scholarly journals How Do People View Various Kinds of Smart City Services? Focus on the Acquisition of Personal Information

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 11062
Author(s):  
Yuho Shimizu ◽  
Shin Osaki ◽  
Takaaki Hashimoto ◽  
Kaori Karasawa
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Garbage Collection ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Social Credit ◽  
Surveillance Society

In smart city services, large volumes of personal information are generally captured, and urban development is based on that data. However, people do not always have accepting attitudes toward smart city services. The purpose of this study was to identify the expectations and anxieties that people have toward five typical services in smart cities (social credit, artificial intelligence (AI) cameras, health information, garbage collection, and automatic vehicles) by using mainly open-ended questions. An online survey was conducted with Japanese participants by presenting them with one of the five vignettes about the services described above. The results showed that the participants’ expectations from each service were distinctly different between the vignettes. Anxieties about the leakage of personal information were found for the vignettes of social credit and health information. For the vignettes of AI cameras and garbage collection, anxieties that privacy would not be sufficiently ensured and that people would be involved in a surveillance society were noted. Additionally, the participants tended to exhibit lower accepting attitudes toward services considered to capture a large amount of personal information. We believe that our findings are meaningful to operators leading smart city projects and researchers in urban planning and psychology.

REGULATION IN MANAGEMENT OF HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (65) ◽  
pp. 51-57
Author(s):  
Natalya L. Gagulina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Regulatory Barriers ◽  
Regulatory Functions ◽  
And Robotics ◽  
Market Disequilibrium

The article analyzes the institutional provision of the regulatory functions of the state in such areas as artificial intelligence and robotics. The analysis is based on the Concept of the development of regulation of relations in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics technologies until 2024. Among the problematic areas of regulation are the restriction of competition, the loss of flexibility in economic relations and the market disequilibrium. It is shown that the solution of these problems requires an integrated approach. So, to implement the concept of “smart city”, it is necessary not only to weaken or remove regulatory barriers, but also to use additional tools that have already applied in the world practice. An opportunity of applying of theoretical and methodological base of quality economics is considered. The solution to a significant part of the problems of digitalization of the region’s economy is the use in the management of the development of the “smart city” the international standard “Sustainable cities and Communities – Indicators for smart cities”.

scholarly journals Erősítik-e a társadalmi kirekesztést a smart cityk?

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
László Gere ◽  
Ráhel Czirják
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
The Other ◽  
Global Competition ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
City Development ◽  
The One

A fejlesztéspolitikában ma a „smart” címkével minden vonzóbb, eladhatóbb, a kifejezés sokszor a ’környezetbarát’ vagy ’fenntartható’ szinonimájaként is használatos. A városfejlesztésben az utóbbi idők egyik legfelkapottabb paradigmája, globális szintű versengést indítva mind a városok, mind az érdekelt vállalatok között a kölcsönösen hasznosnak vélt előnyök reményében. A szerzők egyrészt annak jártak utána, miért éppen most virágzott fel a smart city mint fejlesztési paradigma, és milyen tényezők indukálták gyors előretörését. Másrészt a nemzetközi példák bemutatásán keresztül arra a kérdésre keresik a választ, milyen társadalmi hatásokkal járnak ezek a fejlesztések, milyen kihívásokkal kell szembenézni a smart city fejlesztések kapcsán, és vajon a jövőben a fejlesztési szereplők képesek lesznek-e tanulni hibáikból, és tudatosan tervezni a hatások összességével. --- Do smart cities intensify social exclusion? In development policy everything seems to be more attractive and marketable when labelled ‘smart’; the expression is often used even as a synonym for ‘environmentally-friendly’ or ‘sustainable’. Considering urban development projects, smart city development is one of the most popular paradigms, triggering global competition between cities as well as the interested companies, both expecting mutual benefits from the co-operation. The article, on the one hand, tries to reveal, why the smart city paradigm has now started to thrive, and what factors played a part in its rapid development. On the other hand, through the presentation of international practices, the authors intend to answer what social impacts these developments have had, what challenges have the smart city developments met, and whether in the future the actors could learn from their mistakes and consciously take into account the complexity of impacts.

