Technology
‘Smart City’-just a buzz or reality? S
SV: What is a Smart City? UK: In reality, there is no single definition of a smart city. In my opinion, it is a city, town, or place where the community and the local economy are benefited from innovative infrastructure and urban services, thus fostering quality of life. In some instances, the smart city is viewed as a smart community, intelligent infrastructure, e-community, citizencentric service/s, and sustainable. The rhetoric is that smart cities are being developed to solve the urban problems mostly through the use of modern technology – for example, traffic management, pollution monitoring,
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By: Sarang Vengurlekar
ince early 2000, there has been a lot of movement in the ‘Smart City’ domain across almost every industry sector (including Government, Private, Education, Transport, Health etc.). Thus, raising questions about the ‘Smart City’ concept and its adoption across Australia and the world. To demystify the picture, we interviewed Uday Kulkarni, a doctoral researcher and an experienced Information Technology management professional. He is currently researching the adoption of Information and Communication Technologies in local governments.
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JUNE I 2022
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