scholarly journals Effects of Smart City Construction on the Quality of Public Occupational Health: Empirical Evidence From Guangdong Province, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Cheng ◽  
Fan-Fan Wang ◽  
Da-Wei Dong ◽  
Ji-Chao Liang ◽  
Chun-Fen Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Guangdong Province ◽  
Pearl River Delta Region ◽  
City Construction ◽  
The Impact

This article takes the Guangdong Province of China as the research object and uses the difference-in-difference model to evaluate the impact of smart city construction on the quality of public occupational health and intercity differences. The obtained results show that smart city construction significantly improves the quality of public occupational health, and it is still valid after a series of robustness tests. The effect of this policy is stronger in cities that belong to the Pearl River Delta region or sub-provincial level cities. This study indicates that the central government should improve the pilot evaluation system and the performance appraisal mechanism of smart cities from the perspective of top-level design during the process of promoting smart city construction, which aims to correctly guide local governments to promote the construction of smart cities. To achieve the full improvement effect of smart city construction on the quality of public occupational health, local governments should implement smart city strategies in a purposeful and planned way according to the actual situation of the development of the jurisdiction.

scholarly journals The Impact of Smart City Construction on the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment in China

Complexity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Chong Ye ◽  
Zhaoyang Zhao ◽  
Jinlong Cai
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
City Construction ◽  
Investment In China ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Natural Resource Dependence

As a new model of urban development, it is important to scientifically analyze the impact of smart cities on the quality of foreign direct investment (FDI). This article constructs a difference in differences’ model to test the impact of foreign direct investment quality in smart city construction based on panel data of 226 prefecture-level cities from 2006–2017. Study shows the following. (1) The construction of smart cities has significantly improved the quality of FDI utilized in pilot cities. (2) Heterogeneity analysis shows that smart city construction significantly contributes to the quality of FDI in the western city subsample and a subsample of cities with low natural resource dependence. After a series of robustness tests and placebo tests, the above conclusions still hold. The results of the study suggest that China should further promote the construction of smart cities to optimize the quality of foreign direct investment and promote high-quality economic growth. The findings of the study also provide theoretical and practical references for the construction of smart cities in China and other countries around the world.

scholarly journals A Hyperconnected Smart City Framework

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naureen Naqvi ◽  
Sabih Ur Rehman ◽  
Zahidul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Directed Network ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
Processing And Storage ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Storage

Recent technological advancements have given rise to the concept of hyper-connected smart cities being adopted around the world. These cities aspire to achieve better outcomes for citizens by improving the quality of service delivery, information sharing, and creating a sustainable environment. A smart city comprises of a network of interconnected devices also known as IoT (Internet of Things), which captures data and transmits it to a platform for analysis. This data covers a variety of information produced in large volumes also known as Big Data. From data capture to processing and storage, there are several stages where a breach in security and privacy could result in catastrophic impacts. Presently there is a gap in the centralization of knowledge to implement smart city services with a secure architecture. To bridge this gap, we present a framework that highlights challenges within the smart city applications and synthesizes the techniques feasible to solve them. Additionally, we analyze the impact of a potential breach on smart city applications and state-of-the-art architectures available. Furthermore, we identify the stakeholders who may have an interest in learning about the relationships between the significant aspects of a smart city. We demonstrate these relationships through force-directed network diagrams. They will help raise the awareness amongst the stakeholders for planning the development of a smart city. To complement our framework, we designed web-based interactive resources that are available from http://ausdigitech.com/smartcity/.

scholarly journals How University Acts in the Development of “Smart Cities”

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 05011
Author(s):  
M. Afanasiev ◽  
M. Lysenkova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Impact Of Higher Education ◽  
The Impact

“Smart city” is a new model of territorial development, taking into account the growing importance of information, innovation and human capital. One of the main elements of the “smart city” is a developed system of higher education. The aim of this work was to study the impact of higher education on "smart" and innovative cities. The objectives of this work were to obtain quantitative characteristics of the impact of the University on the smart city. Approach to solving this problem was to build indicators based on indicators that characterize the quality of life, and ratings to compare cities on their basis. The hypothesis of the study is that the higher education system has a positive impact on the development of smart and innovative cities. A theoretically justified method of constructing an indicator of a certain direction of socio-economic development is a component analysis of indicators characterizing this direction. As a result, the rankings of Russian and foreign cities based on the characteristics of quality of life, which prove that education is a key indicator of the development of "smart" and innovative cities.

