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dc.contributor.authorVan den Bergh, Joachim
dc.contributor.authorViaene, Stijn
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-02T14:53:31Z
dc.date.available2017-12-02T14:53:31Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.doi10.3233/IP-150370
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12127/5339
dc.description.abstractThe `smart city' label is internationally used by cities, researchers and technology providers with different meanings. As a popular concept it is widely used by city administrators and politicians to promote their efforts to prepare their cities for the future. There are decent definitions for what a smart city is, but it is much harder to find a trustworthy description of what it takes to become a smart city and how a city administration is impacted by that effort. This paper sets out to investigate how a city, aspiring to become a `smart city', can manage its internal organization to realize that ambition. Specifically, it describes the case of the City of Ghent, Belgium, and the key challenges it has been facing in its ongoing efforts to be a smart city. Based on in depth interviews with city representatives six key challenges for smart city realization were identified and tested with a panel of representatives from five European cities that are in the process of becoming a smart city. The study contributes to a more professional pursuit of the smart city concept and elaborates the academic body of knowledge on smart city development, as an instance of IT-enabled transformation in public services.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectOperations & Supply Chain Management
dc.titleUnveiling smart city implementation challenges: The case of Ghent Authors
dc.identifier.journalInformation Polity: The International Journal of Government & Democracy in the Information Age
dc.source.volume21
dc.source.issue1
dc.source.beginpage5
dc.source.endpage19
vlerick.knowledgedomainOperations & Supply Chain Management
vlerick.typearticleJournal article
vlerick.vlerickdepartmentTOM
dc.identifier.vperid101894
dc.identifier.vperid76321
dc.identifier.vpubid6594


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