of smart city investments and the frameworks that can be used to measure them. The methodology employed in this research is a literature review based on references published over the past five years. According to findings, smart city investments have been found to impact aspects such as e-commerce and e-business, the creation of environmentally friendly environments, cost savings and economic benefits, GDP growth, and increased income for regions/cities through effective smart city utilization. Several frameworks have been gathered to measure economic impact, such as Computable General Equilibrium (CGE), Energy Efficient Integrated Planning Framework (EEIPF), and Open Data Impact for Smart Cities Framework (ODISC). Each framework serves to illustrate how examples of smart city investments can influence the economy of a region or city.

Modeling and Analyzing the Availability of Technical Professional Profiles for the Success of Smart Cities Projects in Europe.

The success of developing and implementing Smart Cities (SC) projects depends on a varied set of factors, where the availability of a qualified technical workforce is a critical one. The combination of ICT requirements, like the effectiveness and quality of solutions merging IoT, cloud computing, sensors, and communications with the work from many varied disciplines (e.g., civil engineering, architecture, etc.), mixed with aspects of environmental and business sustainability, makes the management of these projects really challenging. Reports forecast a scarcity of qualified candidates, given this complexity and the growth of activity in SC projects. The European project SMACITE has addressed the requirements of the qualification of an ICT workforce with an analysis of multiples sources of information from the labor market, feedback from involved stakeholders, and the literature. The goal was the development of two occupational ICT profiles as a reference for training and for the availability of candidates for job vacancies. The result is two ICT role profiles for engineers and technicians, mapped with the European skills frameworks ESCO and EN16234. The profiles determined the whole set of requirements, including not only the technical areas and soft skills, but also additional technical areas and sustainability and managerial skills and the analysis of different sources of information. Our work has also determined which existing ESCO occupations are similar to the two reference profiles, so they are better adapted to SC projects. The training activities of SMACITE have also suggested the amount of training expected for a varied sample of candidates who want to be qualified for SC projects.

IoT and Data Science Integration for Smart City Solutions

Concerning the present-day growth of the urban populations across the globe, it is pertinent that new and efficient ways of handling the present-day cities are devised. Relative to this fashion, this paper aims to envisage the use of Internet of Things in partnership with data science for smart city solutions. IoT stands for the Internet of Things and allows devices, systems and services to be connected, collect real time data and analyze them. This data is used by the data science process to enable proper analysis and guide the running of the city with the aim of delivering better living standards for the people. Altogether applied case studies on the smart city from this paper investigates how IoT and data science are utilized to solve some of these issues such as traffic, energy and security. It also expands the issues of data management and security when countless IoT devices are connected and generating big data. The paper also analyses new trends and future developments, which may expand the application possibilities of smart cities, and enhance the existing smart structures. This paper highlights the current and possible issues with implementing smart cities and can act as a guide and pos all future work in the said field.

The Sustainability of Local Governments—Evidence from the Online Environment in the Slovak Republic

In recent years, sustainability as a concept has become the subject of several scientific debates. Along with the smart city trend, emphasis is also being placed on the sustainability of cities and towns, yet there is a research gap for smaller municipalities where there is no current scope for increasing the level of digitization or implementing smart city practices. Sustainability here has to be achieved differently, in particular through communication and transparency. This issue is addressed in the present research, which examines 116 Slovak municipalities, as well as their strategic documents and online communication with citizens, using a content analysis method. The study aims to provide knowledge about the functioning of online communication in Slovak local governments by answering seven research questions. These are linked to two research hypotheses, which are also evaluated using a statistical test. One of the main findings is that the overall sustainability work in a local government is dependent on its size. Thus, larger local governments are more likely to implement sustainability. It was also found that larger villages and towns use term sustainability more actively in their strategies than the smaller ones. Additionally, more information channels do not always mean better informing about plans and strategies connected to sustainability in local governments. This paper presents the findings from our research, which can contribute to the field of local government research and management by broadening the view on smaller villages and their functioning in terms of online communication with inhabitants.