scholarly journals Smart city initiatives in the context of digital transformation

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Tomičić Pupek ◽  
Igor Pihir ◽  
Martina Tomičić Furjan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Private And Public

Digital transformation is an emerging trend in developing the way how the work is being done, and it is present in the private and public sector, in all industries and fields of work. Smart cities, as one of the concepts related to digital transformation, is usually seen as a matter of local governments, as it is their responsibility to ensure a better quality of life for the citizens. Some cities have already taken advantages of possibilities offered by the concept of smart cities, creating new values to all stakeholders interacting in the living city ecosystems, thus serving as examples of good practice, while others are still developing and growing on their intentions to become smart. This paper provides a structured literature analysis and investigates key scope, services and technologies related to smart cities and digital transformation as concepts of empowering social and collaboration interactions, in order to identify leading factors in most smart city initiatives.

scholarly journals The Impact of ICTS in the Development of Smart City: Opportunities and Challenges

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1285-1289 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
United States Census ◽  
United States Census Bureau ◽  
The Impact

ICT technology has seen a widespread influence throughout the globe. It has become a crucial element in safety and security. According to the United States census bureau of 2017, it is estimated that, by 2030, the world's population will be around 8.5 billion. It is also estimated to rise up to 9.8 billion and 11.2 billion by 2050 and 2100 respectively. More than half of humanity today live in urban areas. A large number of cities are witnessing a significant growth of rural citizens moving to urban areas in search of better lifestyle and opportunities, education and a quality of life. As a consequence of this, cities’ are expanding beyond their limits in their infrastructural, security and service sectors to adapt to the overwhelming surge of rural migrants. And this comes with a cost, which is the increased complexity of providing an easier way of life. This has led to cities adopting modern tools of ICT to become Smart Cities capable of adapting and allocating the incoming migrators, as well as increase the quality of life. The paper will explain the definition of smart cities, their opportunities and challenges with tools that include: Smart homes, Smart energy grid, Smart retail and Internet of Things. The study defines the essential elements that comprise smart cities. It will, therefore, aid governments in decision-making when it comes to initiating smart city projects.

scholarly journals Implementing concept of smart city in Russian regions (case of Volgograd region)

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
pp. 44-54
Author(s):  
Olga Evgen'evna Akimova ◽  
Sergey Konstantinovich Volkov ◽  
Irina Mikhailovna Kuzlaeva ◽  
Margarita Tagirovna Kozhukhova
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Urban Systems ◽  
Volgograd Region ◽  
Municipal Policies ◽  
Sound Management ◽  
Time And Energy

The article presents the analysis of the key directions for developing a smart city concept through the prism of perception by residents participating in the strategic guidelines in the context of digitalization and a changing economic space. There has been considered the problem of implementing the concept of smart city and low awareness of residents about the regional policy on digitalization of urban space. Trigger spheres of the economy are proposed, whose digitalization should be carried out in the first place. The actual scenarios for building a smart city are presented, and their prospects for the Volgograd region are determined. A model for the development of smart urban space is proposed. The necessity of a direct financial support for advanced technological solutions for the development of urban systems through subsidies, as well as indirect tax incentives is determined. A smart city requires unconventional solutions and flexibility in municipal policies. Principles are proposed that can contribute to the sound management of sustainable smart cities. The obtained results of the study can be used by local governments to implement the most acceptable scenario for the transition to the concept of a smart city in accordance with the current level of development and preparedness of urban space for digitalization. The main advantage of the transformation of urban space and the use of digital technologies is an increase in the quality of services provided to residents, saving financial resources, time and energy required for the city functioning

scholarly journals Evaluation System: Evaluation of Smart City Shareable Framework and Its Applications in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengming Li ◽  
Zhaoxin Dai ◽  
Xiaoli Liu ◽  
Wei Sun
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
System Evaluation ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Dynamic Information ◽  
Regional Characteristics ◽  
City Construction

