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Podcast: What is The Future for Cities?
Episode: 061R_Conceptualising smart city with dimensions of technology, people and institutions (research summary)
Description: Summary of the article titled Conceptualising smart city with dimensions of technology, people and institutions from 2011 by Taewoo Nam and Theresa Prado, published at the 12th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research.Â
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see their collected core factors for establishing a smart city based on contemporary examples. This article offers strategic principles aligning to the three main dimensions of smart cities: integration of infrastructures and technology-mediated services, social learning for strengthening human infrastructure, and governance for institutional improvement and citizen engagement.