Innovation Networks for Social Impact: A Multi-Actor Role on Smart City Projects in Brazil

The chapter describes the approach for the South Tyrolean city of Meran in the creation of use cases and the implementation of an urban agenda (roadmap) for the development of the city from a smart city perspective, with the involvement of citizens, experts, and local administrators. A list of key services, based on a technical and economic pre-feasibility study and social impact assessment, has been developed and will be able to be provided through a digital platform. In particular, the example of the concrete development of a use case about public lighting is presented in detail: starting from the identification of the use case to the execution of the installation of 100 intelligent streetlights and 5 test-sites for the monitoring of water consumption up to the visualization of the collected data.

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The problem of assessing the economic effect of the “smart city” concept introduction in Russia

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202020803028 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 208 ◽

pp. 03028

Author(s):

Pavel Pimenov ◽

Maxim Gordeev ◽

Natalia Petrova ◽

Rita Fedorova

Keyword(s):

Direct Effect ◽

Smart City ◽

Social Impact ◽

Economic Effect ◽

Scientific Research ◽

Investment Decisions ◽

Factors Affecting

The issue of assessing the economic effect of the «smart city” concept introduction in modern scientific research is reduced to building ratings based on the direct effect of the model. The authors of this article suggest focusing on the calculation of both direct and indirect factors that allow evaluating more objectively the economic and social impact of investment decisions. In this paper, calculations are made on the example of the” smart city “ of Moscow, where the high role of indirect factors affecting budget efficiency is determined.

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The Nexus between Market Needs and Value Attributes of Smart City Solutions towards Energy Transition. An Empirical Evidence of Two European Union (EU) Smart Cities, Evora and Alkmaar

Smart Cities ◽

10.3390/smartcities3030032 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 604-641

Author(s):

Paraskevi Giourka ◽

Vasilis Apostolopoulos ◽

Komninos Angelakoglou ◽

Konstantinos Kourtzanidis ◽

Nikos Nikolopoulos ◽

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Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Smart City ◽

Social Impact ◽

Smart Cities ◽

Energy Transition ◽

Positive Energy ◽

Novel Technologies ◽

Sustainable Value ◽

Urban Energy ◽

Value Propositions

This study presents an experiential process and a market-oriented approach for realizing cities’ energy transition through smart solutions. The aim of this study is twofold: (a) present a process for defining a repository of innovative solutions that can be applied at building, district, or city level, for two European Union cities, Evora and Alkmaar, and support the deployment of positive energy districts enabling a sustainable energy transition, and (b) understand in a systematic way the attributes of value offered by energy-related smart city solutions, in order to facilitate the development of sustainable value propositions that can successfully address city needs. The repository is assessed against four elements of value, which include social impact, life-changing, emotional, and functional attributes, according to the value pyramid of Maslow. Results show that the value attributes of quality, motivation, integration, cost reduction, information, and organization are highly relevant to the proposed smart solutions. The results presented in this study are useful for city planners, decision-makers, public bodies, citizens, and businesses interested in designing their energy transition strategy and defining novel technologies that promote urban energy sustainability.

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LAST MILE LOGISTICS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF SMART CITIES: A TYPOLOGY OF CITY LOGISTICS SCHEMES

ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprs-archives-xliv-4-w3-2020-335-2020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol XLIV-4/W3-2020 ◽

pp. 335-337

Author(s):

T. M. Özbekler ◽

A. Karaman Akgül

Keyword(s):

Traffic Congestion ◽

Smart City ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Social Impact ◽

Smart Cities ◽

Detailed Examination ◽

City Logistics ◽

Sustainable Solutions ◽

Last Mile ◽

The City

Abstract. As current cities are attributed to particular dynamism consists of population density and increased urbanization, urban areas are facing some challenges for city logistics, both in terms of economic, environmental, and social impact. Especially, the debates over last-mile logistics are arising with inefficiencies in delivery cost (half truckload on delivery) and delivery time per parcel (unnecessary waiting-load periods at multiple stops) while inner-urban areas are especially suffered from traffic congestion, emission, and noise pollution. In this regard, smart cities as a concept with the potential to produce sustainable solutions to urban problems bring along with the need for innovative urban logistics systems to make conventional distribution channels of the city up to date. The key objective tackled in this paper can be defined as the identification of the city logistics schemes with highlighting current approaches in smart cities. The study adopts a systemic approach based on the typology of consolidation-distribution schemes in city logistics to define the feasibility of micro logistics initiatives from the scope of the smart city consisting of mobility, sustainability, and liveability. Thanks to a detailed examination of city logistics dynamics, this study can contribute theoretically to smart city logistics literature as well as practically the logistics sector.

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Innovation networks for social impact: An empirical study on multi-actor collaboration in projects for smart cities

Journal of Business Research ◽

10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.09.072 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 139 ◽

pp. 325-337

Author(s):

Emilene Leite

Keyword(s):

Empirical Study ◽

Social Impact ◽

Smart Cities ◽

Innovation Networks

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"OPEN DATA MEANS BUSINESS": WHEN MONETARY POTENTIAL IN OPEN DATA USURPS ASPIRATIONS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPERANCY IN THE SMART CITY

AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research ◽

10.5210/spir.v2019i0.11047 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

Author(s):

Gunes Tavmen

Keyword(s):

Smart City ◽

Social Impact ◽

Economic Value ◽

Open Data ◽

Monetary Value ◽

The Social ◽

Close Observation ◽

The Uk ◽

Governmental Strategy ◽

Transparency And Accountability

As opposed to technocratic and top-to-bottom smart city discourses, open data has been deployed to transform these into “citizen-centric” ones. London is one of the prime examples of such positioning of open data in pursuit to create an alternative to corporate-driven smart city narratives. Prior to this, open data was already a governmental strategy in the UK in their pursuit of Transparency Agenda due to the assumptions that having access to governmental data would automatically yield transparency and accountability. However, shortly after, the economic value in open data displaced the social impact to periphery. As a result, the Open Data Institute (ODI) was established to unlock the economic value in open data. Located at the heart of London’s tech-scene, the ODI has attempted to contest what they referred to as “corporate-driven smart city”. Nevertheless, born out of a discourse in which lucrative potential usurped democratic aspirations, the ODI has subsequently been an environment that materialised, contributed and reiterated the prevailing smart city discourse. By way of a close observation of the ODI’s activities between late 2014 to mid-2017, as well as an analysis on the transformation of UK government's open data discourse, I argue that once advocated as tool for accountability and transparency, open data is mostly promoted for its monetary value.

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