Smart Governance For Sustainable Cities: Findings from a Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

This paper presents a systematic review of the literature on smart governance, defined as technology-enabled collaboration between citizens and local governments to advance sustainable development. The lack of empirical evidence on the positive outcomes of smart cities/smart governance motivated us to conduct this study. Our findings show that empirical evidence for the alleged sustainability benefits is sparse. In addition, the emerging picture is ambiguous in that it reports both positive and negative effects in respect to the sustainability achievements of smart governance. The study identifies contextual conditions of smart governance as crucial to understanding these mixed outcomes. Our paper points up the need for more empirical work and develops an agenda for researching the relationship between smart governance and sustainability outcomes.

Smart urban governance: an alternative to technocratic “smartness”

“…The outcome of technocratic smart governance may be highly unequal in urban societies, characterized by unequal power relations, social exclusion, and unbalanced distributions of costs and benefits (Kitchin et al 2016 ). Therefore, for transformative smart governance, we must better understand the reasons for the acceptance or rejection of a technology as an appropriate solution for specific urban problems (Jiang et al 2020a , b ; Tomor et al 2019 ; Verrest and Pfeffer 2019 ; Joss et al 2019 ; Ruhlandt 2018 ).…”

“…” This perspective indicates that we need to become more aware of how urban problems and their proposed smart solutions are socially constructed. In response to the calls for transformative “smart” governance, some authors argue that we must start with the “urban” and not with the “smart,” shifting from a technology-pushed to an application-pulled governance approach, and shaping technologies socially (Jiang et al 2020a , b ; Tomor et al 2019 ; McFarlane and Söderström 2017 ; Stratigea et al 2015 ).…”

Pemutakhiran Kebijakan Smart Health City Secara Kolaboratif Sebagai Upaya Pelaksanaan Revolusi Mental: Studi Di Kota Depok

“…Selanjutnya, ketika meninjau dari aspek smart governance untuk terciptanya smart healthy city, maka harus melihat dari komponen penting yang ada dalam pelaksanaan smart governance itu sendiri. Diantaranya mencakup kesiapan organisasi pemerintah, partisipasi masyarakat dimana di dalamnya terdapat kolaborasi antara pemerintah, sektor swasta, lembaga non pemerintah dan masyarakat serta penggunaan teknologi (Tomor, Meijer, Geertman, & Michels, 2019). Selain itu, adanya komitmen, responsivitas tinggi, dan manajemen yang memiliki panduan kerja yang jelas juga harus dimiliki pemerintah dalam pengimplementasian smart governance (Przeybilovicz, Cunha, & Tomor, 2017).…”

The Importance of Collaborative Ecosystems to Boost ‘Smartness’ in Cities

“…Tomor et al [27] examine four components of governance in line with the 'smartness' in cities (Error! Reference source not found.…”

“…'Ecosystem' literature is usually studied to analyse the 'smartness' in cities ( [26]- [27]) as 'smart cities' resemble different kinds of 'ecosystems'. For instance, innovation or knowledge, which range from knowledge-related ambitions to economic, social or territorial ones, [42] requires a more holistic approach to provide insight on how ecosystems enable the smart city development [43].…”