Smart cities and smart governance models for future cities

Abstract

In the last two decades, the concept of smart cities has attracted significant research and policy attention. Despite its extensive discussion in literature, the term smart city is a fuzzy concept It commonly refers to environments in which information and communication technologies (ICTs) are utilized to offer innovative services to citizens in order to enhance their well-being and to stimulate sustainable economic growth According to However, since the introduction of the term smart cities in the '90 s, numerous perspectives on smart cities have emerged (e.g.,