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Title The Techno-Politics of Data and Smart Devolution in City-Regions: Comparing Glasgow, Bristol, Barcelona, and Bilbao
ID_Doc 42887
Authors Calzada, I
Title The Techno-Politics of Data and Smart Devolution in City-Regions: Comparing Glasgow, Bristol, Barcelona, and Bilbao
Year 2017
Published Systems, 5, 1
DOI 10.3390/systems5010018
Abstract This paper explores the substantial effect that the critical understanding and techno-political consideration of data are having in some smart city strategies. Particularly, the paper presents some results of a comparative study of four cases of smart city transitions: Glasgow, Bristol, Barcelona, and Bilbao. Likewise, considering how relevant the city-regional path-dependency is in each territorial context, the paper will elucidate the notion of smart devolution as a key governance component that is enabling some cities to formulate their own smart city-regional governance policies and implement them by considering the role of the smart citizens as decision makers rather than mere data providers. The paper concludes by identifying an implicit smart city-regional governance strategy for each case based on the techno-politics of data and smart devolution.
Author Keywords techno-politics of data; dataism; smart devolution; smart cities; multi-stakeholders; penta-helix; city-regions; governance; smart citizens
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
EID WOS:000398707800017
WoS Category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Research Area Social Sciences - Other Topics
PDF https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/5/1/18/pdf?version=1487752272
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