The increasing social problems are challenging public administrations to adopt new strategies in order to create smarter cities. With this regard, some cities have created a dedicated organisational unit focused on planning and implementation of Smart City (SC) projects, led by a SC Manager. However, the SC Manager's responsibilities and curricula remain overlooked. The objective of this paper is to theoretically explore the role of the SC Manager in municipalities and to analyse their main responsibilities and skills. Based on an empirical questionnaire administered to public managers and politicians, a Responsibility Index (RI) is defined to identify the domains under the responsibility of the newly role of SC Manager. The questionnaire is also an opportunity for understanding the main required competences and skills through a factor analysis and qualitative investigation of the responses.
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