The 'Smart city' concept and its implementors: On the way to the information control in Volgograd Russia

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Regional Statistics Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.15196/rs110108

I. Mitrofanova, T. Ivanova, E. V. Kleitman, Elena R. Mkrtchan

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Abstract

The importance of implementing digital technologies and creating “smart cities” that limit social contacts without causing significant damage to urban management has become evident during the COVID-19 pandemic This research is based on results obtained from the inquiry of state and municipal servants of Volgograd region as the main implementors of the “smart city” concept This region occupies middle positions in different regional ratings, that is why it can be considered as typical, taking into account its characteristics The study is based on data gathered from processing enquiry results using the principle component method It is based on a cluster sampling method covering workers from different state and municipal departments Accordingly, the factors causing the current need for developing digital technologies in social management are determined The findings reveal contradiction in goals achieved within ‘smart city’ development It is concluded, by comparing our findings with earlier published data, that problems within the scope of improper city infrastructure and its improvement in social management transformation are common These are caused by the state and municipal workers’ limited competencies, namely insufficient digital skills, and the ‘passive publicity’ of the population Therefore, the scope of functions of state and municipal servants must be changed to facilitate the transition to a ‘smart city’ © 2021

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“智慧城市”概念及其实施者:俄罗斯伏尔加格勒信息控制之路

在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，实施数字技术和创建限制社会接触而不会对城市管理造成重大损害的“智慧城市”的重要性已经变得显而易见。这项研究基于对伏尔加格勒地区国家和市政公务员的调查结果，伏尔加格勒地区是“智慧城市”概念的主要实施者。该地区在不同的地区评级中处于中间位置，这就是为什么它可以被认为是典型的。考虑到其特点，该研究基于使用主成分法处理查询结果收集的数据，基于覆盖不同州和市部门的工人的整群抽样方法，确定了导致当前社会管理需要发展数字技术的因素。研究结果揭示了在“智慧城市”发展中实现目标的矛盾。通过将我们的研究结果与早期公布的数据进行比较，发现城市基础设施不当及其在社会管理转型中的改善范围内的问题是普遍存在的，这些问题是由国家和市政工作人员的有限能力(即数字技能不足)和人口的“被动宣传”造成的。因此，必须改变国家和市政工作人员的职能范围，以促进向“智慧城市”的过渡©2021

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