Smart Cities for a Sustainable Social Inclusion Strategy - A Comparative Study between Italy and Malaysia

IF 2.4 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Dina Sidani, Eleonora Veglianti, Parisa Maroufkhani
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Abstract

Background: Recent data from several studies and surveys confirm that our society has entered the digital transformation era. The crucial role of this digital trend is becoming increasingly more evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, a bunch of technologies, such as artificial intelligence, have the potential to change the present enhancing people’s power to act, to live and to promote equal citizen participation. In this scenario, Smart Cities with its smart technology innovative components are challenging for excluded people. Method: The general objective of this article is to identify and understand the dimensions that must be taken into account to promote the digital participation/inclusion of people with ID. The model is based on a qualitative analysis of people’s perceptions related to how Smart Cities can promote social Inclusion. Results: The challenges associated with social inclusion were identified in the social, economic and political as well as cultural dimensions of the countries investigated: Italy and Malaysia. The results constitute a first step to shape and understand how smart cities can promote social inclusion in different contexts. Conclusion: The outcomes of our research suggest that, starting from standard technologies, smart cities in different countries need tailored solutions. The results reveal that the Smart City strategy is, in general, and in terms of social Inclusion, in particular, a local phenomenon changing in each country. This outcome has important implications for practitioners and future scholarly research alike. The current study contributes to both social inclusion and smart city literature in many ways.
智慧城市促进可持续社会包容战略——意大利和马来西亚的比较研究
背景:最近几项研究和调查的数据证实,我们的社会已经进入了数字化转型时代。在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间,这一数字趋势的关键作用越来越明显。因此,人工智能等一系列技术有可能改变现状,增强人们行动、生活和促进公民平等参与的能力。在这种情况下,拥有智能技术创新组件的智慧城市对被排斥的人来说是一个挑战。方法:本文的总体目标是确定和理解必须考虑的维度,以促进有身份的人的数字参与/包容。该模型基于对人们对智慧城市如何促进社会包容的看法的定性分析。结果:与社会包容相关的挑战在被调查的国家(意大利和马来西亚)的社会、经济、政治和文化层面被确定。研究结果是塑造和理解智慧城市如何在不同背景下促进社会包容的第一步。结论:我们的研究结果表明,从标准技术开始,不同国家的智慧城市需要量身定制的解决方案。研究结果表明,总体而言,智慧城市战略,特别是在社会包容方面,是每个国家都在变化的地方现象。这一结果对实践者和未来的学术研究都有重要的意义。目前的研究在许多方面对社会包容和智慧城市文学都有贡献。
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