scholarly journals SMART CITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF UKRAINE’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
O.V. Tur
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Development Goals

Alignment With Sustainable Development Goals

2022 ◽  
pp. 232-246
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
City Development ◽  
Vertical Alignment ◽  
Development Goals

There are diverse ways and concepts to align the development of smart cities with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This chapter is concerned with ways of making sure that any smart city transformation is aligned in full or in part with the SDGs to achieve sustainability. It outlines fundamentals that affect any plan of smart city development. After discussing basic commitments of smart city sustainability, such as the Aalborg and other commitments, the chapter proceeds to distinguish between horizontal, vertical alignment, and blended alignment with SDGs. Emphasis is placed on two relevant SDGs: Goal 11 and Goal 17. An accelerated policy of action is suggested (Smart Rush). Finally, the chapter addresses the modalities of enhancing innovation and participation in smart sustainable cities.

scholarly journals Achieving global Sustainable Development Goals in Industry 4.0 Context through Collaborative Innovation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendro Wicaksono
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Responsible Consumption ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Government

The sustainable development goals are a set of 17 interlinked objectives set by United Nations General Assembly to achieve a better and sustainable future by 2030. The goals include Affordable and Clean Energy, Industry Innovation and Infrastructure, Sustainable Cities and Communities, and Responsible Consumption and Production. Currently, the industry sector is also transforming to a new paradigm called industry 4.0, which emphasizes the digitalization, interconnection, and intelligence in the frame of the internet of things, services, and people. Technological innovation, which requires interdisciplinary collaborations, is the key for industry and society to play active roles in both contributing to sustainable development goals and industry 4.0 context. The talk will discuss collaborative innovation involving universities, research organizations, large enterprises, SMEs and the government on both strategical and operative levels. It will present the strategy of triple helix innovation model and some collaboration research innovation projects that implement the model. The projects concentrate on the applications of data management and engineering methodologies such as knowledge graphs and machine learning in manufacturing, construction, and smart cities.

scholarly journals An overview of ISO standards that support the development of smart cities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Mutavdžija ◽  
Krešimir Buntak ◽  
Sanja Zlatić
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Modern World ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Scarcity Of Resources ◽  
Urban Population Growth

Abstract: The concept of sustainable development and the concept of smart city are two basic concepts of the modern world, created because of urban population growth, climate change, scarcity of resources and other changes and challenges. It can be said that these two concepts came about because of an innovative way of thinking about the crisis that society is in. To facilitate the adaptation of urban areas to new concepts that place emphasis on sustainability in an economic, environmental and social context, ISO has further a range of standards that are not only aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals but also the Smart Cities concept. The paper defines standards that cities need to adapt to, or whose requirements they need to meet to achieve sustainable development, and emphasizes the ISO 37120 standard, the first standard to propose a set of indicators for measuring and monitoring the success of Smart City initiatives. Sažetak: Koncept održivog razvoja i koncept pametnog grada dva su temeljna koncepta suvremenog svijeta, nastala kao posljedica rasta broja stanovnika urbanih područja, klimatskih promjena, oskudnosti resursa i ostalih promjena te izazova. Može se reći kako su ta dva koncepta nastala posljedično inovativnom načinu promišljanja o krizi u kojoj se društvo nalazi. Za lakšu prilagodbu urbanih područja novim konceptima, koji naglasak stavljaju na održivost u ekonomskom, ekološkom i socijalnom kontekstu, ISO na raspolaganje dalje niz normi, koje su ne samo usklađene s ciljevima održivog razvoja UN-a, već i konceptom Pametnih gradova. Kroz rad definiraju se norme kojima se gradovi trebaju prilagoditi, odnosno čije zahtjeve trebaju ispuniti, kako bi ostvarili održivi razvoj te se naglašava i norma ISO 37120, prva norma koja predlaže set indikatora za mjerenje i praćenje uspjeha Smart City inicijativa.

