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The intent of the paper is to analyse major factors that influence the making of a smart city. In today’s global networking scenario where everything is technology driven, the importance of information and communication technology (ICT) cannot be undermined. They offer swift and real-time information and are easily accessible. However, can the cities be labelled as smart just by improvising ICTs or there might be other parameters involved in making a city truly smart? The paper henceforth explores such possibilities of making a city smart by taking case studies of known cities/neighbourhoods who have optimised these standards for success. People’s participation in using these technologies and the user experience is one of the important consideration so that they are ready to experience a livable smart and organised city. Smart governance, smart planning, smart economy, smart mobility, smart environment and smart living are also the main highlights of the paper on which the case studies are based to analyse smart cities and provide important basis to emphasise if the proposed 100 smart cites in India can really rise up to the level of smart city parameters and tell a success story.
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Is it only the ICTs that are responsible for making a city smart or a holistic approach is required?
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Are we smart enough to embrace a smart city?
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Habeeb, R. (2017). Analysis of Major Parameters of Smart Cities and Their Suitability in Indian Context. In: Seta, F., Sen, J., Biswas, A., Khare, A. (eds) From Poverty, Inequality to Smart City. Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2141-1_6
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