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51 Corporate IBM defines a smarter city as one Information, IBM Smarter City
that makes optimal use of all the operations, Assessment Tool
interconnected information resources, optimize. (2009)
available today to better
understand and control its
operations and optimize the use of
limited resources.
52 Corporate Smart cities: Innovative urban Innovation, urban, Fujitsu (2014)
developments that leverage ICT for ICT, energy,
the management of natural energy community,
consumption at the community technology,
level and other technologies to environment, living.
balance environmental stewardship
with comfortable living.
53 Corporate – Cities are a complex and dynamic Smart economy, SAP (2014)
Derived from system. According to SAP, there are good government,
video eight (8) fundamental factors that open society, global
determine what defines a attractiveness,
sustainable city: human and social
(i) Smart economy – long‐term capital,
prosperity, innovation, infrastructure,
entrepreneurs, and social knowledge,
technology.
business models.
(ii) Good government – high
performance.
(iii) Open society.
(iv) Resilience and sustainability –
being clean and green.
(v) Global attractiveness.
(vi) Human and social capital.
(vii) World‐class financial expertise.
(viii) Excellent infrastructure –
physical and soft infrastructure
(technology, research and
knowledge).

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