Developing and applying a smart city for development model: the case of COR in Rio de Janeiro

• Ano de defesa: 2018
• Autor(a) principal: Kuhl, Alexander
• Orientador(a): Joia, Luiz Antonio
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: eng
• Palavras-chave em Português: Tecnologias da informação e comunicação; Tecnologias da informação e da comunicação para desenvolvimento; Cidade inteligente; Desenvolvimento; Abordagem das capacidades
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Information and communication technology; Information and communication technology for development; Smart city; Development; Capability approach
• Link de acesso: https://hdl.handle.net/10438/24550

Purpose: The present thesis addresses how smart city initiatives can positively impact development, with a special emphasis on developing countries in Latin America. Existing definitions and maturity models have a very strong focus on the mere use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and ignore the special needs and factors to be considered in developing countries. Methodology: By using the extant literature on Smart Cities and Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) as a related area from which to learn, a comprehensive Smart City for Development (SC4D) model is introduced and then exemplified via its application to a Latin American smart city initiative. Findings: The thesis argues that a favorable ecosystem for SC4D is one that is backed by both national and local sustainability, infrastructure, human capital, services, apps, and data. Practical implications: Successful SC4D initiatives include bottom-up approaches, citizen participation, a fit with both the national and the local culture, as well as a fit with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and the Capability Approach developed by Amartya Sen.