| Title |
Smart City Strategies-Technology Push or Culture Pull? A Case Study Exploration of Gimpo and Namyangju, South Korea |
| ID_Doc |
38173 |
| Authors |
Myeong, S; Kim, Y; Ahn, MJ |
| Title |
Smart City Strategies-Technology Push or Culture Pull? A Case Study Exploration of Gimpo and Namyangju, South Korea |
| Year |
2021 |
| Published |
Smart Cities, 4, 1 |
| DOI |
10.3390/smartcities4010003 |
| Abstract |
This study aims to address strategies, models, and the motivation behind smart cities by analyzing two smart city project cases in medium-sized cities, i.e., Gimpo and Namyangju in South Korea. The case of Smartopia Gimpo represents a top-down, infrastructure-focused smart city innovation that invested in building state-of-the-art big data infrastructure for crime prevention, traffic alleviation, environmental preservation, and disaster management. On the other hand, Namyangju 4.0 represents a strategy focused on internal process innovation through extensive employee training and education regarding smart city concepts and emphasizing data-driven (rather than infrastructure-driven) policy decision making. This study explores two smart city strategies and how they resulted in distinctively different outcomes. We found that instilling a culture of innovation through the training of government managers and frontline workers is a critical component in achieving a holistic and sustainable smart city transformation that can survive leadership changes. |
| Author Keywords |
big data; cultural change; data analytics; IoT; smart cities |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000677501000003 |
| WoS Category |
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Urban Studies |
| Research Area |
Engineering; Urban Studies |
| PDF |
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-6511/4/1/3/pdf?version=1608791007
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