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Smart Cities, Digital Inequalities, and the Challenge of Inclusion

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Smart Cities, Digital Inequalities, and the Challenge of Inclusion
المؤلفون: Olga Kolotouchkina, Laura Ripoll González, Warda Belabas
المصدر: Smart Cities, Vol 7, Iss 6, Pp 3355-3370 (2024)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
مصطلحات موضوعية: digital divide, digital inequalities, inclusion, smart cities, urban governance, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), TA1-2040
الوصف: While cities on a global scale embrace smartness as a roadmap for efficient urban governance, disparities persist in the domain of digital accessibility, literacy, and skills, with manifestations of digital exclusion, ageism, and ableism prevalent in most digital urban experiences. Despite their commitment to bridging the digital divide, governments lack comprehensive frameworks to inform policymaking and action for inclusion in smart cities. This review paper aims to deepen the understanding of the multifaceted challenges confronting the governance of inclusion in smart cities. Drawing from a review of research encompassing digital inclusion, digital transitions, smart cities, and urban governance, we discuss who is included and excluded in the governance of smart cities; what are the necessary conditions to be met for smart cities to be considered inclusive; and how can smart city governance deliver public value and equal benefits for all. As a novel contribution, this paper outlines a reflective framework to inform citizen inclusion in the governance of smart cities. This framework is meant to act as a starting point in the design of inclusive digital urban policies, and can also be employed to assess the directions taken to date in public organizations towards more inclusive urban practices.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2624-6511
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2624-6511/7/6/130; https://doaj.org/toc/2624-6511
DOI: 10.3390/smartcities7060130
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/523580425adc4da1aa634ec4a5755542
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.523580425adc4da1aa634ec4a5755542
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:26246511
DOI:10.3390/smartcities7060130