Illuminating Smart City Solutions : A Taxonomy and Clusters

Titelangaben

Jonas, Claudius ; Schmitt, Kevin ; Oberländer, Anna Maria ; Ebel, Philipp:
Illuminating Smart City Solutions : A Taxonomy and Clusters.
In: Proceedings of the 44th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). - Hyderabad, India , 2023

Volltext

Link zum Volltext (externe URL):

Angaben zu Projekten

Abstract

With urban problems intensifying, Smart City solutions are recognized by researchers and practitioners as one of the most promising solutions to make urban areas economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable. While many elements of Smart City solutions have been explored, existing works either treat Smart City solutions as technical black boxes or focus exclusively on Smart City solutions’ technical or non-technical characteristics. Therefore, to conceptualize the unique characteristics of Smart City solutions currently available, we developed a multi-layer taxonomy based on Smart City solution literature and a sample of 106 Smart City solutions. Moreover, we identified three clusters, each covering a typical combination of characteristics of Smart City solutions. We evaluated our findings by applying the Q-sort method. The results contribute to the descriptive knowledge of Smart City solutions as a first step for a theory for analyzing and enable researchers and practitioners to understand Smart City solutions more holistically.