Exploratory Research of Social Aspects for Smart City Development in Itajubá

This paper presents exploratory research of the city of Itajubá with an inherent focus on the social aspects of developing a smart city. The main objective of this work is to group data from official sources to evaluate these social aspects. This type of study has the characteristic, in addition to being a data collector, of providing a conjuncture reference for future works. Issues that present as critical factors in the Brazilian context were selected and presented with relevance within the international indicator frameworks. Data and indicators available in national and municipal databases are used to highlight quantitative results. Finally, a discussion is held to synthesize the social landscape of the evaluation and provoking a reflection on the distance between the concept of smart cities and the social problems experienced in Brazil, mainly regarding social inequality.