Smart Technologies for Smart Governments Transparency, Efficiency an
This book examines the introduction of smart technologies into public administrations and the organizational issues caused by these implementations, and the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to rationalize and improve governme
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Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar Editor
Smart Technologies for Smart Governments Transparency, Efficiency and Organizational Issues
Public Administration and Information Technology Volume 24
Series editor Christopher G. Reddick, San Antonio, TX, USA
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10796
Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar Editor
Smart Technologies for Smart Governments Transparency, Efficiency and Organizational Issues
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Editor Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar University of Granada Granada Spain
ISSN 2512-1812 ISSN 2512-1839 (electronic) Public Administration and Information Technology ISBN 978-3-319-58576-5 ISBN 978-3-319-58577-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-58577-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017943244 © Springer International Publishing AG 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
This book engages a current and very interesting topic where the thought-provoking technology innovations are explored to transform normal towns into intelligent and smart cities. The authors of the book are from diverse and multidisciplinary fields bringing experiences from different contextual settings. Enshrined in several principles such as the Kyoto Protocol and Open Government, smart cities entail ubiquity and intelligence embedded on progressive ICT applications where pervasive information and intelligence management is conceived towards the enshrinement of sustainable cities. Smart, innovative and context-aware technology applications enable people to connect to their surroundings and therefore effectively experience the good of communal living spaces around cities; enable intelligent tr
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