Smart Cities Criteria: A Discussion About Relevant and Contextualized Indicators for Sustainable Smart Living

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss the relevant and contextualized indicators for sustainable smart living. This study summarizes the performance indicators contained in ISO 37122, evaluating the main sectors covered by the standard, and evaluating the needy for new contextualized indicators for smart living. The paper presents information about the city of Itajuba related to inequality and poverty eradication, safety, and the environment, including comparisons with similar cities to discuss some relevant and contextualized indicators. The goal of this paper is to discuss, with a smart living point of view, performance indicators that are relevant to sustainable smart living, which is not necessarily linked with technological aspects and could be applied in the smart cities' evaluation, providing information to the responsible decision-making process.