Research Article
From Online to Ubiquitous Cities: The Technical Transformation of Virtual Communities
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-11631-5_33, author={Leonidas Anthopoulos and Panos Fitsilis}, title={From Online to Ubiquitous Cities: The Technical Transformation of Virtual Communities}, proceedings={Next Generation Society. Technological and Legal Issues. Third International Conference, e-Democracy 2009, Athens, Greece, September 23-25, 2009, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={E-DEMOCRACY}, year={2012}, month={5}, keywords={e-Government digital city ubiquitous city e-democracy virtual communities}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-11631-5_33} }- Leonidas Anthopoulos
Panos Fitsilis
Year: 2012
From Online to Ubiquitous Cities: The Technical Transformation of Virtual Communities
E-DEMOCRACY
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11631-5_33
Abstract
Various digital city projects, from the online cases (e.g. the America on Line) to the ubiquitous cities of South Korea, have achieved in creating technically ‘physical’ areas for the virtual communities, which share knowledge of common interest. Moreover, digital cities can succeed in simplifying citizen access to public information and services. Early digital cities deliver ‘smart’ and social services to citizens even with no digital skills, closing digital divide and establishing digital areas of trust in local communities. This paper presents the evolution of the digital cities, from the web to the ubiquitous architecture. It uses the latest digital city architecture and the current conditions of the digital city of Trikala (Greece), in order to present the evolution procedure of a digital city.