How ready is Rio de Janeiro to be a smart city?

Resumo

Urbanization will primarily occur in developing countries. The concept smart city promises to increase efficiency and improve infrastructure in cities to manage this increased density. However, successful smart city implementation in developing countries is hard due to complexity, high cost, instability, and lacking research. Therefore, a government needs to assess the city’s smart city readiness to better pre- pare for smart city adoption. The neglect of special circumstances in developing countries and the inad- equate spectrum of influencing factors of existing readiness frameworks suggested the development of a new smart city readiness meta-model. This was then applied to the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Participants rated each of the model’s factors in a survey. The ratings were further validated by addi- tional data from other research sources. The developed meta-model is composed of five readiness levels: technological, organizational, environmental, cultural, and EPEL (economic, political, ethical, and le- gal) readiness. Rio performs poorly across these levels’ factors. Fragmented technological infrastruc- ture, poor collaboration between stakeholders, difficult financial situation as well as economic and po- litical instability compromise the preparedness of Rio to become a smart city. This study’s results im- plicate that Rio’s government should include citizens from all neighborhoods, optimize resource use, and focus on a strategy that fosters collaboration between stakeholders. Besides, the created meta-model gives policymakers in developing countries a tool to assess their current state of smart city readiness. Evaluating beforehand how prepared the location is for implementation reduces risk and increases re- source efficiency.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Dissertação

Ano

2020

Instituição

Fundação Getulio Vargas

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Não informado

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/34476

Temas

Planejamento UrbanoTecnologia

Palavras-chave

Information and Communication TechnologySmart CityDeveloping countriesSmart city readinessUrbanizationCidades inteligentesPlanejamento urbano - Inovações tecnológicasTecnologia da informaçãoUrbanização