Open AccessState of smart cities in UK and beyond
Author(s) -
Wilson Paul
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iet smart cities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2631-7680
DOI - 10.1049/iet-smc.2019.0024
Subject(s) - smart city , corporate governance , state (computer science) , politics , tipping point (physics) , political science , information and communications technology , public relations , public administration , regional science , sociology , business , engineering , internet privacy , internet of things , computer science , electrical engineering , finance , algorithm , law
The smart city movement has been growing internationally, but it will take another couple of decades for smart cities to realise their game‐changing potential. At that point, empowered by data, a political tipping point will begin, giving cities around the world an exalted role in the leadership of society, creating the ‘century of the city’. This study reviews progress in the UK using the four foundations of smart cities: information and communication technology; data; governance; and citizen engagement, and what to look out for in the next two decades.