Becoming Smarter through Smart City Pilot Projects: Experiences and Lessons from China since 2013

IF 4.6 3区经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Journal of Urban Technology Pub Date : 2021-09-17 DOI:10.1080/10630732.2021.1962695

Bo Wang, B. Loo, Gengzhi Huang

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Although a large body of research has advanced our understanding of the definition, characteristics, and domains of smart cities at a high level of abstraction, relatively little attention has been given to varying smart city practices. This study analyses the contents and progress of 2,080 smart city pilot projects across 136 sampled smart cities in China since 2013. While the central government has set a unified framework for guiding smart city practices, both the experiences and progress vary substantially at the local level. Among the smart city domains, pilot projects related to smart government have been the most common but those on smart living and smart people have not received as much attention. The findings confirm that smart city development is a process. A period of 1.5–2 years is typically required for pilot projects to demonstrate actual progress. Smart cities at the county/township level have progressed better in infrastructure but have lagged in the institutional and people dimensions. Those implemented in Eastern China have also advanced more noticeably than those in Central and Western China.

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通过智慧城市试点项目变得更聪明:2013年以来中国的经验与教训

尽管大量的研究已经在高度抽象的水平上促进了我们对智慧城市的定义、特征和领域的理解，但相对而言，对各种智慧城市实践的关注相对较少。本研究分析了2013年以来中国136个样本智慧城市的2080个智慧城市试点项目的内容和进展。虽然中央政府制定了指导智慧城市实践的统一框架，但地方层面的经验和进展都存在很大差异。在智慧城市领域中，与智慧政府相关的试点项目最为普遍，但与智慧生活和智慧人相关的试点项目却没有受到那么多的关注。研究结果证实，智慧城市的发展是一个过程。试点项目通常需要1.5-2年的时间才能显示实际进展。县/乡一级的智慧城市在基础设施方面进展较好，但在制度和人员方面落后。与中西部地区相比，东部地区实施的改革也取得了更显著的进展。

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Journal of Urban Technology URBAN STUDIES-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Urban Technology publishes articles that review and analyze developments in urban technologies as well as articles that study the history and the political, economic, environmental, social, esthetic, and ethical effects of those technologies. The goal of the journal is, through education and discussion, to maximize the positive and minimize the adverse effects of technology on cities. The journal"s mission is to open a conversation between specialists and non-specialists (or among practitioners of different specialities) and is designed for both scholars and a general audience whose businesses, occupations, professions, or studies require that they become aware of the effects of new technologies on urban environments.

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