Confronting the smart city governance challenge

Mora, Luca; Gerli, Paolo; Batty, Michael; Binet Royall, Emily; Carfi, Natalia; Coenegrachts, Karl-Filip; de Jong, Martin; Facchina, Marcelo; Janssen, Marijn; Meijer, Albert; Pasi, Giulio; Perrino, Massimo; Raven, Rob; Sagar, Abdinassir; Sancino, Alessandro; Santi, Paolo; Sharp, Darren; Trencher, Gregory; van Zoonen, Liesbet; Westerberg, Pontus; Woods, Orlando; Zhang, Xiaoling; Ziemer, Gesa

Abstract

Governance inefficiencies threaten the potential of smart city projects to deliver equitable urban transformations. Current strategies often hinder implementation, and risk harmful technological effects on communities. Tackling this challenge demands urgent reforms to better integrate scientific insights into smarter governance practices.

Citation

Mora, L., Gerli, P., Batty, M., Binet Royall, E., Carfi, N., Coenegrachts, K.-F., de Jong, M., Facchina, M., Janssen, M., Meijer, A., Pasi, G., Perrino, M., Raven, R., Sagar, A., Sancino, A., Santi, P., Sharp, D., Trencher, G., van Zoonen, L., Westerberg, P., …Ziemer, G. (2025). Confronting the smart city governance challenge. Nature Cities, 2, 110–113. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00168-9

• Journal Article Type: Commentary
• Acceptance Date: Oct 23, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Feb 20, 2025
• Publication Date: 2025
• Deposit Date: Feb 21, 2025
• Journal: Nature Cities
• Electronic ISSN: 2731-9997
• Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Pages: 110–113
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00168-9
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/4128163