city projects. A balanced partnership allows leveraging more
resources, gathering sufficient financial support and securing
institutional authority.
and social strategies; "smart" will no longer be an edge a city
is characterized by, but rather the essence upon which this city
operates. Yet, getting smarter comes with a set of challenges
hindering the process and implementation.
resources, infrastructure, integrating technology, city government,
and stakeholders: there are no off-the-shelf solutions.
fashion. The involvement of multiple partners/parties on one
project and the alignment of their priorities beyond a political
or private vision are key in smart cities. The move from the
individual private vision to a holistic planning is the challenge.
better implementation and financial success of the city.
Who do you want to attract? Who provides funding? Will the
people want to pay and how? Can they afford it?
How is a smart city governed? With all the real-time e-services
provided to citizens, who will own the networks and data?
Who should be able to exploit these data?
in this digital world is a key challenge. Ensuring security, privacy
and data integrity for every user is key to the successful adoption
of e-services.
new models and
more challenged with its frequent implementation in the years to come.
Similarly to all experimentation lead on cities throughout the centuries
and particularly after the industrial revolution, the practice of smart
cities will fail and succeed, and will manage to set lessons learnt for a
better practice. Meanwhile, governments, businesses and citizens need to
progressively adapt to this track change in the urban history of cities.
e.g., Songdo, South Korea / PlanIT Valley,
· Lack of support from the government
e.g., Masdar City
· Considerable funding via
e.g., Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City /
· Hindered cooperation between public