scholarly journals The Ethical Balance of Using Smart Information Systems for Promoting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Ryan ◽  
Josephina Antoniou ◽  
Laurence Brooks ◽  
Tilimbe Jiya ◽  
Kevin Macnish ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are internationally agreed goals that allow us to determine what humanity, as represented by 193 member states, finds acceptable and desirable. The paper explores how technology can be used to address the SDGs and in particular Smart Information Systems (SIS). SIS, the technologies that build on big data analytics, typically facilitated by AI techniques such as machine learning, are expected to grow in importance and impact. Some of these impacts are likely to be beneficial, notably the growth in efficiency and profits, which will contribute to societal wellbeing. At the same time, there are significant ethical concerns about the consequences of algorithmic biases, job loss, power asymmetries and surveillance, as a result of SIS use. SIS have the potential to exacerbate inequality and further entrench the market dominance of big tech companies, if left uncontrolled. Measuring the impact of SIS on SDGs thus provides a way of assessing whether an SIS or an application of such a technology is acceptable in terms of balancing foreseeable benefits and harms. One possible approach is to use the SDGs as guidelines to determine the ethical nature of SIS implementation. While the idea of using SDGs as a yardstick to measure the acceptability of emerging technologies is conceptually strong, there should be empirical evidence to support such approaches. The paper describes the findings of a set of 6 case studies of SIS across a broad range of application areas, such as smart cities, agriculture, finance, insurance and logistics, explicitly focusing on ethical issues that SIS commonly raise and empirical insights from organisations using these technologies.

scholarly journals Reviewing the Role of Outdoor Lighting in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12657
Author(s):  
Pedro Tavares ◽  
Dmitrii Ingi ◽  
Luiz Araújo ◽  
Paulo Pinho ◽  
Pramod Bhusal
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Negative Impacts

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim at providing a healthier planet for present and future generations. At the most recent SDG summit held in 2019, Member States recognized that the achievements accomplished to date have been insufficient to achieve this mission. This paper presents a comprehensive literature review of 227 documents contextualizing outdoor lighting with SDGs, showing its potential to resolve some existing issues related to the SDG targets. From a list of 17 goals, six SDGs were identified to have relevant synergies with outdoor lighting in smart cities, including SDG 3 (Good health and well-being), SDG 11 (Sustainable cities and communities), SDG 14 (Life below water) and SDG 15 (Life on land). This review also links efficient lighting roles partially with SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy) and SDG 13 (Climate action) through Target 7.3 and Target 13.2, respectively. This paper identifies outdoor lighting as a vector directly impacting 16 of the 50 targets in the six SDGs involved. Each section in this review discusses the main aspects of outdoor lighting by a human-centric, energy efficiency and environmental impacts. Each aspect addresses the most recent studies contributing to lighting solutions in the literature, helping us to understand the positive and negative impacts of artificial lighting on living beings. In addition, the work summarizes the proposed solutions and results tackling specific topics impacting SDG demands.

scholarly journals From Smart Cities to Smart Regions: Regional Economic Specialization as a Tool for Development and Inclusion

2020 ◽  
Vol 338 ◽  
pp. 21-31
Author(s):  
Karina Radchenko
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Smart Specialization ◽  
Economic Specialization ◽  
Regional Authorities

Keeping in mind that the fundamental task of local and regional governments is improving lives of their citizens, this paper considers the phenomenon of smart specialization as a tool that can be used to reach economic development and inclusion. Particular attention is paid to the impacts of smart cities on regional life through establishing smart city networks and mutual cooperation of various stakeholders. The issues associated with smart specialization are determined. At the same time, it is attempted to suggest the possible steps that could be taken by local and regional authorities to foster smartification. The multidimensional methodology approach is used for this study to increase its comprehensiveness and wider applicability of the concluding recommendations. The research is directly linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals that are actively promoted by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, so it is related to high practical and theoretical value.

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