Open AccessSmart Cities in GCC: Comparative Study of Economic Dimension
Author(s) -
Ravil R. Asmyatullin,
Kh. V. Tyrkba,
Elizaveta I. Ruzina
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/459/6/062045
Subject(s) - urbanization , dimension (graph theory) , economic growth , order (exchange) , smart city , business , regional science , economics , development economics , geography , engineering , finance , internet of things , mathematics , pure mathematics , embedded system
Due to high level of urbanization and economic growth rate of GCC countries the issues of smart cities development are becoming increasingly important for this region. The goal of this paper is to set a number of economic components that can influence the design, implementation and use of smart cities initiatives in GCC. The authors analyse the current strategies of smart cities in 6 countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE). As part of economic dimension authors analyse public expenditure on R&D, on education, national income, GDP growth rate in order to figure out challenges and prospects of developing smart cities in GCC