Grouping ‘smart cities’ into types may help aspiring city planners find a path

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A comparative analysis of “smart cities” worldwide reveals four distinct types, according to an international team of researchers.
“Smart cities are those that use new information and communication technologies to solve pressing problems—such as housing, transportation, and energy—in urban planning and governance,” said Krishna Jayakar, professor of telecommunications, Penn State.
Our research seeks to identify models of the smart city from the bottom-up, by looking at programs municipal planners have actually implemented.”
In a paper published online on July 5 in the journal Telecommunications Policy, Jayakar and his colleagues identified the types of smart city with a goal of creating a basis for the study and implementation of smart-city components.
“The construction of smart cities has been actively implemented all over the world,” said Rachel Peng, doctoral candidate in communications, Penn State and a co-author on the paper.
“For different types of cities, different strategies are adopted to make them ‘smart.’ We not only aim to present a comparative analysis of municipal smart city plans, but also seek to put forward targeted suggestions for the construction of smart cities based on our findings.”
Specifically, the team conducted a comparative analysis of 60 municipal smart-city plans drawn from countries around the world.
Cities within the group

Essential Services Model are characterized by their use of mobile networks in their emergency management programs and by their digital healthcare services.
Smart Transportation Model cities encompass those that are densely populated and face problems with moving goods and people within the city.
Cities in this group emphasize initiatives to control urban congestion—through smart public transportation, car sharing and/or self-driving cars—as well as the use of information and communication technologiesBroad Spectrum Model

Cities falling within the Broad Spectrum Model emphasize urban services, such as water, sewage and waste management, and seek technological solutions for pollution control.

Business Ecosystem Model

The Business Ecosystem Model seeks to use the potential of information and communication technologies to jumpstart economic activity.

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