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105 Academic "Smarter cities" has the following ICT, technology, QoL, Allwinkle, S.,
four components: community, public, Cruickshank, P.
(i) the application of a wide range innovations, society, (2011)
of electronic and digital intelligent.
technologies to communities
and cities.
(ii) the use of information
technologies to transform life
and work within a region.
(iii) the embedding of such ICTs in
the city.
(iv) the territorialisation of such
practices in a way that brings
ICTs and people together so as
to enhance innovation,
learning, knowledge and
problem solving that the
technologies offer.

106 Academic Urban dwellers should be provided Public, ICT, Benouret, K.,
with smart phones that provide community, Ramalingam, R. V.,
advanced capabilities to connect to participatory, Charoy, F. (2013)
the Internet, determine the user's actively, accessible,
location as well as provide crowd‐ mobility.
sourcing platforms.
107 Academic "A smart city is generally meant as Sustainable, Papa, R. (2013)
a city capable of joining participatory,
competitiveness and sustainability society, quality of
by integrating different dimensions life, integrate,
of development and addressing resources,
infrastructural investments able to competitive,
support economic as well as the investment,
quality of life of communities, a economy,
more careful management of community,
natural resources, a greater transparency, active,
transparency and participation to development.
the decision making process."

108 ITU‐T's Technical Reports and Specifications