SMART CITY, SMART BUSINESS: EVOLUTION AND ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SO CALLED “INTELLIGENT COMMUNITIES”

Smart city, smart business: evoluzione e ruolo della tecnologia nello sviluppo delle cosiddette “comunità intelligenti”.

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SMART CITY, SMART BUSINESS: EVOLUTION AND ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SO CALLED “INTELLIGENT COMMUNITIES”

Smart city, smart business: evoluzione e ruolo della tecnologia nello sviluppo delle cosiddette “comunità intelligenti”.

Gianluigi Delle Cave^*

Abstract En: The emerging patterns of urbanization around the world show different scenarios on different continents, requiring different approaches, policies, and strategies. The incredible democratization of ICTs worldwide leads to a discussion on sustainable, resource-saving and resilient smart cities, as well as smart city economic development adapted to different cities, countries and continents. Each city in a given country or continent might have different challenges to the economic development of smart cities. When former rural economies give way to urban economies, which are crucial for GDPs, then the emerging question is what “economic development of smart cities” means. This will be the main issue addressed in this paper.

Abstract It: I modelli emergenti di urbanizzazione in tutto il mondo mostrano svariati scenari in diversi continenti, che richiedono approcci, politiche e strategie eterogenee. L’incredibile spread dello sviluppo delle ICT in tutto il mondo conduce inevitabilmente ad una discussione sulle città intelligenti sostenibili e resilienti, al risparmio di risorse e allo sviluppo economico delle città medesime. Ed infatti, quando l’economia rurale cede il passo all’economia urbana, che contribuisce in larga misura al prodotto interno nazionale, la questione su cui bisogna necessariamente soffermarsi è cosa debba intendersi per sviluppo economico/tecnologico delle c.d. “Smart City”. Questa sarà la questione principale affrontata nel paper.

SUMMARY: 1. Introduction; 2. Methodology; 3. What is a Smart City? A definition; 4. The economic evolution of the Smart City; 5. The indispensable and essential role of technology; 6. “New Urban Agenda” and economic development; 7. Conclusion