This open access book examines different aspects of smart cities including technology urban
development sustainable development finance and privacy and data protection. It also covers
a wide range of jurisdictions in Asia-Pacific: Hong Kong Indonesia Malaysia Singapore
Thailand and Vietnam. The book consists of two main parts. The first part includes general
chapters that conceptualize smart cities and provide an overview of these cities' problems such
as privacy and data protection concern. The general chapters also discuss the role of public
and private sectors in developing and governing smart cities. The second part encompasses
country-specific chapters that examine the concepts addressed in the general chapters in
practice by analyzing several specific smart city projects. This book provides researchers and
practitioners with some knowledge of a smart city and its implication in the Asia context. The
book is designed with some general chapters updating the literature on smart cities for readers
who are interested in an overview of this concept. Audiences who are curious about how smart
cities are perceived and implemented in some Asian jurisdictions are benefited from
country-specific chapters. The book is also helpful to general audiences whose interests lay at
the intersection of law governance and technology.