Smart City Planning To Create Good And Clean Government In Ternate City

Abstract: In the journey towards a Smart City, efforts to make it a bridge that connects people's expectations of appropriate, effective, and efficient government services by utilizing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is of the essence. The Smart Governance concept is the main key, where the Ternate City Government as executor of government duties is expected to be able to provide quality services following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and the principles of law, humanity, justice, democracy, participation, transparency, accountability, and commitment to the welfare of its citizens. To realize the Smart City vision in Ternate, there needs to be a mutual understanding regarding the true Smart City paradigm. "In addition to supporting regulations, good cooperation between various parties who are committed to implementing Smart City as a form of public service to the community is very important.Keywords: Smart City, Planning, Government

People centric governance model for smart cities development: A systematic review, thematic analysis, and findings

In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, comprising Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman, advanced urban planning and cutting-edge projects signify a dedication to modernity and prosperity. These nations, renowned for substantial energy reserves, are crucial players in the global energy landscape, contributing 45% of proven oil reserves, 25% of oil exports, and 18% of proven natural gas reserves. Significant investments in planned cities showcase the GCC region’s commitment to renewable energy with megaprojects serving as key promoters of a nationalist vision for modernization and sustainability. Criticism has been directed at ambitious designs and sustainability rhetoric, as seen in projects like Masdar City, originally envisioned as carbon-neutral but encountering challenges in realization.The implementation of Smart Cities in Oman is in its early stages, marked by a lack of comprehensive industry-level studies and an absence of an established frameworkbased approach. Limited industry-level studies address citizen-centric Smart governance thereby impacting Quality of Life. Current research emphasizes technology and innovation rather than the cultural sentiments of the local community resulting in gaps in people-centric approach. Moreover, there’s no empirical research to validate the influence of People on Public-Private Partnership enterprises in Smart City development, necessitating the development of a conceptual framework or model to highlight the influence of people on Smart Cities. This deficiency is resulting in a stagnation of innovation and an insufficient quality of life. The goal is to measure the effectiveness of the participatory governance model in improving the quality of life for residents within the smart city. By addressing the identified deficiencies through the application of participatory governance, the research aims to pave the way for a more effective and people-centric approach to smart city development, ultimately fostering innovation, enhancing the quality of life, and promoting sustainable and inclusive outcomes.

Human‐centered Smart Cities: An evaluation of a small community using the Smart Cities Initiative framework

AbstractIn September 2023, the INCOSE Smart Cities Initiative released a framework to evaluate and define smart city systems. The framework includes a human‐centered definition of a smart city and offers metrics of a smart city. The definition, metrics, and framework are based on a systematic process that allows consistent evaluation of city that focuses on providing for fundamental human needs.Many smart city applications still focus on technology, regardless of whether that technology provides a clear benefit to the stakeholders of the city. Systems engineering tools and practices offer potential for improving smart city implementations by improving the alignment of needs and solutions. Unfortunately, in new domains, such as the plethora domains involved with smart cities, systems engineering can be viewed as unnecessary overhead. Therefore, the usefulness of the systems engineering concepts that underlie the INCOSE Smart Cities framework could be overlooked unless it can provide immediate value. As a demonstration of how the new framework could be used by someone interested in engaging INCOSE Smart Cities concepts, a high‐level application of the definitions and framework was performed.The analysis demonstrated that a simple review of the city system, using the perspectives of the INCOSE Smart Cities initiative, could reveal strengths and weaknesses of a smart city and identify potential next steps for improvement. This paper is a case study of how to use qualitative analysis to apply the human‐centered definition and framework to evaluate a Smart City. The case study provides an opportunity to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the new INCOSE framework.

A Review of IoT-Based Smart City Development and Management

Smart city initiatives aim to enhance urban domains such as healthcare, transportation, energy, education, environment, and logistics by leveraging advanced information and communication technologies, particularly the Internet of Things (IoT). While IoT integration offers significant benefits, it also introduces unique challenges. This paper provides a comprehensive review of IoT-based management in smart cities. It includes a discussion of a generalized architecture for IoT in smart cities, evaluates various metrics to assess the success of smart city projects, explores standards pertinent to these initiatives, and delves into the challenges encountered in implementing smart cities. Furthermore, the paper examines real-world applications of IoT in urban management, highlighting their advantages, practical impacts, and associated challenges. The research methodology involves addressing six key questions to explore IoT architecture, impacts on efficiency and sustainability, insights from global examples, critical standards, success metrics, and major deployment challenges. These findings offer valuable guidance for practitioners and policymakers in developing effective and sustainable smart city initiatives. The study significantly contributes to academia by enhancing knowledge, offering practical insights, and highlighting the importance of interdisciplinary research for urban innovation and sustainability, guiding future initiatives towards more effective smart city solutions.

