| Title |
Smart cities and the citizen-driven internet of things: A qualitative inquiry into an emerging smart city |
| ID_Doc |
38582 |
| Authors |
Kummitha, RKR; Crutzen, N |
| Title |
Smart cities and the citizen-driven internet of things: A qualitative inquiry into an emerging smart city |
| Year |
2019 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.techfore.2018.12.001 |
| Abstract |
This paper builds on institutional theory to understand the role that the institutional environment plays in emerging economies which encourage citizens to create Internet of Things (IoT)-based interventions. The research included a field-based study in Hyderabad, a south Indian smart city, using a qualitative explorative research methodology. The research found that, although a supportive regulatory environment helps to create a positive regulatory and cognitive institutional context, normative institutions continue to discourage the positive environment that this context has created. Such a scenario may lead to a 'talent-in and talent-out' situation that reduces the entrepreneurial potential of the cities. Thus, city governments in emerging economies need to focus on building not only a regulatory environment, but also create a conducive environment for the key stakeholders in the ecosystem to encourage and promote citizen-led IoT interventions that would result in building inclusive smart cities. |
| Author Keywords |
Smart cites; Entrepreneurship; Institutional theory; Quadra-helix model; Emerging economies; IoT |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000460495300005 |
| WoS Category |
Business; Regional & Urban Planning |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics; Public Administration |
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