{"id":7076,"date":"2018-05-18T14:04:59","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T14:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uclg-digitalcities.org\/?page_id=7076"},"modified":"2018-05-21T15:24:30","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T15:24:30","slug":"factors-that-define-a-smart-city","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uclg-digitalcities.org\/en\/factors-that-define-a-smart-city\/","title":{"rendered":"FACTORS THAT DEFINE A &#8220;SMART CITY&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;&#8221; parallax=&#8221;&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1434975384664{padding: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7148&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]A city can be defined as smart when it displays positive performance in these three fields, and when it has been built based on a \u201csmart\u201d combination of elements (communications, infrastructure, economic development) and on purposeful and independent citizen activities (participation, education) that make sound management of the available resources through open governance.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7198&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Four main sources of value<\/h3>\n<p><strong>It is sustainable:<\/strong> using digital technology to reduce costs and optimise resources, in a way that its current administration does not compromise the use of these by future generations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It is inclusive and transparent:<\/strong> it has direct channels of communication with the public, operates with open information and allows the budgets invested in to be monitored.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It generates wealth:<\/strong> offering suitable infrastructure to generate high quality employment, innovation, competitiveness and business growth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It is made for the public:<\/strong> using technology that improves the quality of people\u2019s lives, giving quick access to more efficient public services.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Ecosystem of actors in the value chain of a Smart City<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7201&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1435230953144{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;&#8221; parallax=&#8221;&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1434975384664{padding: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7148&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]A city can be defined [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7076","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uclg-digitalcities.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uclg-digitalcities.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uclg-digitalcities.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uclg-digitalcities.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uclg-digitalcities.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7076"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/uclg-digitalcities.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7205,"href":"https:\/\/uclg-digitalcities.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7076\/revisions\/7205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uclg-digitalcities.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}