Governance and Institutional Framework for Smart Cities in India

2018 ◽  
pp. 50-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arindam Biswas ◽  
Kranti Kumar Maurya
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
State Government ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Institutional Framework ◽  
Governing Institutions ◽  
Union Government

Rapidly increasing urbanization in India has brought much needed focus on the urban development. City building in India is done mostly by local governments and very less by state government and union government. All three tiers of governance are involved in realizing smart city. Smart city will be built with a combined effort from various actors from three tiers of public governing institutions and several private enterprises. Smart cities will require superior planning, design, and coordination among these actors. Otherwise, it will be impossible to achieve faster, efficient, and superior quality city building and management. Historically, urban policy and its implementation in India has been tardy, thereby limiting the sustainable and planned growth of cities. The chapter will try to find the connection between governance and institutional framework for smart city building in India by taking a case of Varanasi city. Varanasi is a city in Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is one of the hundred proposed smart cities. Varanasi is a proposed city under AMRUT and HRIDAY schemes also.

The Smart City and Its Citizens

2019 ◽  
pp. 1407-1427
Author(s):  
Carlo Francesco Capra
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Complex Settings ◽  
Multiple Actors

Smart cities are associated almost exclusively with modern technology and infrastructure. However, smart cities have the possibility to enhance the involvement and contribution of citizens to urban development. This work explores the role of governance as one of the factors influencing the participation of citizens in smart cities projects. Governance characteristics play a major role in explaining different typologies of citizen participation. Through a focus on Amsterdam Smart City program as a specific case study, this research examines the characteristics of governance that are present in the overall program and within a selected sample of projects, and how they relate to different typologies of citizen participation. The analysis and comprehension of governance characteristics plays a crucial role both for a better understanding and management of citizen participation, especially in complex settings where multiple actors are interacting.

Active Governance and Smart Citizenship

2022 ◽  
pp. 290-296
Author(s):  
Panagiota Konstantinou ◽  
Georgios Stathakis ◽  
Maria Georgia Nomikou ◽  
Athina Mountzouri ◽  
Maria Stamataki
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Personal Autonomy ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Active Part ◽  
Urban Living ◽  
Liberal Citizenship

Cities are increasingly dependent on networks, sensors, and microcontrollers. Artificial intelligence has managed to mimic human behavior, and in a few years, many jobs may be replaced by computers or machines. Today, smart cities are evolving in all countries from the poorest to the most economically viable, and there are many smart city applications that rely on observation and participation of the citizens. Active citizens are interested in the benefits of their city, and they are involved in improving and promoting urban living. All levels of smart citizen participation are associated with liberal citizenship and personal autonomy and the choice of individuals to perform specific roles and take responsibility for their actions. The states in turn provide liberal forms of government. Smart cities need “smart people” who can take an active part in both governance and city reform. This kind of citizen participation is more than just a ritual participation in government.

scholarly journals Artificial Intelligence Applications to Smart City and Smart Enterprise

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donato Impedovo ◽  
Giuseppe Pirlo
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
City Management ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
Social Big Data ◽  
Areas Of Interest

Smart cities work under a more resource-efficient management and economy than ordinary cities. As such, advanced business models have emerged around smart cities, which have led to the creation of smart enterprises and organizations that depend on advanced technologies. In this Special Issue, 21 selected and peer-reviewed articles contributed in the wide spectrum of artificial intelligence applications to smart cities. Published works refer to the following areas of interest: vehicular traffic prediction; social big data analysis; smart city management; driving and routing; localization; and safety, health, and life quality.

scholarly journals THE CONCEPT OF INTEGRATED CITY DEVELOPMENT: EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE AND POSSIBILITIES OF ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
pp. 178-194
Author(s):  
Olena GOLOVNYA ◽  
Maryna KONDRATOVA
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Participatory Management ◽  
The European Union ◽  
City Development ◽  
European Experience

