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SETTING FOUNDATIONS FOR THE CREATION OF PUBLIC ...

This book seeks to contribute to prior research facing the discussion about public value
creation in Smart Cities and the role of governments. In the early 21st century  the rapid
transition to a highly urbanized population has made societies and their governments around the
world to be meeting unprecedented challenges regarding key themes such as sustainability  new
governance models and the creation of networks. Also  cities today face increasing challenges
when it comes to providing advanced (digital) services to their constituency. The use of
information and communication technologies (usually ICTs) and data is thought to rationalize
and improve government and have the potential to transform governance and organizational
issues. These questions link up to the ever-evolving concept of Smart Cities. In fact  the rise
of the Smart City and Smart City thinking is a direct response to such challenges  as well as
providing a means of integrating fast evolving technology into our living environment. This
focus on the public value creation in Smart Cities could be of interest for academics 
researchers  policy-makers  public managers  international organizations and technical experts
involved in and responsible for the governance  development and design of Smart Cities

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