ABSTRACT. This article reviews and advances existing literature concerning the digital governance of smart city networks. Using and replicating data from ESI ThoughtLab and McKinsey, we performed analyses and made estimates regarding the impact of data-driven smart city applications in distinct urban settings. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling.
Keywords: digital governance; smart city network; sustainable urban development
How to cite: Hecht, Bart, Katarina Valaskova, Pavol Kral, and Zuzana Rowland (2019). “The Digital Governance of Smart City Networks: Information Technology-driven Economy, Citizen-centered Big Data, and Sustainable Urban Development,” Geopolitics, History, and International Relations 11(1): 128–133. doi:10.22381/GHIR111201910
Received 24 December 2018 • Received in revised form 27 May 2019
Accepted 28 May 2019 • Available online 1 June 2019