scholarly journals Evaluation of Economic Benefits of Smart City Initiatives

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-42
Author(s):  
Aik Wirsbinna
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Money ◽  
The City ◽  
Telecommunications Companies

Cities around the world are investing heavily in the design and implementation of Smart City Initiatives. A lot of public money goes into the smart city approach. Not only on the public side, but also for companies, smart city business models in this context are interesting. Global high-tech companies such as IBM, Cisco, SAP Research and Mitsubishi Electric work in large projects in Asia and Arabia. In Germany, there are also large telecommunications companies, mobile companies but also companies close to the city, such as energy suppliers or local IT companies with important knowledge of locality trying to enter the field. The global Corona Pandemic 2020 is accelerating this path too. Various efforts have been made to assess the results of these projects and initiatives. This study offers an analysis of the economic benefits of smart city initiatives. The main drivers and evaluation criteria will be examined to identify and to examine their potential contribution to the development of smart city. This article deals with the economic benefits of Smart City Initiatives. An attempt is made to develop and describe the most important economic benefits as categories from the literature analysis.

The Design and Implementation of Business Models in Metropolitan Broadband Networks

2011 ◽  
pp. 196-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonios Alexiou ◽  
Christos Bouras ◽  
John Primpas ◽  
Dimitrios Papagiannopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Access Network ◽  
Wireless Systems ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Broadband Networks ◽  
Metropolitan Area Network ◽  
The Public ◽  
The City

This chapter presents the design principles that cover the implementation of broadband infrastructure in the region of Western Greece, by examining all the necessary parameters that arise while implementing such a critical developmental project. The broadband infrastructure that is deployed is either based on optical fiber (on big municipalities) or on wireless systems (OFDM based and WiFi cells). Furthermore, we present as two case studies all issues of the designing of the Metropolitan Area Network of Patras, the third largest city of Greece and the Wireless Access Network of Messatida. The major target of the broadband networks is to interconnect the buildings of the public sector in the city and also deploy infrastructure (fibers or wireless systems) that will create conditions of competition in providing both access and content services to the advantage of the end consumer. The usage of the broadband infrastructure by service providers will be based on the open availability of the infrastructure in a cost-effective way. Finally, we present the main characteristics of a proposed business plan that ensures financial viability of the broadband infrastructure and guarantees the administration, growth, and exploitation of infrastructure.

Deconstructing Smart Cities

Big Data ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 1957-1969
Author(s):  
Michael Batty
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Smart City ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Public Realm ◽  
The Public ◽  
Important Challenge ◽  
Urban Problems ◽  
The City

This chapter defines the smart city in terms of the process whereby computers and computation are being embedded into the very fabric of the city itself. In short, the smart city is the automated city where the goal is to improve the efficiency of how the city functions. These new technologies tend to improve the performance of cities in the short term with respect to how cities function over minutes, hours or days rather than over years or decades. After establishing definitions and context, the author then explores questions of big data. One important challenge is to synthesize or integrate different data about the city's functioning and this provides an enormous challenge which presents many obstacles to producing coherent solutions to diverse urban problems. The chapter augments this argument with ideas about how the emergence of widespread computation provides a new interface to the public realm through which citizens might participate in rather fuller and richer ways than hitherto, through interactions in various kinds of decision-making about the future city. The author concludes with some speculations as to how the emerging science of smart cities fits into the wider science of cities.

Deconstructing Smart Cities

2014 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Batty
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Smart City ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Public Realm ◽  
The Public ◽  
Important Challenge ◽  
Urban Problems ◽  
The City

This chapter defines the smart city in terms of the process whereby computers and computation are being embedded into the very fabric of the city itself. In short, the smart city is the automated city where the goal is to improve the efficiency of how the city functions. These new technologies tend to improve the performance of cities in the short term with respect to how cities function over minutes, hours or days rather than over years or decades. After establishing definitions and context, the author then explores questions of big data. One important challenge is to synthesize or integrate different data about the city's functioning and this provides an enormous challenge which presents many obstacles to producing coherent solutions to diverse urban problems. The chapter augments this argument with ideas about how the emergence of widespread computation provides a new interface to the public realm through which citizens might participate in rather fuller and richer ways than hitherto, through interactions in various kinds of decision-making about the future city. The author concludes with some speculations as to how the emerging science of smart cities fits into the wider science of cities.

Business Models for Smart City Solutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-109
Author(s):  
Edoardo Croci ◽  
Tania Molteni
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Business Models ◽  
City Government ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Private Actors ◽  
The City

Smart city business models identify the mechanisms through which a smart city solution or a combination of integrated solutions are able to create, deliver, and capture private and public value for society. This paper aims to identify the main archetypes of smart city business models in three sectors (energy, mobility, ICT) through an in-depth analysis of three city case studies: Valencia, Dresden, and Antalya (involved in the Horizon 2020 project “MAtchUP”). Cities' business models are analysed through a questionnaire-based survey, targeted to city government representatives and their technical partners. The paper develops a set of smart city business model archetypes, based on the roles and involvement of public and private actors in 1) funding, 2) asset ownership, and 3) operations of smart city solutions. These archetypes range from a model where the city government plays a prevalent role in all three dimensions to a model where private actors are more prevalent with several intermediate models.