Smart city VR landscape planning and user virtual entertainment experience based on artificial intelligence

With the development of virtual reality technology, wearable visual devices and digital technology can provide users with intuitive virtual experiences, which can effectively improve the user experience of landscape planning. This article analyzes the VR landscape planning and user virtual entertainment experience of smart cities based on artificial intelligence. The application of this technology can also provide richer data support for urban landscape planning and design, allowing designers and planners to better utilize advanced technological means to optimize the planning and layout of urban landscapes. In the field of urban planning and design, artificial intelligence can be used to simulate street space architecture and urban pedestrian and vehicle behavior paths, evaluate the impact of planning and design schemes on the environment, transportation, and citizens, and effectively demonstrate the feasibility of implementing smart city planning schemes. Virtual landscape models utilize computer-generated 3D image technology to present real-world landscapes in a realistic manner. With the help of artificial intelligence technology, entertainment robots are able to interact with users in natural language and understand their needs and preferences. Through technologies such as deep learning and pattern recognition, entertainment robots can autonomously learn and recommend entertainment content suitable for users, further enhancing users’ virtual entertainment experience. Through virtual reality technology, immersive browsing and experience of landscapes can provide a more intuitive perceptual experience, and also enable decision-makers and the public to better understand the design and planning intentions of the landscape.

Citizens needs for smart transportation services in Indonesia: A sentiment analysis approach

A smart city (SC) uses technology to enhance the social, economic, and environmental quality of urban life. Consequently, addressing citizens' needs is crucial for successfully implementing smart cities. However, much of the focus has been on technological aspects rather than a comprehensive approach that prioritizes people's needs in a SC. This study investigates the needs of citizens for Smart Transportation Services in Indonesia by analyzing public perceptions using sentiment analysis (SA) based on big data from Twitter. While previous studies have applied SA in marketing and health sectors, its application in public services has not been extensively explored. The Naïve Bayes classifier was used to develop a sentiment classifier due to its higher accuracy compared to other methods. SA of tweets containing the keyword 'transportation' revealed that 47.26% were positive, 42.7% were neutral, and 10.04% were negative, with an accuracy rate of 80%. The research identified four main topics related to citizens' needs for smart transportation services in Indonesia: public transportation, motorbikes, challenges, and traffic congestion. These findings highlight the need to address these issues within the context of SC services in Indonesia.

Analysing the drivers of smart city implementation using DEMATEL method

<p>Indian cities are becoming more and more populated, and the technological, environmental, social, political, and economic infrastructure of those cities is deteriorating, necessitating the development of more innovative methods to enhance public utilities and services. The growth of smart cities encourages the creation of a stable, networked, and sustainable metropolitan structure. The “100 Smart Cities Mission” was started by the Indian government to encourage planned development. However, there is also a literature of criticisms of the indicators used by the smart city mission. A thorough investigation is necessary to identify the critical infrastructure, important resources, and development patterns for smart city planning. The purpose of my study is to achieve and move towards Smart City Mission goals in a holistic framework. This research paper proposes a weighted criteria to assess the eligibility factors identified from the literature studies of the Smart City Mission, to analyze the complex relationships among the indicators, to develop a holistic approach, and to classify factors based on the drivers of dependence and implementation. The findings of this study shed light on the key drivers and barriers to the implementation of smart city initiatives. The DEMATEL method provided a valuable tool for analyzing the complex interrelationships between different factors and identifying the most influential drivers. The results can guide policymakers, city managers, and other stakeholders in developing more effective strategies for smart city implementation. However, the study also highlights the need for further research to explore the context-specific factors that may affect the drivers of smart city implementation in different regions and cities. Overall, this study contributes to the growing body of literature on smart cities and provides practical insights for decision-makers seeking to promote sustainable and inclusive urban development.</p>

Information consumption city and carbon emission efficiency: Evidence from China's quasi-natural experiment

The transformation of public consumption patterns has become a burning question, but there are few studies on public consumption patterns. Therefore, evaluating the impact of Information consumption city (ICC) policy on carbon emission efficiency holds significant implications. This study settles on 104 pilot cities in China from 2006 to 2020 to assess the impact and the response mechanism of ICC policy on carbon emission efficiency through the time-vary Difference-in-Difference (DID) model. The result shows that: (1) ICC policy significantly promotes the local carbon emission efficiency, which remains robust after a battery of sensitivity tests. (2) It improves carbon emission efficiency through production factors agglomeration effect, industrial structural changing effect, innovation promotion effect, and environmental attention effect; (3) The direct impact of ICC policy on carbon emission efficiency varies across regions with different information consumption and carbon emission base. (4) ICC can improve carbon emission efficiency through the joint implementation of smart city (SC), new urbanization (NU), ecological civilization city construction (EC), Belt and Road Initiative (BR), Broadband China (BC), low-carbon city pilot policy (LCC), and air quality standards (AQS) policy.

