TY - GEN

T1 - A “smart city” concept for Russian cities – Does it work?

AU - Gribanova, G.

AU - Vulfovich, R.

PY - 2019

Y1 - 2019

N2 - The article is a sort of an introduction to the "smart city" concept, with its various aspects, metrics, and problems to solve, with a special emphasis on the actual situation and trends in Russia. Every year the urban population increases and this process produces new complicated problems for the city as a system, its government and inhabitants. Housing, transportation, education, healthcare, infrastructure and other city life domains become overstressed. The need for new ICT technologies and other technical solutions to overcome the main difficulties is evident, but the introduction of new technologies alone can’t make the city life more comfortable and equitable. The smart city concept is evolving and includes now many components connected with better democratic governance and different participative mechanisms. The same trends can be found in Russian cities including Saint Petersburg. But there are many barriers on the way to the implementation of a smart city model - economic, financial, technical, social and others. In any case the discussion around this concept throws a new light on further technological and social approaches to urban development.

AB - The article is a sort of an introduction to the "smart city" concept, with its various aspects, metrics, and problems to solve, with a special emphasis on the actual situation and trends in Russia. Every year the urban population increases and this process produces new complicated problems for the city as a system, its government and inhabitants. Housing, transportation, education, healthcare, infrastructure and other city life domains become overstressed. The need for new ICT technologies and other technical solutions to overcome the main difficulties is evident, but the introduction of new technologies alone can’t make the city life more comfortable and equitable. The smart city concept is evolving and includes now many components connected with better democratic governance and different participative mechanisms. The same trends can be found in Russian cities including Saint Petersburg. But there are many barriers on the way to the implementation of a smart city model - economic, financial, technical, social and others. In any case the discussion around this concept throws a new light on further technological and social approaches to urban development.

KW - Barriers

KW - City life domains

KW - Comfortable; equal; democratic governance; participative mechanisms

KW - ICT technologies

KW - Smart city

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85066046558&partnerID=8YFLogxK

M3 - Conference contribution

VL - 2

SP - 116

EP - 121

BT - 10th International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics, IMCIC 2019

CY - Orlando

T2 - 10th International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics, IMCIC 2019

Y2 - 12 March 2019 through 15 March 2019

ER -