The role of universities in the Smart City innovation: Multistakeholder integration and engagement perspectives

Ferraris, Alberto; Belyaeva, Zhanna; Bresciani, Stefano

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.12.010

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“…First, several studies consider the role of specific actors in smart city governance, such as the role of universities (e.g. Ardito et al 2019;Ferraris et al 2018), and the role of human resource management practices in large firms who are involved in several smart city projects at the same time . Second, previous studies have explored very early stage governance in smart city projects, focusing on partner selection from the perspective of the firms involved (Sandulli et al 2017) and on top-down strategy development (e.g.…”

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Ecosystems for smart cities: tracing the evolution of governance structures in a dutch smart city initiative

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Smart cities use integrated information and communication technology in order to help their citizens and organizations deal with the challenges of urbanization, safety, and sustainability. Smart cities need complex forms of governance involving a great variety of actors. The aim of this study is to illustrate how elements of governance structures in smart city ecosystems evolve over time, and to understand in which way these elements enable or inhibit the success of such ecosystems in different phases of evolution. We draw on the ecosystem literature and the smart city literature to identify governance aspects relevant to projects with multiple stakeholders. We illustrate our framework with extensive empirical evidence from an in-depth single case study of a smart city initiative in The Netherlands. We find that the use of specific governance elements varies across the phases of evolution of the smart city ecosystem. In the initiation phase, governance structures aimed at strengthening the internal relations are key. In this phase, elements such as trust, commitment, and common goals are important as they help to create a common ground. In the growth phase, the ecosystem focuses on establishing external relations with other parties, such as competitors and suppliers. In this phase, governance elements such a co-creation strategy and a dedicated organization for promotion gain importance, as these elements facilitate communication with external parties.

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“…Governance, however, is not merely one of a market economy; it includes processes at different levels, such as national and local policies that incorporate various strategies and initiatives [30]. Exploring the importance of 'governance' in smart cities, some studies focus on the role of specific city actors and stakeholders [31], while others [32] highlight the role of human capital. Nevertheless, there remains a knowledge gap between the role of 'governance' and its interaction with 'smartness'.…”

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

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Fiscal²,

Pacho³

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Despite the increasing interest in ‘smart city’ initiatives worldwide, current literature still lacks the approaches and models that address challenges in organization and collaboration, which boost sustainability and ‘smartness’ in modern cities. This paper provides an overview of ‘smart city’ ecosystems as a mechanism to promote the expected outcomes of their sustainable development, and highlights the importance of conceptualizing cities from organizational and managerial perspectives. Representative exploratory models of ‘city organization’, which emphasize on the role of ‘governance’ and synergies, are presented to ‘decode’ complex city mechanisms and to determine key components that lead to ‘smart’ initiatives. Interesting case studies and applications are then analysed to examine the practical dimension of these approaches. As a review paper, this article lays out a general framework on the importance of ‘collaboration’, ‘governance’, ‘management’, and ‘ecosystem’. However, 'planning smartly’ and achieving ‘sustainability’ at the level of city ‘organization’ remain as challenges in this pioneering study of smart cities.

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“…Universities have been described as living or real-world laboratories where innovative solutions are designed, developed, and tested for efficacy prior to eventual deployment at city-level [12][13][14][15]. These roles extend beyond the conventional boundaries of knowledge creation for Smart Cities.…”

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“…These roles extend beyond the conventional boundaries of knowledge creation for Smart Cities. Society expects these institutions to, relying on multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary (MIT) skill-sets available to them, serve as living laboratories for experimenting on Smart City components [15,16]. Accordingly, reverberations of the achievements recorded within Smart Campuses are expected to be felt across multiple scales within Smart Cities [17,18].…”

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Facilitating Successful Smart Campus Transitions: A Systems Thinking-SWOT Analysis Approach

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An identification of strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) factors remains imperative for enabling a successful Smart Campus transition. The absence of a structured approach for analyzing the relationships between these SWOT factors and the influence thereof on Smart Campus transitions negate effective implementation. This study leverages a systems thinking approach to bridge this gap. Data were collected through a stakeholder workshop within a University of Technology case study and analyzed using qualitative content analysis (QCA). This resulted in the establishment of SWOT factors affecting Smart Campus transitions. Systems thinking was utilized to analyze the relationships between these SWOT factors resulting in a causal loop diagram (CLD) highlighting extant interrelationships. A panel of experts drawn from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and South Africa validated the relationships between the SWOT factors as elucidated in the CLD. Subsequently, a Smart Campus transition framework predicated on the CLD archetypes was developed. The framework provided a holistic approach to understanding the interrelationships between various SWOT factors influencing Smart Campus transitions. This framework remains a valuable tool for facilitating optimal strategic planning and management approaches by policy makers, academics, and implementers within the global Higher Education Institution (HEI) landscape for managing successful Smart Campus transition at the South African University of Technology (SAUoT) and beyond.

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The role of universities in the Smart City innovation: Multistakeholder integration and engagement perspectives

Cited by 90 publications

References 65 publications

Ecosystems for smart cities: tracing the evolution of governance structures in a dutch smart city initiative

Ecosystems for smart cities: tracing the evolution of governance structures in a dutch smart city initiative

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

Facilitating Successful Smart Campus Transitions: A Systems Thinking-SWOT Analysis Approach

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