The art of imitating life: The potential contribution of biomimicry in shaping the future of our cities

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Taylor Buck
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Infrastructure Planning ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Infrastructure Design ◽  
The Future ◽  
The City

This paper discusses the significance of biomimicry as a design methodology within the context of urban infrastructure planning and design. The application of biomimicry principles to urban infrastructure problems is examined by analysing case studies that used biomimicry inspired designs rather than ‘mainstream’ infrastructure approaches. Biomimicry is presented as an ontology of the city that fosters innovative and collaborative urban infrastructure design and management, supplements dominant future city paradigms like the ‘smart’ city and is worthy of further, detailed study.

scholarly journals Efektifitas Penerapan Aplikasi Lapor Sleman Dalam Mewujudkan Sleman Smart Regency

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Fittia Restiane ◽  
Eko Priyo Purnomo ◽  
Lubna Salsabila
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Smart City ◽  
The Public ◽  
Management And Development ◽  
The Government ◽  
The City

Abstract: Smart City as an innovation in overcoming every problem that occurs in the city. In the Smart City concept there are aspects that are Smart Regency. Is a process of management and development of a variety of natural and human resources, Smart Regency provides innovations in information technology-based grievance services, with access to the Sleman Report application, which is online complaints, aspirations, suggestions and criticisms from the public for the government. However, the services provided by the government to the community were not yet fully maximized in its implementation. The purpose of this study is to see the extent of effectiveness in the application of the Sleman Report in realizing Sleman Smart Regency in Sleman Regency. The result is quite effective for the realization of Smart Regency but in its implementation it is felt to be less than optimal because its handling is sometimes problematic. This study concludes the success of the Sleman Report Program for the steps to realize Smart Regency, the success of target users of the Sleman Report and the achievement of the Report Report in realizing the Smart Regency.Keywords: Smart City,Smart Regency, Lapor Sleman.Abstrak: Smart City sebagai sebuah inovasi dalam mengatasi setiap permasalahan yang terjadi di dalam kota. Dalam konsep Smart City terdapat aspek yang ada yakni Smart Regency. Adalah sebuah proses pengelolaan dan pengembangan dari berbagai macam sumber daya alam dan manusia, Smart Regency memberikan inovasi mengenai layanan pengaduan berbasis teknologi informasi, dengan akses aplikasi Lapor Sleman yakni pengaduan, aspirasi, saran dan kritik secara Online dari masyarakat untuk pemerintah. Namun dalam pelayanan yang diberikan pemerintah untuk masyarakat pun belum sepenuhnya maksimal dalam pelaksanaannya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat sejauh mana efektivitas pada penerapan Lapor Sleman dalam mewujudkan Sleman Smart Regencyn di Kabupaten Sleman. Hasilnya cukup efektif untuk terwujudnya Smart Regency namun dalam implementasinya dirasa kurang maksimal karena penanganannya yang terkadang bermasalah. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan keberhasilan program Lapor Sleman untuk langkah terwujudnya Smart regency, keberhasilan target pengguna dari Lapor Sleman dan pencapaian tujuan Lapor Sleman dalam mewujudkan Smart Regency.Kata kunci: Smart City,Smart Regency, Lapor Sleman

Developing a Selection Model for YouTubers Suited for Ad Placement Video Using AHP

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Pi-Fang Hsu ◽  
Yi-Xuan Lin
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Modified Delphi ◽  
Management Ability ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Social Management

Currently YouTube is the most popular video website in Taiwan, and because of the economic benefits associated with internet celebrities, advertisers have started working with YouTube creators to create more business models. Therefore, this study develops the model of creator selection based on the advertiser's viewpoint. This study intends to develop a model to assist companies with selecting the optimal YouTuber for their purposes. First, the proposed model adopts the modified Delphi method to identify suitable criteria for evaluating YouTubers. Next, the model applies the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to determine the relative weights of evaluation criteria, ranks the alternatives, and selects the optimal YouTuber. Additionally, a famous Taiwanese food company is used as an example to illustrate how a YouTuber is selected by applying this model. The results show that when advertisers select a YouTuber, they attach importance to the criteria of personal characteristics, marketing ability, social management ability, and production capacity.

scholarly journals The concept of smart city and the perceptions of urban inhabitants: a case study from Žilina, Slovakia

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-128
Author(s):  
Tatiana Čorejová ◽  
Erika Haľamová ◽  
Radovan Madleňák ◽  
György Iván Neszmélyi
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Green Roofs ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Urban Region ◽  
The Public ◽  
Tactical Decisions ◽  
The City

