Smart City Implementation, 1st ed. 2017 Creating Economic and Public Value in Innovative Urban Systems Progress in IS Series

In a series of essays, this book describes and analyzes the concept and theory of the recent smart city phenomenon from a global perspective, with a focus on its implementation around the world. After defining the concept it then elaborates on the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as an enabler for smart cities, and the role of ICT in the interplay with smart mobility. A separate chapter develops the concept of an urban smart dashboard for stakeholders to measure performance as well as the economic and public value. It offers examples of smart cities around the globe, and two detailed case studies on Genoa and Amsterdam exemplify the book?s theoretical and empirical findings, helping readers understand and evaluate the effectiveness and capability of new smart city programs.

Smart City Definition, Goals, and Performance.- The Conceptual Idea of Smart City: University, Industry and Government Vision.- Using ICT in Smart City.- Urban Dashboard: Measuring Smart City Performance.- ICT in Smart Mobility.- Smart City and Digital City Implementation: two Best Practices in Europe.

Renata Paola Dameri is Associate Professor in Business Administration and Information Systems at the University of Genoa, Italy. She is visiting professor in ICT Governance at Université Paris Dauphine, France. As former deputy mayor of Genoa for Welfare and public dwelling, she is at present Advisor to the mayor for Territorial development, innovation and smart city. She is expert member of the "Future of Cohesion Policy" team of the Committee of the Regions, European Commission and cooperates with OECD about territorial development in regions and cities. Her main research interests are in innovation, information systems, digital economy, economic and public value measurement, territorial development, smart cities and digital cities, intellectual capital in both companies and territorial systems.

Presents both the definition of the smart city concept and its implementation around the globe Includes a rich collection of case studies and empirical observations on the development and performance of smart cities Based on professional and political experience, as well as a comprehensive review of academic research Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras