Open AccessSmart cities: potential and challenges
Author(s) -
Andréa Zanella
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
actas del congreso internacional de ingeniería de sistemas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2810-806X
DOI - 10.26439/ciis2018.5490
Subject(s) - smart city , order (exchange) , computer science , architectural engineering , service (business) , smart environment , computer security , internet of things , telecommunications , business , engineering , marketing , finance
This paper aims to discuss a few fundamental questions related to the smart city paradigm, such as “what is actually a smart city?”, “what can we expect from a smart city?”,and “which problems have to be addressed and solved in order to turn a standard (dumb) city into a smart one?” Starting from a discussion of the Smart City concept, we will illustrate some of the most popular smart services using the results of proof-of-concept experiments carried out in different cities around the world. Successively, we will describe the fundamental functions required to build a smart service and the corresponding enabling technologies. We will then describe the main research challenges that need to be addressed in order to fulfill the Smart City vision, and we will conclude with some final remarks and considerations about the possible evolution of the Smart City concept.