Research Article
Benefits and Obstacles of Smart Governance in Cities
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-031-06371-8_24, author={Katar\^{\i}na Vit\^{a}lišov\^{a} and Katar\^{\i}na S\"{y}korov\^{a} and Samuel Kor\^{o}ny and Darina Roj\^{\i}kov\^{a}}, title={Benefits and Obstacles of Smart Governance in Cities}, proceedings={Science and Technologies for Smart Cities. 7th EAI International Conference, SmartCity360°, Virtual Event, December 2-4, 2021, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={SMARTCITY}, year={2022}, month={6}, keywords={Toolkit Smart governance Cities Benefits Obstacles}, doi={10.1007/978-3-031-06371-8_24} }- Katarína Vitálišová
Katarína Sýkorová
Samuel Koróny
Darina Rojíková
Year: 2022
Benefits and Obstacles of Smart Governance in Cities
SMARTCITY
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06371-8_24
Abstract
The development of information and communication technologies influences all spheres of our lives and society including the concepts of public sector management and its tools. The aim of the paper is to point out the importance of smart governance and its toolkit in cities as an innovative component of local policy. The success of local development lies right at the heart of the relationships between local municipality and citizens and other stakeholders, including other public administration bodies what smart governance significantly strengths.
The paper presents the findings of the primary research realized by Delphi method among experts in the fields of regional development, strategic planning, public administration from different countries from academia and from practice in second half of 2020. It compares their opinions on the main issues of smart governance in cities (its benefits, obstacles, and tools) with results based on the deep literature and research studies analysis. Subsequently, it identifies the main common features and obstacles of smart governance in local municipalities.