The smart city concept is a comprehensive approach to the functioning of the urban region. It concerns various areas of life such as culture, infrastructure, environment, energy, and social services. Public perceptions of the smart city concept are not commonly addressed. The aim of this paper is to examine perceptions of the smart city concept among inhabitants, doing so through a case study focusing on the city of Žilina in Slovakia. The methodology that the researchers applied includes primary research and surveys as well as secondary research. Based on the analysis of the environment and the results of the survey, opportunities for the development of a ‘Smart City Žilina’ concept are identified. There is a growing interest in green solutions among the inhabitants of Žilina. A significant number of respondents indicated their support for intelligent waste collection and renewable energy sources. And they were also supportive of green roofs. The update of the strategy must consider a number of steps in waste management, from collection to transport, with a view to the overall recovery of the waste generated. As part of the smart city concept and projects, the public administration and the municipality must communicate effectively with the public. This will require specific approaches and tactical decisions for optimal success.

scholarly journals Googling the City: In Search of the Public Interest on Toronto’s ‘Smart’ Waterfront

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Morgan ◽  
Brian Webb
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Reference Point ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Balance Of Power ◽  
Civic Society ◽  
The Public ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The City

Toronto’s Quayside waterfront regeneration project has become an international reference point for the burgeoning debate about the scope and limits of the digitally enabled ‘smart city’ narrative. The project signals the entry of a Google affiliate into the realm of ‘smart urbanism’ in the most dramatic fashion imaginable, by allowing them to potentially realise their long-running dream for “someone to give us a city and put us in charge.” This article aims to understand this on-going ‘smart city’ experiment through an exploration of the ways in which ‘techno-centric’ narratives and proposed ‘disruptive’ urban innovations are being contested by the city’s civic society. To do this, the article traces the origins and evolution of the partnership between Waterfront Toronto and Sidewalk Labs and identifies the key issues that have exercised local critics of the plan, including the public/private balance of power, governance, and the planning process. Despite more citizen-centric efforts, there remains a need for appropriate advocates to protect and promote the wider public interest to moderate the tensions that exist between techno-centric and citizen-centric dimensions of smart cities.

scholarly journals Planejamento turístico: estudo de caso da cidade de Belém (PA)

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Celisse Oliveira Brito ◽  
Heliani do Socorro Ferreira de Sá
Keyword(s):  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Tourism Planning ◽  
The Public ◽  
Structural Framework ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
To Receive ◽  
The City ◽  
Geographical Space ◽  
Goals And Objectives

O turismo é uma das atividades que mais cresce no mundo, tornando-se promissora para muitos países. Nesse contexto, as regiões que mais se destacam na atividade são as que dispõem de atrativos naturais e culturais juntamente com uma infraestrutura adequada, estimulando assim o deslocamento de grandes fluxos de turistas e visitantes para a determinada localidade, além de fomentar o crescimento do setor turístico, gerando benefícios socioeconômicos para os envolvidos na atividade. Por isso, é extremante necessário que as cidades estejam preparadas para receber os turistas atendendo ou até mesmos superando suas expectativas. Nessa perspectiva, o presente artigo pretende esclarecer de que forma o Planejamento Turístico vem sendo aplicado no âmbito logístico e estrutural da cidade de Belém na busca de atender e satisfazer as demandas turísticas. Visto que esse tipo de Planejamento é a base de toda ação voltada para a atividade turística, analisando e diagnosticando um determinado espaço geográfico, através de metas e objetivos. Proporcionando, ainda, ações eficazes, com a interação de todos os agentes do Turismo, o órgão público, privado e a comunidade. O artigo também explanará quais os entraves encontrados na gestão, pois sabe-se que o planejamento turístico adequado deve vislumbrar melhorias em infraestrutura que atendam não somente o turista mas principalmente a população local. Tourism planning: a case study of the city of Belém (PA, Brazil) ABSTRACT Tourism is one of the fastest growing in the world, making it promising for many countries activities. In this context, the regions that stand out in the activity are those that have natural and cultural attractions along with an adequate infrastructure, thus encouraging the displacement of large flows of tourists and visitors to a particular locality, and foster the growth of the tourism sector generating socio-economic benefits for those involved in the activity. Therefore, it is extremely necessary that cities are prepared to receive tourists or even taking them beyond their expectations. In this perspective, this article aims to clarify how the Tourism Planning has been applied in logistics and structural framework of the town of Bethlehem in search of meet and satisfy tourist demands . Since this type of planning is the basis of every action focused on tourism, analyzing and diagnosing a particular geographical space, through goals and objectives. Also providing effective actions, with the interaction of all agents of Tourism, the public, private and community. The article also will treat which obstacles encountered in the management, since it is known that proper tourism planning should aim at improvements in infrastructure that meet not only tourists but mostly locals. KEYWORDS: Tourism; Planning; Tourism Planning; Infrastructure.

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