Smart city evaluation is a critical component in smart city construction and plays an important role in guiding and promoting smart development of cities. Currently, existing research and applications of smart city evaluation are still in the exploration stage. They mainly focus on evaluation of one single aspect, use indicators with distinct regional characteristics and poor extensibility, and cannot be well-integrated with common and shareable smart city frameworks; these limitations have led to biased evaluation results. Based on a common and shareable smart city framework, this paper proposes a well-integrated, universal, strongly practical, and highly extensible evaluation system. Then, using the above-mentioned evaluation system, 17 smart cities in China are assessed. This application demonstrates that the evaluation system plays an important guiding role for better understanding the overall smart city platform construction situation in China, performing horizontal comparisons and establishing benchmarks among smart cities. Comparative analyses of indicators demonstrate that future smart city construction in China should pay more attention to novel innovations, the construction of dynamic information resources and spatiotemporal big data.

scholarly journals The Impact of Urban Sprawl and Smart City Construction on Regional Coordination

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Liangfeng Hao ◽  
Xue Chen ◽  
Chengpeng Min
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Regional Coordination ◽  
Theoretical Mechanism ◽  
City Network ◽  
City Construction ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

The construction of smart cities has promoted the process of urbanization and sustainable urban sprawl, which may accelerate regional coordination by enhancing the spatial correlation among the cities. Firstly, this paper built the mechanism for the impact of urban sprawl and smart city construction on regional coordination and adopted the corrected night light data as the index of economic measurement, using the dynamic fixed effect spatial Dubin model to test theoretical mechanism. It is found that urban sprawl has strongly promoted the regional coordination, which is especially obvious among the neighboring cities. However, the construction of smart cities is not conducive to regional coordination, only when interacting with urban sprawl. The results of robustness check and endogenous treatment are consistent with the baseline regression. Further research shows that urban sprawl restricts the positive effect of industrial agglomeration but could promote economic growth and regional coordination through smart city construction. The policy enlightenment lies in that smart city construction should be promoted, so as to improve economic growth, and smart city network and urban sprawl should be synchronously promoted to accelerate regional coordination.

scholarly journals Smart Cities as a New Quality of Life Standard

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 120-125
Author(s):  
N. Yu. Pivkina
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Substantial Contribution ◽  
The Impact

Over the past ten years, the creation of smart cities has become a priority in the development of the digital economy over the world. It is reflected not only in official documents of the leading international organisations including the United Nations (UN), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Commission but also in scientific research of many foreign scientists. There are several approaches to the definition of the term “smart city”. This article will overcome some theoretical gaps in a holistic research approach to the study of smart cities, especially in terms of the impact of information and telecommunication technologies on improving the quality of life and well-being of urban residents, because creating a comfortable living environment is one of the most essential tasks in the concept of a smart city. The author paid particular attention to the analysis of the literature on the problems of smart cities based on the international databases of scientific citing — Web of Science and Scopus; a resulting publication stream made it possible to assess the effectiveness of research in subject areas related to economics. The most significant number of projects to create smart cities were implemented in European cities. Researchers from the UK made a substantial contribution to the development of international standards. In Russian practice, this topic is just beginning its development, both in legal and regulatory documents and in economic research. An important step in solving this problem should be the implementation of the national program “Digital Economy of the Russian Federation” and the project “Smart City” in the framework of the national project “Housing and Urban Environment” in 2019.

Small and Smart: Why and How Smart City Solutions Can and Should be Adapted to the Unique Needs of Smaller Cities

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra Lam ◽  
John Wagner Givens
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
New Era ◽  
The World ◽  
Smart Living ◽  
Smart Community ◽  
Smart Communities

Abstract Research and development on smart cities has been growing rapidly. Smart cities promise a new era of living efficiently, sustainably, and safely. The tools and technologies deployed aim to drive better public decision-making on everything from where we live to how we work. While the world is rapidly urbanizing, a substantial percentage of the population still lives in smaller and rural communities. Smart city solutions as they are defined here are process driven and not constrained by population or geographic metrics; they are the application of technology and data to improve the quality of life. Smaller communities can also be smart, and excluding or ignoring them widens inequality, limits use cases, and restrains innovation. Using South Bend, Indiana as an example, the authors examine the power and potential of smaller smart cities. They then transfer this thinking to Georgia and Georgia Tech’s initiative working with local governments across the state on smart community development. This article is one of the first of its kinds in examining smaller smart communities as models for smart living.

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