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3. City Science Stakeholders

There is a broad range of stakeholders for city science. Urban problems and their solutions exist
in a rich ecosystem composed of many organizations which directly or indirectly contribute. The
consumers, providers and beneficiaries of city science solutions encompass a multitude of entities
or organizations in general.

The ecosystem for solving urban problems through the application of city science includes the
following stakeholders in Table 1 below, among potential others:

Table 1: List of City Science Stakeholders and Their Brief Relationship to City Science

City Science Stakeholder Stakeholder Brief Description & Relationship to City Science
Public sector Public sector is the part of an economy in which goods and services are
produced and/or (re)distributed by government . Hence, it includes public
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services and public enterprises. Public services include public goods and
governmental services such as the public infrastructure (public roads,
bridges, tunnels, water supply, sewers, electrical grids, telecommunications,
etc.), public transit, public education, along with health care, military,
police. Public enterprises, or state-owned enterprises, are self-financing
commercial enterprises that are under public ownership which provide
various private goods and services for sale and usually operate on a
commercial basis .
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Public sector organizations can utilize city science in enhancing public
services and increasing their effectiveness and efficiencies (e.g. public
services planning, energy and water efficiency, transportation routes
optimization, traffic flow enhancement, air quality enhancement, etc.).
Private sector Private sector is the part of an economy in which goods and services are
produced and distributed by individuals and organizations that are not part
of the government or state bureaucracy . Private sector is run by private
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individuals or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for profit, and is not
controlled by the State . Private sector can take a producer (supplier) role
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of city science solutions and services. Urban problems form a viable and
potential commercialization opportunity for the private sector.
City managers A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a
(administrators) city, in a council–manager form of city government. Local officials serving in
this position are sometimes referred to as the chief executive officer (CEO)
or chief administrative officer (CAO) in some municipalities .
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City managers have a major stake in terms of finding solutions to their
urban problems and challenges. City science can be used as a tool by city
managers for addressing their urban challenges.
Academia (universities) Academia refers to the worldwide professionals composed of professors
and researchers at institutes of higher learning .
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Academia plays a major role in enhancing and developing the city science
human capital both in terms of number and also in terms of knowledge and
expertise.

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