Innovative Civic Engagement and Digital Urban Infrastructure: Lessons from 100 Smart Cities Mission in India

Praharaj, Sarbeswar; Han, Jung Hoon; Hawken, Scott

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“…The characteristics of all the included 56 studies broadly fall into three categories: (i) studies that focus on in-depth analysis of smart city development process or policy process in a particular jurisdiction [28,, (ii) surveys of citizens and experts regarding their views/opinions/preferences on smart cities adoption [3,[67][68][69][70][71][72][73], and (iii) theorising/conceptualising the developmental trends of smart cities in the context of developing countries [74,75]. While most studies focus on the macropolicy implementation of smart cities, some studies dive into explaining the process of adopting a particular smart systems such as the incorporation of digital platform or ICT into public services [33,55,58,70], adoption of intelligent transport systems [61,[76][77][78], and the adoption of IoT in public services [39,67]. Appendix A provides more detailed information about the 56 studies including country/initiative studied, method of the study and the aims/objectives of the study.…”

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“…Appendix A provides more detailed information about the 56 studies including country/initiative studied, method of the study and the aims/objectives of the study. Geographical locations (country/continent) of the included studies by descending order (based on the number of studies identified) India [28,[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][67][68][69][70]79] China [45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53]71,76,80] Indonesia [54][55][56][57] Brazil [3,58,72] Malaysia [59][60][61] Vietnam [62,73] Mexico [63] Turkey [78] Egypt [81] Romania [64] Nepal [65] ...…”

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“…Qualitative city-level case studies [32][33][34]37,38,42,44,45,[47][48][49]50,52,53,[56][57][58]60,62,65,76,80] Qualitative country-level case studies [28,33,35,38,43,44,47,48,52,55,57,58,60-62,65,66,[78]] Qualitative continent-level case studies [74,75] Quantitative surveys [3,[67][68][69][70][71][72][73] 1 Contexts and characteristics of the 56 studies included in the review; please see Appendix A for more details.…”

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“…4. Inclusion of vulnerable and disadvantaged populations: Smart city development in developing countries aims to promotes the inclusion of vulnerable and disadvantaged populations [33,74,82]. It is perceived that, beyond improving the quality of life of the citizens, smart city development should ultimately uplift underprivileged citizens in developing countries by enhancing their capabilities [82].…”

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“…It is perceived that, beyond improving the quality of life of the citizens, smart city development should ultimately uplift underprivileged citizens in developing countries by enhancing their capabilities [82]. It is only by addressing entrenched and structural injustice in the city and by promoting greater equality, diversity, and democratic participation in urban life that a smart city agenda can flourish in developing countries [33]. As such, the adoption of technology and ICT in smart city development needs to account for the needs of disadvantaged populations, especially those from the informal sectors who have not benefited from the conditions that have fuelled development in developing countries in the past [74].…”

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Smart cities that make broad use of digital technologies have been touted as possible solutions for the population pressures faced by many cities in developing countries and may help meet the rising demand for services and infrastructure. Nevertheless, the high financial cost involved in infrastructure maintenance, the substantial size of the informal economies, and various governance challenges are curtailing government idealism regarding smart cities. This review examines the state of smart city development in developing countries, which includes understanding the conceptualisations, motivations, and unique drivers behind (and barriers to) smarty city development. A total of 56 studies were identified from a systematic literature review from an initial pool of 3928 social sciences literature identified from two academic databases. Data were analysed using thematic synthesis and thematic analysis. The review found that technologyenabled smart cities in developing countries can only be realised when concurrent socioeconomic, human, legal, and regulatory reforms are instituted. Governments need to step up their efforts to fulfil the basic infrastructure needs of citizens, raise more revenue, construct clear regulatory frameworks to mitigate the technological risks involved, develop human capital, ensure digital inclusivity, and promote environmental sustainability. A supportive ecosystem that encourages citizen participation, nurtures start-ups, and promotes public-private partnerships needs to be created to realise their smart city vision.

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Innovative Civic Engagement and Digital Urban Infrastructure: Lessons from 100 Smart Cities Mission in India

Cited by 64 publications

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Smart City Governance in Developing Countries: A Systematic Literature Review

Smart City Governance in Developing Countries: A Systematic Literature Review

Conceptualization to amendment: Kakinada as a smart city

Urbanization in the time of climate change: Examining the response of Indian cities

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