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Smartening urban governance: An evidence‐based perspective

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  • Huaxiong Jiang
  • Stan Geertman
  • Patrick Witte

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This paper presents a framework that provides guidelines on how information and communication technology (ICT) can create added value to smarten urban governance. Furthermore, the framework was applied to measure and interpret the added value of ICT functionalities for governance practice, based on an international questionnaire (268 respondents) and in‐depth expert interviews (12 experts). For improving governance processes and handling related urban problems, the results suggest that differentiated strategies should be employed. In this way, the use of ICT in smart planning can realize its full potential—and ‘smartening’ urban governance can be achieved in specific contexts. Este artículo presenta un marco conceptual que proporciona directrices sobre la forma en que la tecnología de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC) puede crear valor añadido para una gobernanza urbana inteligente. Además, el marco se aplicó para medir e interpretar el valor añadido de las funcionalidades de las TIC para la práctica de la gobernanza, a partir de un cuestionario distribuido internacionalmente (268 respuestas) y entrevistas a fondo con expertos (12 personas). Para mejorar los procesos de gobernanza y abordar los problemas urbanos relacionados, los resultados sugieren emplear estrategias diferenciadas. De este modo, el uso de las TIC en la planificación inteligente puede alcanzar todo su potencial y se puede lograr una gobernanza urbana “inteligente” en contextos específicos. 本稿では、情報通信技術 (ICT)が、都市ガバナンスをスマート化するための付加価値をどのように作り出せるかということに関するガイドラインを提供するフレームワークを提案する。さらに、国際的な質問票(268の回答)と専門家の詳細な聞き取り調査(12名の専門家を対象)を基に、ICTの機能性のガバナンスの実行のための付加価値を測定及び解釈するためにこのフレームワークを適用した。ガバナンスの質を改善し、関連する都市問題に対処するためには、結果からは差別化された戦略をとるべきであることが示唆される。以上のように、スマートプランニングにおけるICTの活用では、ICTの可能性をフルに利用することができ、ある特定の背景において都市ガバナンスのスマート化を実現することができる。

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  • Huaxiong Jiang & Stan Geertman & Patrick Witte, 2021. "Smartening urban governance: An evidence‐based perspective," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 13(3), pages 744-758, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:rgscpp:v:13:y:2021:i:3:p:744-758
    DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12304
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