Evaluation of Brazilian cities from the perspective of smart cities: An analysis of cluster and information technology initiatives

Urban Governance Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ugj.2025.08.004

Lucas Felipe Barros Xavier , Ana Paula Henriques Gusmão de Araújo Lima , Fernando Henrique Taques

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The theme of smart cities has gained increasing relevance due to the phenomenon of rapid urbanization and the adoption of Information Technologies (IT) to optimize the urban system. However, there is no clear and universal consensus on the definition of smart cities. In this context, the research aims to analyze and classify smart cities in Brazil and identify the IT initiatives employed for this purpose. To this end, data from the Connected Smart Cities Ranking (RCSC) for the year 2020 are used and the K-means algorithm is used to classify cities into clusters. From eleven indicator themes, the evidence suggests the three groupings, exposing different behaviors regarding infrastructure, maturity and number of projects related to the use of IT tools for smart cities. In this way, the work allows the identification of the main initiatives employed by the administration in order to improve social well-being and, thus, serves as a reference for decisions related to urban management.

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智慧城市视角下的巴西城市评价：集群与信息技术举措分析

由于快速城市化和采用信息技术（IT）优化城市系统的现象，智慧城市的主题变得越来越重要。然而，对于智慧城市的定义并没有明确和普遍的共识。在此背景下，该研究旨在分析和分类巴西的智慧城市，并确定为此目的采用的IT举措。为此，使用了2020年互联智慧城市排名（RCSC）的数据，并使用K-means算法将城市划分为集群。从11个指标主题中，证据显示了三种分组，揭示了与智慧城市使用IT工具相关的基础设施、成熟度和项目数量方面的不同行为。这样，这项工作就可以确定行政当局为改善社会福利而采取的主要主动行动，从而为有关城市管理的决定提供参考。

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