Foreword -- Preface -- Smart Cities and Smart Governments: Definitions, Concepts, and Theoretical Approaches -- Smart Cities and Smart Governments: Methodologies, Tools, and Strategies for Evaluation and Assessment -- Smart Cities and Smart Governments: Empirical Studies and Cases from around...

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of sensors and the Internet of Things (IoT) from a government and public policy perspective. Since 2011, federal spending on IoT has been growing at a compound annual rate of ten percent. New technologies, such as sensors, and new...

An increasing number of initiatives have emerged around the world to help facilitate data sharing and collaborations to leverage different sources of data to address societal problems. They are called “data collaboratives”. Data collaboratives are seen as a novel way to match real life...

The increasing number of certification schemes diminishes the utility of certifications as private regulation and creates several policy challenges. The undergoing efforts to help consumers verify the accuracy of information created by private regulation mechanisms such as certification are...

Chapter 1. Internet of Things and the Public Sector -- Chapter 2. The Internet of Things in a smart society: how government policy can help seize opportunities and mitigate threats -- Chapter 3. Methodologies for a participatory design of IoT to deliver sustainable public services in 'smart...

1. Smart City: New digital technologies versus old management models -- 2. A comparative analysis of e-platforms, tools, limitations and recommendations for comparisons -- 3. Open Governance: New paradigm for public governance in the digital age -- 4. The Quest for Smart Governance, a Systematic...