The growing trend of urban city development requires various infrastructure investments, including water supply, electricity, sanitation, transportation, and other supporting facilities. In facing this challenge, many Asian countries experience significant constraints, particularly on the issues...

This paper examines whether smart city programs, and information technology in general, contribute to urban competitiveness. Using regression analysis, it investigates the contribution of different metrics of the information economy, network society, online government and digital life to the...

Smart cities that make broad use of digital technologies have been touted as possible solutions for the population pressures faced by many cities in developing countries and may help meet the rising demand for services and infrastructure. Nevertheless, the high financial cost involved in...

The transformation from a rural to an urban economy has resulted in modifications to population structure, manufacturing processes, and the social and political environment (Ritchie & Roser, 2019). To address urbanisation-related issues, the push toward smart cities has been accelerated...

Large urban centers gather the largest proportion of the population, both globally and nationally. In order to coexist a large number of residents in a city, that city must evolve continuously in order to meet and satisfy their needs. In addition, it is imperative to develop a series of...