The authors investigate that the leading form of territorial and socio-economic organization of modern society are cities. At the same time, cities act as drivers of socio-economic development, political prosperity and social progress and will undoubtedly be important for the formation of competitiveness in the world. It is established that one of the documents, which was developed with the participation of representatives of common European interests and promotes to integrated urban development, is the Leipzig Charter «Cities of Europe on the path to sustainable development». The practice of participatory management helps integrated urban development. Participatory management becomes relevant in the context of decentralization and community development, in particular participatory budgeting, which is the opportunity for city residents to participate in decision-making on how to allocate a certain part of the budget. It is analysed, that plenty of international indexes is for the quantitative and quality estimation of development of cities, that allow to explore tendencies and estimate influence of political decisions and steps that is accepted within the limits of cities for the improvement of welfare of habitants. A category ‒ «Smart City» is investigated. It is set that in rating of Smart Cities Index the first places occupy New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Reykjavik. Among the terms of development of the integrated cities on the basis of conception of «Smart City» the following is highlighted: introduction of networks of generation 5G, continuous coverage of territories and access to the internet in difficult of access places, trouble-free simultaneous work in the network of enormous number of devices. A collaboration and partnership with European societies and organizations help the Ukrainian cities in their integrated development. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study has become the scientific works of Ukrainian and foreign authors on integrated urban development based on European experience and guidelines and provisions of the European Union.

scholarly journals PROTECTION OF PRIVACY AND PERSONAL DATA IN THE BIG DATA ENVIRONMENT OF SMART CITIES

2021 ◽  
Vol XLVI-4/W5-2021 ◽  
pp. 181-186
Author(s):  
A. Denker
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Personal Data Protection ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Data Environment ◽  
Bifocal Lenses

Abstract. The project of smart cities has emerged as a response to the challenges of twenty-first- century urbanization. Solutions to the fundamental conundrum of cities revolving around efficiency, convenience and security keep being sought by leveraging technology. Notwithstanding all the conveniences furnished by a smart city to all the citizens, privacy of a citizen is intertwined with the benefits of a smart city. The development processes which overlook privacy and security issues have left many of the smart city applications vulnerable to non-conventional security threats and susceptible to numerous privacy and personal data spillage risks. Among the challenges the smart city initiatives encounter, the emergence of the smartphone-big data-the cloud coalescence is perhaps the greatest, from the viewpoint of privacy and personal data protection. As our cities are getting digitalized, information comprising citizens' behavior, choices, and mobility, as well as their personal assets are shared over smartphone-big data-the cloud coalescences, thereby expanding cyber-threat surface and creating different security concerns. This coalescence refers to the practices of creating and analyzing vast sets of data, which comprise personal information. In this paper, the protection of privacy and personal data issues in the big data environment of smart cities are viewed through bifocal lenses, focusing on social and technical aspects. The protection of personal data and privacy in smart city enterprises is treated as a socio-technological operation where various actors and factors undertake different tasks. The article concludes by calling for novel developments, conceptual and practical changes both in technological and social realms.

scholarly journals Proposal for a smart city index for municipalities in Argentina

Paakat ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
María Verónica Alderete ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Capital Cities ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
The Third ◽  
National Statistics ◽  
The World ◽  
Buenos Aires City

The development of smart cities has yielded into a desirable objective among many cities around the world. International indexes of smart cities focus on large urban cities without interest on intermediate cities of developing countries. This paper pretends to fill this gap by proposing a smart city index for the capital cities in Argentina, together with Buenos Aires City and Bahia Blanca. The index is compound of four dimensions: Environment, Governance, Society and ICT, and Mobility and Transport which are based on a set of indicators. Data emerges from official websites and national statistics. In the case of Bahia Blanca, a wider smart city index with subjective indicators from an online survey is built. Alternative versions of the index, weighted (according to the vision of citizens, enterprises and politicians) and non-weighted are provided. Results show that the cities of Bahia Blanca, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires and Cordoba are the third smartest cities in Argentina.

Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Smart Agriculture

2021 ◽  
pp. 277-288
Author(s):  
Suresh Sankaranarayanan
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Autonomous Robots ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
City Management ◽  
Latency Reduction ◽  
Smart Agriculture ◽  
Growing Population

Smart cities is the latest buzzword towards bringing innovation, technology, and intelligence for meeting the demand of ever-growing population. Technologies like internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), edge computing, big data, wireless communication are the main building blocks for smart city project initiatives. Now with the upcoming of latest technologies like IoT-enabled sensors, drones, and autonomous robots, they have their application in agriculture along with AI towards smart agriculture. In addition to traditional farming called outdoor farming, a lot of insights have gone with the advent of IoT technologies and artificial intelligence in indoor farming like hydroponics, aeroponics. Now along with IoT, artificial intelligence, big data, and analytics for smart city management towards smart agriculture, there is big trend towards fog/edge, which extends the cloud computing towards bandwidth, latency reduction. This chapter focuses on artificial intelligence in IoT-edge for smart agriculture.

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