TY - JOUR
T1 - Entrepreneurial urbanism and technological panacea
T2 - Why Smart City planning needs to go beyond corporate visioning?
AU - Kummitha, Rama
PY - 2018/12
Y1 - 2018/12
N2 - As the creation of smart cities continues to grow exponentially across the globe, the entrepreneurial-driven push for technology raises a number of fundamental questions about the potential roles of various players in reaching the desired aim of city-level efficiency. By briefly contextualizing the entrepreneurial smart city endeavor, I discuss four major concerns that entrepreneurial aspirations may raise: i) the usage, appropriation, and effectiveness of technology, ii) social polarization, iii) switching costs, and iv) data management. The overall aim of this perspective article is to educate and caution enthusiasts, policy makers and practitioners about the need to address these concerns in order to build inclusive smart cities.
AB - As the creation of smart cities continues to grow exponentially across the globe, the entrepreneurial-driven push for technology raises a number of fundamental questions about the potential roles of various players in reaching the desired aim of city-level efficiency. By briefly contextualizing the entrepreneurial smart city endeavor, I discuss four major concerns that entrepreneurial aspirations may raise: i) the usage, appropriation, and effectiveness of technology, ii) social polarization, iii) switching costs, and iv) data management. The overall aim of this perspective article is to educate and caution enthusiasts, policy makers and practitioners about the need to address these concerns in order to build inclusive smart cities.
KW - Data management
KW - Entrepreneurship
KW - Polarization
KW - Switching costs
KW - Smart city
KW - Technology
KW - Technology appropriation
U2 - 10.1016/j.techfore.2018.07.010
DO - 10.1016/j.techfore.2018.07.010
M3 - Article
VL - 137
SP - 330
EP - 339
JO - Technological Forecasting and Social Change
JF - Technological Forecasting and Social Change
SN - 0040-1625
ER -