Comprehensive Review of Smart Cities using IOT in Coud

The rapid growth of urbanization necessitates smarter and more sustainable city management. The convergence of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and cloud computing offers a transformative solution for building Smart Cities. This review explores the integration of IoT and cloud technologies in creating intelligent urban infrastructure. It examines how data collected from a network of sensors and devices across the city can be leveraged to improve various aspects of urban life, including traffic management, energy efficiency, public safety, waste management, and parking. The paper discusses the key benefits of cloud computing for Smart City IoT applications, such as scalability, centralized data management, cost-effectiveness, security, and advanced analytics capabilities. Additionally, it explores the challenges associated with implementing Smart City IoT solutions, such as data privacy concerns, cybersecurity risks, and the need for interoperability between different devices and platforms. Finally, the review concludes by highlighting the potential of Smart City IoT powered by cloud computing to create a more efficient, sustainable, and livable future for our cities.

Culturally Informed Technology: Assessing Its Importance in the Transition to Smart Sustainable Cities

Since the idea of the smart city was first introduced, over two decades ago, there has been an increasing focus on sustainability as a core strategic priority. However, as the relevance, importance and even definition of sustainability is a function of cultural context, planners must take account of local and regional cultural factors in the selection and adaption of digital infrastructures, as well as in the management and encouragement of public acceptance. Achieving this is not a sequential process, but a concurrent one, as these factors are interdependent. This raises the question of what factors affect and mediate the technology, choice, and public acceptance of smart sustainable cities. This paper attempts to address this question by proposing a new model which advances our current, and considerable, understanding of Technology Acceptance Modelling—using an analysis based on Structural Equation Modelling. This new model, called the Culturally Informed Technology Acceptance Model, was validated using data from a survey of residents of a variety of Saudi Arabian cities. The proposed model is designed around important factors that can be influenced by cultural context, such as digital literacy, process improvements, cost savings and privacy, and is a useful tool for understanding the role of culture in the public acceptance of smart sustainable technology. This design focus is for a number of reasons, such as helping development bodies ensure that the technologies used align with the socio-cultural context. It will also help in the management of at-scale technology roll out in a way that is resource-efficient. Although the Culturally Informed Technology Acceptance Model has been developed and validated using data from Saudi Arabia, the authors believe that it could be adapted to meet the needs of countries/cities that are looking to implement smart city strategies matched to their own distinct socio-cultural identity.

Factors influencing the content of Smart City initiatives(particularly based on institutional theories of organization)

Objectives This paper aims to consider the factors shaping the smart city structures from the perspective of institutional organizational theories and in context of sustainable development. Prior work The previous findings have revealed significant lack of attention to factors impacting the smart city concept. Approach The paper applies literature reviews and survey analysis involving the experts in the field of smart cities. Results The paper applies literature reviews and survey analysis involving the experts in the field of smart cities. Implications The study provides the perspective useful for local and regional authorities as well as other parties involved in smart city implementation and development. Value The paper proposes the extended multi-factor smart city model approach encompassing the factors from different theories.

Governance Analysis in Driving Smart City Policy in Aceh

This study wants to analyze the implementation of smart city which is a concept of city development based on technology. The smart city concept consists of several aspects including smart governance, smart society, smart living, smart economy, smart environment, and smart branding. Aceh is one of the Indonesian provinces that initiated the smart city concept for the development of each regency/city. The research aims to analyze governance in encouraging smart city policies in Aceh. This research method uses a mixed method approach, which is a combination of quantitative approaches used to see facts that occur based on government system data that has been carried out; and qualitative method in building a narrative on the Aceh governance system based on smart city indicators which is on target or not. The results of this study show that there are several regencies/cities in Aceh that have implemented smart city-based governance. One of which is Banda Aceh City. This study recommends that the Government of Aceh should further socialize smart city-based governance so that the government of each regency/city in Aceh implements smart city governance to actualize a prosperous, harmonious, and simpler bureaucratic society.
 Keywords: smart city, governance, government