The holy grail of smart cities is an integrated, sustainable approach to improve the efficiency
of the city's operations and the quality of life of citizens. At the heart of this vision is the …

Society is become increasingly reliant on data, making it necessary to ensure that all citizens
are equipped with the skills needed to be data literate. We argue that the foundations for a …

As the world's population is becoming progressively urban-dwelling, sustainable
development challenges are increasingly concentrated in cities, placing tremendous …

The past decade has witnessed a rapid development of open government data practices
and academic research. However, there is no systematic survey of existing research to …

By using ICT in an innovative way, governments can improve the delivery of services and
interaction with stakeholders. Open data is a way to help public organizations became more …

Smart cities are key elements to cope with certain of the largest challenges facing society,
such as overpopulation, transport, pollution, sustainability, security, health, and the creation …

For the past few years, the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) has been a recurrent view
of the technological environment where nearly every object is expected to be connected to …

The increasing amount of user-generated content spread via social networking services
such as reviews, comments, and past experiences, has made a great deal of information …

Against the backdrop of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) taking effect in the
European Union (EU), a debate emerged about the role of citizens and their relationship …

As part of the growing interest in cities to address persistent sustainability issues in
society,'smart cities' have increasingly become a ubiquitous phenomenon globally. For …