A matrix approach to identify and choose efficient strategies to develop the Smart Campus

TLDR

Modern campuses struggle to manage large numbers of students, activities, and services, and the Smart Campus concept offers a solution grounded in deep domain knowledge and tailored strategies. This paper proposes a methodology for consciously and coherently selecting Smart Campus development strategies, evaluated by integration level, feasibility, and benefits. The approach identifies interdependencies among Smart fields and prioritizes strategies using weighted factors such as production time, integration degree, feasibility, and stakeholder opinion.

Abstract

The management of a large number of students, activities and services is one of the biggest challenges for modern campuses. A good solution to face these issues is the application of the Smart concept to university campuses, creating the new idea of Smart Campus. This idea is based on the deep knowledge of the area and the consequent choice of suitable actions and strategies. The proposed approach develops two aspects: the recognition of the mutual influences among the Smart fields; the prioritization process weighted on several factors, such as production times, integration degree, feasibility, stakeholders' opinion, etc. The aim of this paper is to define a methodology for the conscious and coherent choice of strategies to develop the Smart Campus, evaluating them on the basis of the level of integration, feasibility and obtained benefits.